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hrmjustin

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34. Let us be hnest that their are a lot of liberal priests out there.
Sun May 5, 2013, 10:19 AM
May 2013

Not all priests do as the Vatican says. They have free will.

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Need more Catholic priests like him! LostOne4Ever May 2013 #1
+1 xchrom May 2013 #2
Good for Father Martin. okasha May 2013 #4
The official Catholic Church position on homosexuality, IIRC... trotsky May 2013 #3
It also says a straight person should not have sex outside a sacramental marriage. rug May 2013 #5
Don't pull that bullshit, your church also doesn't recognize same sex marriages, effectively, the... Humanist_Activist May 2013 #6
That's fact not bulshit. rug May 2013 #9
You are just excusing your church's homophobia when the fact is they don't... Humanist_Activist May 2013 #13
Don't tell me what I'm doing. You're not qualified. rug May 2013 #14
Of course that had a hand in my departure, so did their position on contraception, LGBT rights... Humanist_Activist May 2013 #15
I meant hand in an entirely different sense. rug May 2013 #16
I don't know what you mean, why not explain it to me like I'm five? n/t Humanist_Activist May 2013 #17
Because he'd rather skepticscott May 2013 #20
And this post is fine example of it. rug May 2013 #21
Says the poster skepticscott May 2013 #22
Says the poster child for toxic posting. rug May 2013 #23
Still afraid to be honest..what a shock skepticscott May 2013 #24
Keep shilling, scottie. rug May 2013 #26
By "no one" I expect you mean skepticscott May 2013 #27
Lol, "your ilk". rug May 2013 #28
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #29
LOL georges641 May 2013 #33
Let's follow some logic. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #56
Thw first sentence (mine) has an adjective the second sentence (not mine) does not have. rug May 2013 #57
Is the second sentence false, then? 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #58
The better question is does the church have anything to do wih civil marriage. rug May 2013 #59
It seems to believe it has. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #60
Or you could read Canon Law. rug May 2013 #61
I'd rather pay attention to what people are doing. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #62
It's a good thing there's a link to the article in the OP. rug May 2013 #63
Yeah, that guy said that, therefore the results of the aforementioned googling don't exist. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #64
Seek and ye shall find and all that. rug May 2013 #65
My seeking was way easier than yours. Not much of a "seeking" actually. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #66
It is a start. hrmjustin May 2013 #7
As I noted, it's the same position the RCC has held for quite some time. trotsky May 2013 #8
Celibacy is the proper course. georges641 May 2013 #30
Yes, I'm well aware of the anti-gay Catholic dogma. trotsky May 2013 #37
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #39
Your church treats homosexuals differently than heterosexuals. trotsky May 2013 #40
Correct--no sexual relations outside of marriage for a Catholic. georges641 May 2013 #42
Bottom line is, heterosexual Catholics are allowed to be in a committed, sexual relationship. trotsky May 2013 #43
I could explain it thoroughly. georges641 May 2013 #46
The Catholic church treats homosexuals differently than heterosexuals, trotsky May 2013 #47
It's good to get confirmation. rug May 2013 #48
Thanks for reminding me why I left ButterflyBlood May 2013 #49
What is wrong with sexual desire? Meshuga May 2013 #41
Because the church tells them they have to. trotsky May 2013 #44
I agree Meshuga May 2013 #45
Like the unauthorized ordination of women okasha May 2013 #10
If you look at the clergy the priests in the RCC are more liberal than the bishops. hrmjustin May 2013 #11
And so are the laity, okasha May 2013 #12
If they were truly "ahead of the curve" skepticscott May 2013 #18
This isn't the laity I know. georges641 May 2013 #32
And where do the bishops come from? skepticscott May 2013 #19
There are always conservative priests. The vatican wants them in charge to tow the line. hrmjustin May 2013 #25
No it's not liberal and conservative georges641 May 2013 #31
Let us be hnest that their are a lot of liberal priests out there. hrmjustin May 2013 #34
They are not free to make up their own religion. georges641 May 2013 #35
Your too rigid my friend. hrmjustin May 2013 #36
LOL georges641 May 2013 #38
You haven't been booted from the Catholic Group. hrmjustin May 2013 #50
He's been booted from DU entirely now. trotsky May 2013 #51
Good! hrmjustin May 2013 #52
Not the first time he's been booted from DU, I think. hunter May 2013 #53
Let me just say how proud I am to have been insulted by him. trotsky May 2013 #54
He was really scary! hrmjustin May 2013 #55
Good grief. okasha May 2013 #67
George was sent to the land of PPR. hrmjustin May 2013 #68
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