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jberryhill

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9. The point is...

Mon Jul 29, 2013, 10:08 AM

Jul 2013

...what the Catholic church proscribes is conduct.

If you have two men, one gay, one straight, and both celibate, then there is no difference in their sexual conduct.

As long as neither of them are a woman, then everything's fine, and this is not some "new" position.

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Vatican Won't Ban Gay Priests
Published October 07, 2005
Associated Press

VATICAN CITY – An upcoming church document does not decree a sweeping ban on gays in seminaries, allowing those who have lived chastely for at least three years to become priests, a senior Vatican official said Friday.

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So, what's the "news" here, other than the ongoing notion that repeating longheld Roman Catholic positions to a new audience is supposed to be some kind of exciting development?

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Pope says he won't judge gay priests [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

Damn..I figured he was a different cut. He's laying the groundwork. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #1

He did say homosexuality is a sin. mucifer Jul 2013 #2

Sounds like a call to beat confessions out of those sinners to me. He is calling us names. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #10

Of course he won't... brooklynite Jul 2013 #3

No one is judging priests for their sexual orientation pokerfan Jul 2013 #4

Given that all priests are supposed to be celibate... jberryhill Jul 2013 #5

"Orientation" is not limited to who you have sex with. morningfog Jul 2013 #6

According to Fancis if we actually have sex this is a terrible thing, so the other poster has a Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #8

Actually, it is a departure. cali Jul 2013 #11

The sin in this case is if gay priests, who are sworn to celibacy have sex. bklyncowgirl Jul 2013 #17

The point is... jberryhill Jul 2013 #9

I understand your point now. morningfog Jul 2013 #15

Most of the time, even I don't understand my point jberryhill Jul 2013 #16

cali this is no differnt from what all the religious bigots say 'hate the sin, love the sinner' Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #7

You think it's bad on GD theHandpuppet Jul 2013 #13

I disagree with some of the other posters. Beacool Jul 2013 #12

So, he's not going to burn them at the stake, but it's still a sin snooper2 Jul 2013 #14

I've got a feeling a John Paul I "incident" is in his near future. Apophis Jul 2013 #18