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blkmusclmachine

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8. The Church will stay mired in its 16th Century viewpoints.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2014, 05:42 PM

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Catholic bishops reject welcome to gays in sign of split [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 OP

And this is why . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #1

I say - let them split. Their hateful side has been paving their way to hell blm Oct 2014 #2

Sad to say, but a Synod on Family Life that was hedgehog Oct 2014 #3

Too true: "Openness to life is an intrinsic requirement of married love" muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #5

This is not unlike the stacking of conservative judges on the Supreme and other courts ... kwassa Oct 2014 #22

Exactly. hedgehog Oct 2014 #26

The mischaracterization of Francis' 'who am I to judge' as having been said about 'gays' is getting Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #4

Thank you theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #14

Can you link to a good source of info re comments about the gay lobby? beam me up scottie Oct 2014 #19

Thank you. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #27

WHAT??!! But here on DU Francis is being hailed as a Lovable Liberal!! Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #34

This was just a PR stunt. gerogie2 Oct 2014 #6

That is an exceedingly cynical view. I think it reflects serious division in the Church. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #7

Right now official teachings come in a top down fashion that hedgehog Oct 2014 #9

I agree Comrade Grumpy... Johnyawl Oct 2014 #10

No, it's not that cynical theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #15

I dont think it was a PR stunt; I think Francis was unprepared for the hedgehog Oct 2014 #12

And yet Chris Matthews and other Francis supporters hit the airwaves hard and fast declaring that Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #30

I think what that reflected wasn't PR so much as wishful thinking hedgehog Oct 2014 #31

The Church will stay mired in its 16th Century viewpoints. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #8

16th Century? You give some of these guys too much credit! hedgehog Oct 2014 #11

Archbishop Cordileone is probably popping a cork as I type theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #16

It took the church centuries to admit Galileo was right, even when faced with hard scientific Rozlee Oct 2014 #23

Churches could be helpful in bonding people together and making a better life for RKP5637 Oct 2014 #13

I was a cradle Roman Catholic, but now I am an Episcopalian. hedgehog Oct 2014 #32

Always be true to your roots! SoapBox Oct 2014 #17

Pissy pedophile bishops. nt valerief Oct 2014 #18

the catholic church is the gayest organization in the history of ever. redruddyred Oct 2014 #25

You have a strange idea of what a gay organization really is. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #28

Thank you. /nt yardwork Oct 2014 #38

excuse me redruddyred Oct 2014 #41

While there's certainly a lot of repressed homoeroticism there, calling it a "gay organization" - nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #29

I don't know. redruddyred Oct 2014 #42

The Pope strikes back wilsonbooks Oct 2014 #20

What do these wankers think Jesus was doing, hanging around with 12 guys. Hoppy Oct 2014 #21

and they wonder why the kids become atheists. redruddyred Oct 2014 #24

the church of the inquisition remains the church of the inquisition dembotoz Oct 2014 #33

So - can people never change? can organizations mever change? hedgehog Oct 2014 #35

could but has not--as is as was dembotoz Oct 2014 #37

Well, gee, not so much with the Catholic Church, it seems. Let's take a look: Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #39

I'd have no problem with.. sendero Oct 2014 #36

Considering most bishops are likely gay, am I the only one seeing irony closeupready Oct 2014 #40