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From America Magazine: Pope Francis has described gay people as “socially wounded” because “they feel like the church has always condemned them.” Catholics must examine how we contribute, perhaps even inadvertently, to a culture of fear and shame.
ReplyDeleteBecause the feel like the Church has always condemned them??? No doubt all those heretics who were burned at the stake felt a tad put-upon too, though I'm sure it was all in their heads, and certainly inadvertent.
I'm glad to see that some groups in institutional Christianity have become aware enough to criticize the most horrific consequences of their taboos, such as the Ugandan law, but they clearly still have a ways to go.
Infidel -- Agreed. The emergence of enlightened attitudes among Catholics is a good sign, but church doctrine remains homophobic and will continue to do harm until changed.
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