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"J Young" |
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11 Mar 2006 08:49:26 PM |
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Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality] |
I do not necessarily endorse all the findings in this article, rather I am
just posting this as a point of interest.
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/articles/scouts.htm
Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality]
By Michelle Parker
As a practicing Roman Catholic, I cannot write about the advance of the
Homosexual Activist Agenda without a look at the current scandal
overshadowing the Catholic Church. At first, the news media continually
wrote about the ěpedophile priestî problem. And then, almost overnight, it
became the ěsex abuse scandalî. But, when the title changed, no one in the
media reported why the issue had become one of ěsexî and not ěpedophilia.î
Why? Frankly, I believe the liberal press didnít want to have to report that
the Boy Scouts of America are right to keep homosexuals from becoming Scout
Masters.
In the early 1970ís the entire Catholic Sexual Ethic began unraveling as the
sexual revolution unfolded. The cancer of liberalism entered the Church and
Catholics began challenging and openly dissenting with regard to abortion,
contraception, fornication, divorce and homosexuality. Liberals interpreted
Vatican II as a mandate for democratic rule by the laity to guide the Church
instead of the revealed truth of Holy Scripture and Christian tradition.
Such liberal interpretations of Vatican II coupled with the sexual
revolution occurring at the time, led Catholic seminaries to open their
doors to theologians who openly challenged Church teaching and taught
dissent to candidates for the priesthood. With the Catholic moral guard
almost fully down, homosexual men began entering the priesthood in great
numbers. A fatal error the Church is now reeling from in the current
scandal.
This is certainly politically incorrect territory. But, you only need to
look at a handful of the legal cases against the Church to find that a very
small number deal with true pedophilia and that the vast majority (about 95%
by most counts) deal with homosexual relationships with teen males. And,
nowhere is the case made stronger than that of the Reverend Paul Shanley, a
Catholic Priest accused of molesting countless young boys in the Archdiocese
of Boston. In the early 1970ís Shanley gave a speech advocating sex between
men and boys. It is clear today that speech was the impetus for the
formation of the North American Man Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). An
organization that Shanley has stayed intimately associated with.
As someone who has personally dealt with the Homosexual Activist Agenda that
has invaded our public schools (I was one of the parents that helped to rid
the Santa Fe Public Schools of the Gay Lesbian Youth Preventing Homophobia
curriculum), I would like to draw attention to an interesting correlation.
The Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) was founded in Boston,
the epicenter of the Churchís current scandal. With the blessing of then
Governor Paul Cellucci, GLSEN was formed with taxpayer dollars appropriated
by the Governor himself. It was also in Boston that the first Gay Straight
Alliance formed under the guidance of GLSEN. Now, good Christians everywhere
are fighting to keep the Homosexual Activists who are fueled by the
well-organized Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network from dominating our
public schools. It was also in Boston at Tufts University that the first
ěTeach Outî was held where children as young as twelve received graphic
instruction in the how-to's of gay sex---all paid for with taxpayer dollars
under the organization of GLSEN.
A powerful lesson can be found in the rubble of the current scandal for all
Christians. We must remain ever vigilant in our efforts to speak the truth
about Godís plan for human sexuality and we can never succumb to the smoke
screen of human rights that is thrown up each time we object to the
normalization of homosexual behavior in the mainstream. Sexual expression is
NOT a human rights issue. It is an unpopular view to have, but the
homosexual activist movement is all about sex---sex with whomever, wherever,
whenever and at whatever age they want. The Catholic Church would have done
well to have taken the lead presented by the Boy Scouts and barred
homosexual men from any contact with young boys. Sadly, in an effort to be
more welcoming and tolerant, the Church compromised its own written
principles.
I caution against being fooled by the smokescreens thrown up by liberal
Catholics seeking to pin the current scandal on the issue of Celibacy or the
ordination of women. If celibacy is not a gift from God and sexual urges are
not controllable then we might as well throw in the towel on the whole
abstinence issue and admit we are all animals. And, likewise to suggest that
women are a cure for promiscuity is just laughable.
