I recently came across a tome entitled "U.S. Jesuit Urges Catholics To Examine Attitudes Towards LGBT Community". I don't have time to correct every error in this pig-slop, so I'll home in on just a few. First, we examine these two paragraphs. Here they are as originally presented:
He urged people to examine their own attitudes and ask themselves whether they believe someone “is sinful because she’s lesbian, or more inclined to sin than a straight woman? Do you hold the parents ‘responsible’ for a gay teen’s orientation? Do you think a person is transgender person only because it’s ‘fashionable’?” he challenged.
One of his recommendations for Catholic parishes and communities is not to reduce gays and lesbians to the call to chastity.
I'll now reprint it with comments interspersed in red.
He urged people to examine their own attitudes and ask themselves whether they believe someone “is sinful because she’s lesbian, or more inclined to sin than a straight woman? They certainly are more inclined to commit mortal sins of sexual perversions than would be straight people. Do you hold the parents ‘responsible’ for a gay teen’s orientation? If the parents in any way applaud or facilitate their children's dalliances with that mortal sin, they certainly are. Of course there are good parents who are most definitely heart-broken that their gay children are endangering their own immortal souls. Do you think a person is transgender person only because it’s ‘fashionable’?” he challenged. Irrelevant. Anyone who flirts with "being transgender" is playing God with his/her own person.
One of his recommendations for Catholic parishes and communities is not to reduce gays and lesbians to the call to chastity. The call to chastity is not a "reduction". It is a command of God enjoined upon all persons. Those with a homosexual orientation are not exempt from that call on account of that orientation.
Like I said, I just don't have the time to unpack that entire mess. I will now point out the worst thing regarding that article. Where was it published? Was it published in "America"? No! How about Not-At-All Catholic Reporter? Again, no. It was published on the website of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Furthermore, it is an article circulated by the Catholic News Service, the official news arm of the USCCB. Over the past few days, Archbishop Lori et al have issued statements of regret regarding the PA grand jury report and McCarrick's ouster. I replied to them, saying that we'll know if he's serious if he purges the gay rot from St Matthew's on Loch Raven Blvd and St Theresa's in Severn. Now he needs to get it out of the Archdiocese's own website. Lots of people need to be fired.
Lori needs to go!
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