I Think Pink Floyd says it best…
We don’t need no education… Preacher leave those kids alone!
2007-01-01 09:33:52
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answered by Anonymous
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Christians are extorted by Jesus to love everyone and not to judge; to live humbly and seek forgiveness for oneself, as well as trying to find mercy and forgiveness in our hearts for others.
Some Christians have a problem with homosexuals because of an antiquated verse in the Old Testament. Of course, the Old Testament also says we should be sacrificing oxen to God, stoning witches and women should be isolated from society during their menses.
Those are all antiquated customs we no longer follow.
By the way, do not make the mistake of assuming homosexuals cannot be good priests. Or that homosexuals are attracted to choir boys (or whatnot) as a rule. Or that all priests are saints...or that all priests are evil.
Priests, whether heterosexual or homosexual are just like you and me...prone to make poor choices and fall into sin.
Now go forth and sin no more, my son.
2007-01-01 09:26:27
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answered by krinkn 5
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Not all branches of Christianity accept homosexuals. Some, like the Episcopal church, accept homosexuals because Christ taught us not to be judgemental and to treat our neighbors the way we would like to be treated.
BTW, priesthood is not a 'reward' for anyone, whether the person be heterosexual or homosexual. It is the end result of years of study on the part of those who feel they have a true calling to the priesthood. Not all who go to seminary graduate, either.
Remember the Gospel of Matthew: Judge not, lest ye be judged.
2007-01-01 09:25:27
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answered by JelliclePat 4
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Pedophilia and homosexuality are not the same thing. Girls have been molested by priests too. I did a case study on a criminal trial in Canada in which a priest was accused of molesting girls at a native residential school. And it isn't just priests, by the way. Nuns do it too.
2007-01-01 09:17:53
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answered by Anonymous
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False Churches built on Human Traditions incorporate unregenerate unbiblical false believers, and give Christianity a bad name. The Bible said unrepentent homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom.
Only Satan can influence the founders of these Churches to come up with repetitive prayers, human forgiving human's sins,a holy father which the bible said do not exist in this earth.
Repent you fakers or face your maker whom you mock with your disobedience of His Words.
2007-01-01 09:22:10
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answered by Charles H 3
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The priests who are molesting children aren't "homosexuals", at least not "homosexuals" in the way you understand the term to mean. There are two ways of looking at sexuality: attraction to age and attraction to sex.
Pedophilia is having an erotic interest in children that exceeds one’s erotic interest in adults while teleipohilia is having an erotic interest in adults that exceeds one's erotic interest in children. The term heterosexuality refers to having an erotic interest in the opposite sex that exceeds one’s erotic interest in the same sex, and homosexuality refers to an erotic interest in the same sex that exceeds one’s erotic interest in the opposite sex.
The basic tenet behind describing the human sexual interests under discussion here is that erotic interest in children versus adults is just as integrated into a person as is erotic interest in males versus females. Pedophilic men experience penile erections when they view erotica of children in the same way that teleiophilic men experience erections when they view erotica of adults. Both gay and straight men show little reaction when viewing erotica of the less interesting age group in the same way that both gay and straight men show little reaction when viewing erotica of the less interesting sex. Thus, describing a man’s sexual interest requires naming both the sex and the age that interest him and leads to the terminology above.
Although non-specialists correctly use the word pedophile, that is, to be without regard for whether male or female children are targeted, the colloquial use of the word homosexual refers to homosexual teleiophiles and not homosexual pedophiles. Thus, statements such as “6–8 million boys were abused by age 18 by 1–2 million adult homosexuals” are half truths. Although it might be reasonably said that these perpetrators were homosexual pedophiles, there is no basis on which to believe they were homosexual teleiophiles (i.e., gay men). To refer to the sex in which the offenders’ were erotically interested and not the age is mere sophistry.
So... as you can see... they are not "gay men" in the traditional sense of the word. If you want to avoid playing deceptive and childish word games, please be aware of the facts.
Thank you.
2007-01-01 09:12:29
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answered by Anonymous
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We don't. The Catholic Church prohibits all homosexuals from the priesthood.
2007-01-01 09:36:05
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answered by Dysthymia 6
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You are talking about only in some denominations, no all and not even most.
2007-01-01 09:15:15
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answered by tim 6
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Not most just the stupid ones do that.
2007-01-01 09:11:43
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answered by Lambert T 1
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most christians? you mean hardly any... check it!
2007-01-01 09:16:39
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answered by totnesmartin 3
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