Vatican Proposes Dramatic Shift In Attitude Towards Gays, Same Sex Couples

[TreasonousBastard]

17. He could do a lot of things, but so what?

"Disruptive" is only the tip of the iceberg. He can no more declare for gay marriage any more than he can overturn the concept of life beginning at conception, as much as we might like him to. Just because you have no such beliefs doesn't mean nobody has, or that they won't rise in revolt when such beliefs are challenged.

You might note that the Emancipation Proclamation only pertained to rebellious states back then, as Lincoln had no authority to free the few remaining slaves in Union states. His authority to free the slaves came solely from his position of CiC and it was specifically a provision of war. Look into how that worked as an example.

Bigotry is an ugly word. This is a complex world and does not fall neatly into the thought patterns some of us might seem to think are obvious. Nowhere does the Pope say he hates homosexuality or homosexuals. What he does say is that in these times his church has to move to modernize its views and doctrines. If that's not good enough, don't join the Catholic church.