Tag Archives: Catholic Church

Tolerant & Loving?

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NOM: Same-Sex Marriage Is Uncivilized, Like Drug Dealing And Pedophilia

Those brave defenders of free speech at NOM have blocked me from their channel, so feel free to go crazy over there while the comments are open. (Via Good As You)

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ITALY: Catholic Church To Be Stripped Of Property Tax Exemptions

Beginning next year the Catholic Church will be forced to pay property taxes in Italy.  The new law came about due to pressure from the EU. The move could net Italy revenues of 500 million to 2 billion euros annually across the country, municipal government associations said. The extra income from previously exempt properties in Rome alone – including hotels, …

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NOM: The Catholic Church Demands That Homosexuals Remain Celibate

“One group of people that I particularly want to call your attention to is the group of people who experience same-sex attraction as a permanent part of their personalities. Some of those people choose to describe themselves as ‘gay’ and identify with that attraction, but what I want to say is that that is a decision, to identify with the …

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Today’s Poll From NOM

Just another vitriolic email-harvesting bit of crapola.  The small text reads: Militant gay activists, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy homosexual lobbyists are raising mind-boggling amounts of money to purchase a second term for the best friend they ever had in the White House: Barack Obama. Now Obama is throwing the full support of the White House and the federal government behind …

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WASHINGTON: 63 Former Catholic Priests Issue Letter Supporting Marriage

Sixty-three former Roman Catholic priests, who have a collective 800 years of service, have issued a statement supporting Washington state’s Referendum 74. “We are uneasy with the aggressive efforts of Catholic bishops to oppose R-74 and want to support the 71 percent of Catholics (Public Religion Research Institute) who support civil marriage for gays as a valid Catholic position,” they …

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MINNESOTA: Viking Punter Chris Kluwe Fires Back At Archbishop Nienstadt

“Tell me, Archbishop, Pope, what purpose does the Church serve attempting to influence the affairs of a secular state? The federal benefits under law currently denied gay couples certainly fall under the realm of Caesar, don’t they? No one is forcing the Catholic Church to marry gay couples if that is not the Church’s wish. You can keep the sanctity …

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MINNESOTA: Archbishop Tells Woman To Reject Her Gay Son Or Go To Hell

Truth Wins Out reports that Minnesota Archbishop John Nienstadt responded to a parishioner’s letter by telling her that she should reject her gay son or she too will go to hell. Think Progress has the letter: I write to inform you that the teaching of the Catholic Church on homosexuality,a s described in paragraphs 2357 and 2358 and 2359 of …

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NOM Demands: Vote Catholic

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Drunk Driving SF Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Pleads To Lesser Charge

On Monday, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone pleaded guilty to reckless driving rather than face trial for his drunk driving arrest in August. A spokeswoman with the City Attorney’s Office said the reduction is commonly offered in cases in which no bad driving is noted and suspects had fair to moderate performances on field sobriety tests, among other factors. Cordileone …

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Catholic Nuns: Women Who Take Birth Control Cause Men To Crave Gay Sex

An order of Catholic nuns called the Children Of Mary has released a video which claims women who take birth control cause the men around them to commit homosexual acts. Or something. A group of Roman Catholic nuns in central Ohio has produced a short anti-contraception video hoping to get it in front of Catholics in all 50 states, starting …

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SAN FRANCISCO: GetEQUAL To Protest Installation Of New Archbishop

GetEQUAL will be staging a protest outside the installation of new San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone this Thursday. From their Facebook event page: Cordileone played a central role in founding and executing the Protect Marriage campaign, and under his influence, Catholic organizations in California played a leading role in financing the Prop 8 campaign. His partners included the National Organization …

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Bishop Thomas John Paprocki: If You Vote For A Democrat, Satan Will Take Your Soul

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Book Trailer: The Seven Big Myths About The Catholic Church

Everything you believe about the Catholic Church is a myth! They totally love homosexuals! And there’s a new book to prove it!

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NEBRASKA: Omaha Archbishop Encourages Repeal Of LGBT Protections

Archbishop George Lucas has sent a letter to parish priests encouraging them to promote a petition to repeal Omaha’s brand new LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance, which was adopted by the city council in March. Via the blog Aksarbent, here’s a portion of Lucas’ letter: Dear Father, You will soon learn from the local media about an effort that is underway to …

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PhoboQuotable – Archbishop John Myers

“There are many bodily activities that people do together: enjoy meals, play sports, do manual labor, etc. Friends, teammates, colleagues, and others engage in all of these and many other activities. But everyone recognizes that marriage involves a sexual component, which these other physical experiences lack. A brother and sister or an uncle and his niece are prohibited everywhere from …

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Drunk Driving Archbishop Says Gays Are Too Sinful To Receive Communion

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who was busted for drunk driving last month, says sexually active gay Catholics should not receive Holy Communion.  Cordileone was circumspect when discussing the “cultural challenges” his new diocese would present — which he said revolved around “issues of family life and, essentially, come down to our understanding of the human person, the purpose of …

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Cardinal: Gay Couples Are In “Friendships”

“Marriage is what it is, what Jesus said from the beginning: Two in one flesh, for which man leaves his family and joins himself to his wife; and wife leaves her family, and joins herself to her husband.  There must surely be ways in our civil society, where we can honor friendships, where we can respect other people, without destroying …

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GERMANY: Catholic Bishops Crack Down On Church Tax Refusers

Germany’s Catholic bishops have declared that they will no longer perform sacraments or burial services for those that opt-out of paying church taxes. Germans who officially declare themselves members of major denominations pay an additional 8% of their annual tax bill which is then granted to their church.  The Vatican has approved the new decree. Alarmed by a wave of …

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