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Title: The pope's message: A toxic epistle?
Post by: Butterfly on December 23, 2008, 07:10:35 AM
Post by: Butterfly on December 23, 2008, 07:10:35 AM
The pope's message: A toxic epistle?
Dec 23 2008
Guardian UK - Matthew Weaver
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2008/dec/23/pope-benedict-gay-gender (http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2008/dec/23/pope-benedict-gay-gender)
The papacy has a long history of making shockingly conservative remarks, but the pope's latest pronouncements on sexuality will take some beating: he has been reported as saying in his Christmas message that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is as important as saving the rainforest from destruction. A sort of "ecology of man" was needed, he said, according to the Guardian.
Dec 23 2008
Guardian UK - Matthew Weaver
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2008/dec/23/pope-benedict-gay-gender (http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2008/dec/23/pope-benedict-gay-gender)
The papacy has a long history of making shockingly conservative remarks, but the pope's latest pronouncements on sexuality will take some beating: he has been reported as saying in his Christmas message that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is as important as saving the rainforest from destruction. A sort of "ecology of man" was needed, he said, according to the Guardian.
Title: Re: The pope's message: A toxic epistle?
Post by: tekla on December 23, 2008, 09:29:06 AM
Post by: tekla on December 23, 2008, 09:29:06 AM
An "Ecology of Man" might want to start with stopping people from dumping their DNA into the Gene Pool every time they get hard.
Title: Re: The pope's message: A toxic epistle?
Post by: Chrissty on December 23, 2008, 01:07:31 PM
Post by: Chrissty on December 23, 2008, 01:07:31 PM
Did someone forget to tell him about Christmas again ? .... something about goodwill to all... ?
....I seem to remember it took months of help to get his foot out of his mouth after last years speech too.. *sigh*
More... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5387858.ece (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5387858.ece)
....I seem to remember it took months of help to get his foot out of his mouth after last years speech too.. *sigh*
More... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5387858.ece (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5387858.ece)
Title: Re: The pope's message: A toxic epistle?
Post by: Janet_Girl on December 23, 2008, 02:01:57 PM
Post by: Janet_Girl on December 23, 2008, 02:01:57 PM
Who really care what the Emperor of the Roman Empire has to say. To me, he is just another bigot.