QuoteNow, I'm with the "gay groups" on this, more or less, whatever my concerns about humanity's efforts to conquer, by overcoming, nature. We are all little Nietzscheans now, perhaps, but that's not necessarily a good thing. What I recognize, unlike the pope, is that nature is flexible and that it is part of our nature, as rational creatures, to seek to shape it according to our desires. And the fact is, gender and sexuality are rather complex. There aren't just men and women and we aren't all straight. (It is easier to determine what is male and female, given our chromosomal natures, than what is straight and not straight. Is anyone absolutely straight or gay?)

QuoteBut, with that thought of an infallible Pope in mind and my Mom's recent conversion to Catholicism, perhaps I let things news like this get to me a bit too much: The Pope's Christmas message included the message that the world needs to be protected against gays and transsexuals.