Oh, FFS, Holy See, do you listen to yourself at all?

[lagilman]

This headache is not getting any better. Plans for the day under revision.

Meanwhile, the world, it continues to make me wonder WTF?

Dear Catholic Church: Do you REALLY think that's what Jesus would say to do? Really? Not Paul -- Jesus. The guy you say was God's son? You think this is what he meant when he said "love your neighbor as yourself"?

Yesterday the Archdiocese of Washington DC threatened to cut off social services money provided by Catholic Charities to the homeless in the Capital [if marriage equality laws were passed] because the church hierarchy abhors the very idea of gay marriage.

Comments

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I dont quite remember that part of Jesus' teachings...

Maybe the Church should just go back to selling indulgences.

[mt-yvr.livejournal.com]

They have, haven't they? I could swear that I'd read that.

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No credible sources off the top of my head (and too lazy at the end of my day to google) so feel free to ignore me. Freely admit to potential of being wrong.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I remember the listings of what prayer would give you which indulgence in my prayer booklet back in grade school. When it was explained to me by the nun I had for religion class, I felt like I was having to pay twice for something. Nevertheless, I kept my thought to myself; why give the nuns any ammo?

Oh boy, that theologian from Notre Dame probably got himself put in the crosshairs by his comments. Locally a nun got kicked out of her work due to her beliefs in the ordination of women, and a religion teacher who wrote a letter to the editor in support of the nun got called on the carpet for it by her parish pastor.