Why does the Pope dress like a gay man when he forbids homosexual marriage? He looks like Liberache with all..
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2000.hail marys ashley!!!!!
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I'm a Catholic. I know of a regional priest here who left the Church to marry a woman. He's now an Episcopal priest. As the media is all too happy to inform us, there are also a number of gay priests out there. I suppose that some priests find the Church's demands for a  celibate clergy too much to live up to. That may be the real issue, with the gay-vs-straight issue being something of a smokescreen (gay or straight, celibacy isn't for everyone). I know that celibacy was certainly a concern of mine when I was considering becoming a monk (a move that would've required me to emotionally and physically abandon my girlfriend). What people aren't concentrating on is the vast majority of priests who handle it just fine and are doing their jobs efficiently.
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You are not a homosexual. You are a person who has homosexual tendencies. I am not being picky here. There is much more to being human than any one aspect of ourselves. You ARE a Catholic who has same-sex attractions and your Church is NOT AGAINST YOU.\n\nLike every other human being, you have been blessed with existence—not because you deserve it, but because God in His generosity has given it to you. It is such a basic gift, that most of us ordinarily don’t even think of it as such. But it is. If God wanted to take it back, He would not have to do anything. He would have to STOP doing something. It’s a gift that He keeps giving or we would simply cease to exist. There is no way that we could ever pay Him for this.\n\nSo from the start, we owe Him big time. Now besides this we all have many other gifts as well. Some of us can paint portraits or play the piano. None of us has every gift. Some of the greatest gifts He gives us are the individual crosses that He places in our lives that offer us the opportunity to grow in our love for Him. \n\nSome people carry the cross of not being able to hear or see, while others, the cross of not being able to marry for any number of reasons. One could rant and complain that such is not fair. If God has chosen to create us, then He owes us the basics. At least He owes us a healthy body and psyche! But as we have seen, He doesn’t owe us anything. We owe Him. Further, He has shown us that He really cares about us and loves us with a love that is infinite—it has no limit. This is difficult for us to get our minds around since everything we experience has limits. But on that first Good Friday as He hung on the cross, He gave us a glimpse of what unlimited love is. It is there that we can come to an understanding of the value of our own crosses. They give us the opportunity to respond to such love in a concrete way that is as totally unique as the individual crosses He has given us.\n\nYou have a very special place in the Church. You have been called to have no other partner in life than Him. The world does not understand this. It speaks as if Good Friday never happened. But by the gift of faith that you do have, you know that almighty God chose to favor you with the gift of Himself in a very intimate and unique way. Selfless love is not easy for us, but He is so worth it!\n\nI would suggest that you check out this website: http://couragerc.net/\n\nCheck this website out as well--should this cross of yours be only for a temporary period of time: http://www.narth.com/docs/repair.html\n\nYou are in my prayers.
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You are probably a little off on that, but you never know.  However, just thinking back about how he would get upset with people concerned with money and those things he would probably shop at Mervins or Ross or something like that.  I am certain though he wouldn't dress according to what was "in" and he probably wouldn't be rockin out too much (although I hope he doesn't mind my listening to stuff like RATM). I guess the bible does say he will be wearing white when he returns, right? Or was it red? One of them, haven't read Revelations in a while.
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Wow, I think there's some misunderstanding here....First of all, I'm straight, and I'm Catholic (practicing), and no, I do not hate homosexuals (oh and BTW I agree with that guy who answered before: homo is short for homosexual; although it can be used in a derogatory (sp?) fashion, I don't think that's the case in the asker's post).  In fact, I love homosexuals, just as I love heterosexuals, because they are children of God.  That doesn't mean I don't think they're misguided.  Does that mean I'm prejudiced?  No.  It means I think they're wrong.  As for the demon comment, I'm pretty sure the asker meant it in the way you'd say "battling your inner demons;" I don't think he meant literal demons.  I agree with the asker on some things, although I wish he'd phrased other things better.  I think it's undeniable that homosexuality has a much greater focus on outward/physical aspects than normal heterosexuality (when I say normal, I mean I'm discounting things like prostitution, etc., even if they are technically heterosexual.).  I think that many homosexual people (note the use of the word: MANY, not ALL) take an overly defensive attitude toward certain ethical viewpoints, most notably Christianity.  Of course, some people have experienced hatred or at least strong dislike for their sexual practices, but I think that's actually the minority of cases.  It only makes sense that the relatively few instances of discrimination are emphasized by the proponents of homosexuality.  That's natural for anybody to do about something they believe.  But it doesn't mean that all gays are hateful toward Christians or all Christians are hateful toward gays.  As for the rest of the asker's post about the musical instruments and "churchy homos," well to be quite honest, I kind of lost him at that point.  It's not exactly...easy to follow.\n\nOne of the most annoying things I hear nearly every day (yes, I do personally know some gay people, btw) is how it's so wrong for people to "force their morals on other people."  I heard this especially during the days leading up to a Nov. 6 (I live in Wisconsin, where a state constitutional amendment was passed defining marriage as btwn one man and one woman, and that no similar status would be granted to any other group.).  