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Timmy wrote:
>The man is a complete wanker.<
…and he probably has an acolyte to do that for him.
Hugs
N
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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... and "The Paedophilia Scandal" from netscape.aol.com this morning:
Debate: 4 Things the Pope Needs to Do
http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/debate-4-things-the-pope-needs-to-do-to-get-back-on-track/19445915
DEBATE is nothing more than what is essentially a "Letter To The Editor", in this instance "AOL News", and is published under that slug, as have been numerous others over the years. Theoretically, anyone can write a letter to the editor at opinion@aolnews.com, and be a potential candidate for having that letter selected and published under DEBATE.
My apologies to Brody; but as a Gay man who also happens to be a journalist (kindly note the reverse emphasis) you have somewhat a vested interest in the story, and while you've written extensively about the scandal, and fairly I might add, I can't consider you to be impartial, whereas the author of this article addresses the issue strictly from the point of view of what should be, and NEEDS TO BE, The Vatican's response and solution to bringing closure for all concerned.
This mornings missive is written by Frank K. Flinn, adjunct professor of religious studies at Washington University in St. Louis and author of Encyclopedia of Catholicism (2007).
Warren C. E. Austin
The Gay Deceiver
Toronto, Canada
"... comme recherché qu'un délice callipygian"
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Thank you, Warren. Professor Flinn sounds like a man with some common sense answers. I can understand from his position that many Catholics just wish the Pope would go about admitting his errors and offering these solutions.
The church as a whole needs to look at the dogma as it stands and realize that they set themselves up for this pedophile scandal. What they teach is unnatural.
Having been thru the indoctrination myself as a child I can look back and realize the point at which I rejected the church was due to the teachings that felt unnatural and absurd. I could not accept the idea of heaven, a god that offered condos in the sky someplace for an afterlife of boring adoration. Hell was even a more obscure thought.
But at the same time a priest might be telling me that masturbation was a sin I knew it was a most natural human urge. I also didn't get the no sex rules for priests, that came across as even more unnatural.
The old line about just having faith rubbed me the wrong way as well, what about logic? The dogma of the church seemed illogical to me then just as it does now. A confusing state to a child, something I see as brainwashing today.
No matter what this Pope or any other chooses to do I cannot accept the message they preach. I have read the Bible cover to cover several times in my life, viewing it as a historical document, especially the Old Testament. But nothing in there convinces me that the Catholics have the answer to a question I don't even ask myself anymore.
Religion is a fascinating human weakness, it exists in all cultures. The message one gets from the Koran and the Bible conflict even as both struggle for a little mind control over the supplicants to those religions.
Buddhist teachings, Shinto rites and Hundu mysticism all have a greater attraction to me for they speak of logic and the natural order of things. The simplicity of the Native American creation myths, specfically the Navajo legends, all speak to a society of people seeking to explain the unknown in terms that they can understand.
The beauty of those early attempts to put cohesive thought and understanding about the majesty of nature and the universe are compelling. For those early humans the gods were more divine than any modern religion can imagine a god in our time of knowledge.
I will always believe that the concept of god is beyond human grasp, it sure does get in the way of understanding one another. For societies to war over what I see as a non-entity is absurd, excuse me while I go hug a tree.
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. (Sir Francis Bacon 1561-1626)
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