Catholics!!! omg!! read this!!?

Question

I cannot beleive this!! what do you guys think?? feel? i'm speechless!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071108/od_nm/prostitutes_dc;_ylt=AsOOtwfcT3PnM1qlTgnAOyPtiBIF

this isnt right?? like!! what the hell!! i dont know what to say!!! he shouldnt be supporting this!!!

turb b i think that you and i are the only ones who think that this is outrageous!!!

Answer 1

what the he** was he thinking!?

Answer 2

Now isn't that just bizarre - particularly from a Catholic priest! While I think the whole concept of an adult male living under a vow of chastity is unnatural, it's interesting to me that a Priest would take such a public stand on this issue. His position seems to be a very New Testament point of view with a very laissez faire/hands-off interpretation that is pretty unusual for the Catholic Church.

Curious to note that the Bible vehemently condemns prostitution in the Old Testament demanding punishment with violent means (burning or stoning), but in the New Testament Jesus defies Jewish tradition and forgives repentant prostitutes ... (Matthew 21:32-33)

Answer 3

Historically, between 400-1200 brothels were overlooked by the RC Church. It was the Protestant movement in England that made it such a "sinful" behavior.

However, in today's culture with crimes against love spreading like wildfire in California; divorce, unwed mothers, a billion dollar Internet porn industry, human trafficking, sexual crimes against children ... well, it seems as if one of our Shepard's is leading us to be burnt!!! IMO, his statement is close to saying, give them birth control --- playing with fire is always dangerious ... and prostitution is a HUGE crime against Love IMO.

Answer 4

I'm stunned too, though not in the same way. How weird that a Catholic would take a rational and pragmatic view of life like this.

Answer 5

Oh my god read this quotes from Martin luther I can't believe this.

God has appointed me for the whole Protestant faith, and I boldly vouch and declare that when you obey me you are without a doubt obeying not me but Christ Whoever does not, despises not me but Christ. I believe that we are the last trump that sounds before Christ is coming. What I teach and write remains true even though the whole world should fall to pieces over it. Whoever rejects my doctrine cannot be saved. Nobody should rise up against me. I have greater confidence in my wife and my pupils than I have in Christ, When I beheld Christ I seemed to see the Devil. I had a great aversion for Christ. I was horrified at the name of Christ, and when I regarded Him on the Cross, it was as if I had been struck by lightning; and when I heard His name mentioned, I would rather have heard the name of the Devil. I did not believe in Christ. God did mischievously blind me; God often acts like a madman God paralyses the old and blinds the young and thus remains master. I look upon God no better than a scoundrel God is stupid. Christ committed adultery with the woman at the well about whom Saint John tells us. Was not everybody saying: `What has he been doing with her?” Secondly, with Mary Magdalene, and thirdly with the woman taken in adultery whom He dismissed so lightly. Thus even Christ, who was so righteous, must have been guilty of fornication before He died. It does not matter what people do; it only matters what they believe. God does not need our actions. All He wants is that we pray to Him and thank Him. It does not matter how Christ behaved what He taught is all that matters. What does it matter whether we commit a new sin? Faith cancels all sin. No other sin exists in the world except unbelief, Sometimes it is necessary to commit some sin out of hatred and contempt for the Devil. What does it matter if we commit a sin. You must say my sins are not mine; they are not in me at all; they are the sins of another they are Christ's and are none of my business. Christianity is nothing but a continual exercise in feeling that you have no sin although you sin, but that your sins are thrown on Christ. From the moment you acknowledge that Christ bears your sins, He becomes the sinner in your place. Be a sinner, and sin boldly, but believe more boldly still. Not only men, but the Saints and Apostles must be sinners. The Saints must be good, downright sinners. The Apostles themselves were sinners, regular scoundrels…I believe that the prophets also frequently sinned grievously. You owe nothing to God except faith and confession. In everything else He lets you do whatever you like. You may do as you please, without any danger of conscience whatsoever. Marriage is an outward material thing like any other secular business. The body has nothing to do with God. In this respect one can never sin against God, but only against one's neighbor. The matrimonial duty is never performed without sin. The matrimonial act is a sin differing in nothing from adultery and fornication
The word and work of God is quite clear, women were made either to be wives or prostitutes. If your wife does not want sex, take another. It is not forbidden that a man cant have more than one wife.

Answer 6

Wow, can you say COMPROMISE! I don't wish harm to anyone who gets enslaved in the sex for money business, but neither do I plan to "legitimize it. I do not agree with this mans stance on prostitution. Its just like high schools where they pass out condoms after speaking about abstinence. No wonder kids don't listen when they see no real conviction.

