06 Dec 07
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Originally posted by stillropeyThe fascinating juxtaposition of known child molesters being deemed fit to give communion and women on birth control being deemed such grave sinners that they are unfit to receive it.
The relevence of the Catholic Church's problems in relation to child molestation is...what?
Where on this spectrum does being gay lie? Closer to the molesting priests or to the doomed women? And is shunning from Christmas celebrations an appropriate punishment for gays, in the same vein as withholding communion from women?
06 Dec 07
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesYou know perfectly well that "child molestation" is considered a grave sin. If you're talking about the church's sad history of allowing/ignoring/hiding instances of child abuse, these only prove that the sin affects the members of the church as it does all human beings. Can you find a church publication that denies this?
The fascinating juxtaposition of known child molesters being deemed fit to give communion and women on birth control being deemed such grave sinners that they are unfit to receive it.
Where on this spectrum does being gay lie? Closer to the molesting priests or to the doomed women? And is shunning from Christmas celebrations an appropriate punishment for gays, in the same vein as withholding communion from women?
So go on being fascinated by this juxtaposition but the simultaneous presence of sinfulness and saving grace within the church is something most Catholics are used to.
Being gay doesn't lie on any spectrum of sinfulness, as I said earlier. And, as I said earlier, no-one is shunned from celebrations. If you're asking whether it should be, I would say no.
07 Dec 07
Originally posted by psychoalphaI'm just curious, is are there things that you can do in the bedroom with your wife which are sinful or were you referring to extramarital stuff? (Obviously I am not talking about raping your wife or other violent behavior).
if god is up there im sure it dosent matter if your gay....some of the things streight people do in the bedroom should get them stricken of santas christmas list for life!
07 Dec 07
Originally posted by StarrmanWell, then we've come full circle, back to my original contention that women on birth control are deemed unfit to receive the very communion that child molesting priests are deemed fit to administer.
Of course he can, and it likely happens everyday in the Catholic world somewhere.
07 Dec 07
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesYeah, isn't that Christianity thing just crazy? I'm tempted to become a cathlic for the lulz.
Well, then we've come full circle, back to my original contention that women on birth control are deemed unfit to receive the very communion that child molesting priests are deemed fit to administer.