Now, that doesn't mean there aren't ways around this--people can technically get "civil unions," and what isn't accorded the same status as marriage can be quite easily fixed by other means (for example, simply naming the homosexual partner as the beneficiary of your will; it just takes a little more work.  Anyways, it bothered me to hear that because whenever you vote, you're "forcing your morals on other people."  You vote based on your beliefs regarding ethics and morals (most people do anyway), and by voting, you're partaking in a process which will constitute the law for a certain area; hence you are helping to force a certain moral code on certain people.\n\nAnyways, I hope that's not too rambling...In short, yes I bet some gays could say that a Christian (or non-Christian, for that matter) has demonstrated hatred or unkindness toward them based on their sexual lifestyle.  That isn't a Christian act, which is unfortunate--so many Christians are Christian in name only.  Does that mean I think gays ought never to be criticized?  No.  Do I think that their depiction of and view regarding sex is false?  Yes.  There, simple.  No hateful words, no claims of "judging," nothing but simple statements of moral belief and hope that we can cause a change in society's depiction of sex, to make it less about personal pleasure and more about self-giving love, which it ultimately is.\n\nLater all, try not to get too riled about these posts--you've gotta know that some people post just for the heck of ticking other pe
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sure,it's OK. i mean,what does his sexual orientation have to do with anything? he is a person like everyone else,he has feelings and no matter he is gay,he is still a child of God. people are selfish and they don't see that being gay is not that bad.Christians often think that being gay is a big sin,but so what?God won't send him to hell if his only sin is that he's gay.He will send to hell sooner those people who hate him because he's gay! So what's my point,there's nothing wrong with having a gay priest as long as he's a good person and as long as he does his job with pleasure and faith.
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Well considering that Julie from Boise had a message from Him in which she was told that she would bear His son on Earth (to be called Macaroni) I'm thinking male.\n\nBut, He is a deity after all, so why need to bother with fiddly decisions like gender?\n\nAlthough, I suppose the debate over gender could lead to the first great schism in the church?\n\nMaybe there could be a Council of Pasta-Roni?
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It's normal if he is gay. A lot of gay boys like to dress like girls.
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He is heterosexual and I don't think that he had any other leanings.\nI don't know what you are trying to get at, do you?
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...I believe it started in England....not sure. It DOES not mean that a person is gay.It is proper etiquette...it looks better than if you held a tea cup like a baseball....
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He is striaght. He just is like emo so it seems like he is gay. I'm not gay, I don't even no why I'm in this catogory!!
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It says in the bible he was filled with pride because of all his beauty.  He must of been a handsome angel before he was cast out of heaven.  So im sure he doesnt look like that in hell. God Bless!!
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But "snarky" is such an underused word.  Imma research Mav and find OUT!  (About the cape. Not about snarkiness)\n\nAt first sight his dress sense is as conservative and traditional as his theology. He frequently wears the short, dark-red cape and heavy red-and-gold stole that have always been part of the official papal wardrobe but which his predecessor avoided, apparently because they made him too hot. They are the papal choice even on a blazing hot day in June.  (From http://popebenedict16.blogspot.com/2005_07_17_popebenedict16_archive.html)\n\nPopes wear ermine (an expensive fur often worn by royalty). They have a special cape called a mozzetta which is trimmed with ermine. [Note 16] http://www.catholicconcerns.com/Imperial.html\n\nOddly, nothing says WHY he wears it, just that he does and its traditional.
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He has some pretty exacting standards, which is probably why he's having issues.  He's going to find women that meet some of those standards, but not all of them.  I don't even think the Pope could help him out on this one.  \n\nI used to be a Catholic so I know some of this stuff is stemming from his beliefs, but some of it isn't--which means some of it is just his own standards.  \n\n\n\nCute is not in the bible, and god spoketh unto Moses, "all wives must be hotties, sayst the lord."  \n\nOr being a certain age, is he shooting for below, same, or above his age?  Last time I checked there was no stipulation on age in the bible either, and God spoke unto Noah, "and make sure husbands and wives are plus or minus five years apart in age, yeah, that sounds goodth to me."
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Sorry.  This is a question that can't be answered.  There are still alot of homosexuals in the closet.
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No way.  Not this close to the elections.  I don't trust any of these "religious leaders".  They just scam money out of old people.  I also hate hypocrites.  If he really is gay then why not just admit it?  Gay people who hide in the closet and spout off a whole bunch of anti-gay sentiments make my blood boil.  I love it when the gay community "outs" these hypocrites.
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Anil - or is it Anal? Anyway, I didn't even understand your answer! Man, you need to go to school, dude! At least for a little while, to learn some punctuation and sentence formation!\n\nWe all know people who, even in grade school, were a little 'light in the loafers'. For the most part, these people were born that way. Look, who would CHOOSE a life of confusion, retaliation, persecution, alienation and brutality? Nobody, that's who. I do believe that there is a certain percentage of gay people who revel in the attention. I also believe that a certain amount of people were made gay BY GOD so that so called Christians could learn more about tolerance. It is real easy to differentiate between true Christians and devil worshippers - true Christians are accepting of all of God's gentle-natured creatures, gay or otherwise.