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appalachiablue

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4. Thanks for raising this shameful overlooked issue.

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 02:56 AM

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I Am A Disgusted Catholic [View all] Stare Decisis Feb 2019 OP

I know gay couples that God would be proud of. I know straight people that God demigoddess Feb 2019 #1

So true! joet67 Feb 2019 #8

My favorite episode of South Park is the one where the Vatican argues how much child molesting rusty quoin Feb 2019 #2

South Park is 😂 joet67 Feb 2019 #7

And there is rarely mention of the girls the abused or children they fathered. SharonAnn Feb 2019 #3

Thanks for raising this shameful overlooked issue. appalachiablue Feb 2019 #4

Great point rufus dog Feb 2019 #25

those priests are nothing more than orleans Feb 2019 #5

You're my twin . joet67 Feb 2019 #6

you are my K&R; AND LOTS OF CHRISTIANS ARE DEMOCRATS! Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2019 #9

They continue to ignore that if they took productive action Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #10

I did 9 years of Catholic school skydive forever Feb 2019 #11

I'm Buddhist but.. JuJuYoshida Feb 2019 #12

The 'homosexual agenda'? ... Stop practicing it, clergy. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #13

Of course they do Pggrickie Feb 2019 #14

The first priests were married. Blue_true Feb 2019 #16

The "vision" was that wealthy clergy wouldn't have any "legitimate" heirs. hunter Feb 2019 #21

Makes sense. During those days high clergy were a mere step below kings. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #23

Yes Maggiemayhem Feb 2019 #37

Some people have a crisis of faith but lunatica Feb 2019 #15

Very wise words. nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #17

I was you 10 years ago. LittleGirl Feb 2019 #18

I am a disgusted Catholic as well... nightwing1240 Feb 2019 #19

I'm a disgusted atheist. lindysalsagal Feb 2019 #20

As someone who gave up Catholicism (and religion) decades ago, this is nothing new. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #22

Agreed. mahina Feb 2019 #24

Never a Catholic, but leaving a Southern Baptist I attended for 4 years gave me the same feeling. True Blue American Feb 2019 #31

Using a outdated theory Soxfan58 Feb 2019 #26

Many many years ago, I was a disgusted Catholic. 12 years of Catholic school, the whole bit. Squinch Feb 2019 #27

Homosexuality is in our DNA patphil Feb 2019 #28

This conference is disgusting theater notinkansas Feb 2019 #29

agree, the whole thing seems to be a farce onetexan Feb 2019 #34

Now the Southern Baptist True Blue American Feb 2019 #30

consider the evidence for your beliefs. Red Raider 85 Feb 2019 #32

A number of homophobic clerics want scapegoats Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2019 #33

When completely disgusted, a religious conversion will ensue. Until then, it's acceptable disgust. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #35

Yeah I walked seven years ago. 47of74 Feb 2019 #36

'The Earnest Liberal's Lament' by Hemingway: panader0 Feb 2019 #38