tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365716309325715655.post9146464312412035351..comments2023-09-17T16:43:29.829+02:00Comments on EUGENE HŐN : CERAMIC ARTIST: Pope washes feet of "Gay" Irish Priests (letter to Irish Faithful).Eugene Honhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079540455199389412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8365716309325715655.post-34705384907692132302010-03-20T22:20:15.616+02:002010-03-20T22:20:15.616+02:00i abhor the catholic church! they are by far the w...i abhor the catholic church! they are by far the worst scourge of this earth. i've been pissed about this controversy for years and every time a new chapter is written i get angrier. if you haven't seen it yet, rent "deliver us from evil". it is a documentary about the scandal and whatever anyone thinks about how bad this whole thing is, it's much worse. first off, rome's imposition of the celibacy policy was spawned by their greed because they didn't want a priest's possessions to be left to his spouse were he to die first. his inability to have a spouse guarantees that the estate will go to the church after he dies so this will probably never change. as it turns out the vatican put someone in charge of dealing with the sex scandal several years ago and during that tenure, it escalated to the worst sex scandal in human history. many would be surprised to find out that the individual who was at the wheel during this fine display of concealment and obfuscation was none other than the current pope. yes, benedict was rewarded for his good work. i'm constantly incredulous about the many catholics i actually know who are unwilling to acknowledge that their tithe is paying for the legal defense of child molesters and their inability to recognize a difference between homosexuality and pedophilia. it's truly mind-boggling. i understand that gays want communion insomuch as it represents society's inclusion but aside from that, i have no idea why anyone on earth would want to be part of this organization. i have a female inlaw that's wanted to be a priest her whole life and they won't let women be priests and she has a massive chip on her shoulder about this. i keep going back to the old argument about why would an individual want to be included in an organization that hates the group that the individual is part of. religion is the bane of human existence. ok, sorry about the ranting eugene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com