Answer 7

The Christian faith everywhere is cumbling. So don't get too caught up in things like this, and stay true to the Word of God. If you make this the code of your life then you can't go wrong. Please I beg of you, don't follow too close to any denomination, or their teachings. I think that soon the church will separate totally from the Truth. God Bless, keep the faith.

In Jesus Name

Answer 8

He is not the first, and definitely not the last!!! Here is more for you;

1. Today’s obsession with sex still produces “attraction junkies,” ‘serial polygamists,’ and “sexual predators,” who argue that morals are a private matter and that free love with multiple partners is normal. They claim that ‘nobody gets hurt’ by casual sex, as long as it is between consenting adults. In 1964, State University of Iowa sociologist Ira Reiss labeled this “permissiveness with affection.”

The Anglican bishop of Edinburgh, Scotland, apparently feels the same way, for he said that humans were born to have many lovers. In a speech on sex and Christianity, he stated: “God knew when he made us that he has given us a built-in sex drive to go out and sow our seeds. He has given us promiscuous genes. I think it would be wrong for the church to condemn people who have followed their instincts.”

2. The Church of England’s Board of Social Responsibility recently advised the church that “living in sin” is no longer sinful, said the Guardian Weekly. The board reportedly also advised the church that “congregations could learn from unmarried couples, including gays and lesbians, and should resist temptation to look back to a ‘golden age of the family.’” The Guardian quotes clergyman Philip Hacking as responding: “This makes the Church a laughing stock and causes great distress among many faithful

3. In keeping with an apparent trend toward the relaxation of Biblical standards among religionists, “a growing number of U.S. theologians are arguing that Christian churches need a sexual revolution,” reports the Star Tribune. This Minnesota newspaper cites views expounded by such notables as John Spong, the bishop of Newark for the Episcopal Church of America, and James Nelson, sexual ethics expert at United Theological Seminary in New Brighton. The paper claims that these and other theologians feel that churches should “bless homosexual couples in church ceremonies, acknowledging their commitment to one another in a loving, moral relationship; . . . offer young betrothed adults the church’s blessing if they live in loving, committed relationships, although not married”; and “consent when mature adults are sexually active in responsible ways, although not married to one another.” Why do these theologians believe that such changes are needed? Spong claims that “we give our consent to promiscuous living” if such unions are not blessed.

4. More and more clergymen accept what the Bible condemns as sexual immorality, as these sample headlines and news items show:

“When What’s Bad Becomes Good the Clergy Will Tell Us.” “[The Church of England] is now shedding its old-fashioned authoritarian image. Sex before marriage, with one or more partners, . . . will henceforth be considered morally acceptable.”—Alberta Report.33

“Pastors Silent on Premarital Sex.” “The pastors of America have been sinfully silent in preaching on premarital sex . . . They are afraid they will lose some of their parishioners. Isaiah knew of such priests. In Chapter 1 of his book, he quotes the Lord as saying about them, ‘I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.’”—Telegraph, North Platte, Nebraska.34

“Adultery in Softer Light.” “The English cleric . . . raised eyebrows when he aired the Church’s tempered view towards the Seventh Commandment. . . . ‘Our attitude is to be caring rather than judgmental,’ he said.”—The Sunday Times, Perth, Australia.35

“Unitarians Endorse Homosexual Marriages.”—The New York Times.36

“A task force of the United Church of Canada has supported the ordination of active homosexuals as ministers.”—The Toronto Star.37

“Legalize Prostitution—It’s the Saintly Solution.”—Editorial by a Catholic monsignor in the Philadelphia Daily News.38

4. “Having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power.” (2 Timothy 3:5) “[A former prostitute in the Netherlands] acknowledged that opposition to legalization [of prostitution] comes largely from religious groups. She paused, then said with a grin that when she was a prostitute, several [religious] ministers were among her regulars. ‘Prostitutes always say their best clients are from the religious community,’ she laughed.”—National Catholic Reporter, newspaper, United States

Answer 9

It is gonna happen anyway. Why not have a bit of control for health requirements and taxation?

Answer 10

So, what's so crazy to you?

That a catholic could make an informed and logical decision that doesn't involve their condemnation, but rather their acknowledgement that people are going to continue committing sinful acts, but should be protected and valued regardless....?

Cause that's what kinda caught my attention.

Answer 11

Hmmm. I'm sure Traditionalists will disapprove and Liberals will applaud. I understand what he's saying...if it's going to happen anyway, let's make it as safe as possible. But it don't work for me.