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Title: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: landlocked on April 16, 2008, 03:57:37 am Pope Benedict XVI is visiting our country this week.I'm not a practicing Catholic,but I do respect the Church and agree with her theology,and i respect Benedict's stand on alot of moral issues such as abortion,same sex marriage,and the respect of human life.
thoughts? Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Fau Teixeira on April 16, 2008, 07:28:40 am my only thought is that same sex marriage isn't a moral issue, it's an issue of government dictating rules for a religious institution, and an issue of invasion of privacy and equal rights. the last thing it could possibly be is a moral issue.
Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Buddhagirl on April 16, 2008, 07:43:55 am Pope Benedict XVI is visiting our country this week.I'm not a practicing Catholic,but I do respect the Church and agree with her theology,and i respect Benedict's stand on alot of moral issues such as abortion,same sex marriage,and the respect of human life. thoughts? I REALLY don't care about the Popes stand on moral issues. I find him fascinating and all. I believe he is indeed a man of peace, but I don't think what I do with my body is any of his business. Nor do I think who I marry is his business. Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Phishfan on April 16, 2008, 08:53:43 am I have a ton of respect for the guy. He has risen as high as he can within his field so that speaks volumes. I don't necessarily agree with him on several issues though.
Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: StL FinFan on April 16, 2008, 01:38:22 pm my only thought is that same sex marriage isn't a moral issue, it's an issue of government dictating rules for a religious institution, and an issue of invasion of privacy and equal rights. the last thing it could possibly be is a moral issue. Amen! ;) Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: TonyB0D on April 16, 2008, 02:01:51 pm fuck the pope in the ass with a rusty screwdriver
Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: StL FinFan on April 16, 2008, 02:28:21 pm :o
Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Househead on April 16, 2008, 02:56:09 pm Yeah, he has risen far - from Hitler Youth to Pope. Not bad....
All jokes aside, you have to respect the man, even if you don't agree with his positions. Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Sunstroke on April 16, 2008, 03:07:38 pm fuck the pope in the ass with a rusty screwdriver There are several ways one can go about being anti-Church (or antidisestablishmentarianist, should you be hungry for syllables). I prefer the "laughing at their folly" approach, while Tony embraces the screwdriver solution. Free will...God bless us all! ;) Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Dave Gray on April 16, 2008, 03:11:04 pm I was not happy with the church's choice for Pope. I'm not expecting to agree with him on certain issues, like abortion, but I think that the church needed to find someone who was going to better confront the issues of sex, contraception, and AIDS. I think the guy they chose was one of the most conservative of their final candidates, in terms of these issues.
But, I have nothing against the Pope. I think that they really need to modernize their views. I saw something on the news yesterday, saying that 60% of Catholics didn't agree with the church's policies on things (molestation, contraception, priests can't marry, etc.) It's really hurting the church as an organization, and they need to update again (which they've done countless times in the past) in order to stay afloat. Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Guru-In-Vegas on April 16, 2008, 07:34:57 pm I'm with Tony. Thats all.
Title: Re: POPE BENEDICT XVI IN U.S. Post by: Denver_Bronco on April 17, 2008, 12:17:38 am fuck the pope in the ass with a rusty screwdriver Classic....... ;D |