Where does the church go from here? It is a multifaceted question with many
answers. Clearly, the church hierarchy has issues of responsibility and
complicity to answer. After that, a complete restoration and fidelity to
Catholic moral teaching must be adhered to. Then, the Church must deal with
the Homosexual Activists within its midst with Christian charity and with
the principles of Catholic moral teaching.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that homosexuality itself though
not a sin is disordered. The pronouncement of sin is reserved to the
homosexual act. It is the disordered nature of homosexuality that the
Bishops must deal with as it relates to the suitability of homosexual
candidates to the priesthood just as the Boy Scouts have done. Concerning
this subject, Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia recently
declared, ěBy his orientation, heís (the homosexual) not giving up family
and marriage. Heís giving up what the Church considers an aberration, a
moral evil.î He went on to say that because of this aberration, gays are not
suitable for the priesthood even if they remain celibate.
Indeed, it is the disordered nature of homosexuality that all Christians
base their objections on. No one, especially not young people, should be
affirmed into a disordered lifestyle. A disordered nature isnít something to
be celebrated nor is it something to take pride in. Counter to popular
culture we must reiterate that homosexuality is a psychological disorder.
Please pray for the Catholic Church. That is the most important action
Christians can take to heal the body of Christ at this crucial time in
history. Let's all pray that the Catholic Bishops will take a strong moral
stand regarding homosexuality in the priesthood. And, that having taken such
an unpopular stand as the largest Christian denomination in the US, it will
become a beacon of truth for all people of Faith who fight to uphold
Judeo-Christian moral teaching
--
" The truth shall set you free "
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| User: "Arthur Stone" |
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| Title: Re: Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality] |
12 Mar 2006 08:24:50 PM |
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J Young wrote:
I do not necessarily endorse all the findings in this article, rather I am
just posting this as a point of interest.
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/articles/scouts.htm
Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality]
By Michelle Parker
Jesus would have to take a few deep breaths before a chat with Michelle
Parker.
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| User: "LAmazone" |
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| Title: Re: Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality] |
12 Mar 2006 12:21:06 PM |
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J Young wrote:
I do not necessarily endorse all the findings in this article, rather I am
just posting this as a point of interest.
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/articles/scouts.htm
Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality]
By Michelle Parker
As a practicing Roman Catholic, I cannot write about the advance of the
Homosexual Activist Agenda without a look at the current scandal
overshadowing the Catholic Church. At first, the news media continually
wrote about the ěpedophile priestî problem. And then, almost overnight, it
became the ěsex abuse scandalî. But, when the title changed, no one in the
media reported why the issue had become one of ěsexî and not ěpedophilia.î
Why? Frankly, I believe the liberal press didnít want to have to report that
the Boy Scouts of America are right to keep homosexuals from becoming Scout
Masters.
In the early 1970ís the entire Catholic Sexual Ethic began unraveling as the
sexual revolution unfolded. The cancer of liberalism entered the Church and
Catholics began challenging and openly dissenting with regard to abortion,
contraception, fornication, divorce and homosexuality. Liberals interpreted
Vatican II as a mandate for democratic rule by the laity to guide the Church
instead of the revealed truth of Holy Scripture and Christian tradition.
Such liberal interpretations of Vatican II coupled with the sexual
revolution occurring at the time, led Catholic seminaries to open their
doors to theologians who openly challenged Church teaching and taught
dissent to candidates for the priesthood. With the Catholic moral guard
almost fully down, homosexual men began entering the priesthood in great
numbers. A fatal error the Church is now reeling from in the current
scandal.
Problem with that logic:
Most of the crimes were committed by priests educated in the seminaries well
before the reforms of Vatican II went into effect.
The Church's problems with sexual offences from priests date back to at least
the 4th century .
--
Natalie Clifford Barney
Membre; L' Academie des Femmes
One of the Lesbian Immortals of the Left Bank
We never die....
"If too little of the love I invoke appears in this book, it is because I have
better spent it elsewhere. Here there remain only fragments."
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| User: "satyr" |
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| Title: Re: Proof of the Boy Scouts Policy [on Homosexuality] |
12 Mar 2006 07:28:06 PM |
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On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:49:26 -0500, "J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com>
wrote:
In the early 1970ís the entire Catholic Sexual Ethic began unraveling as the
sexual revolution unfolded. The cancer of liberalism entered the Church and
Catholics began challenging and openly dissenting with regard to abortion,
contraception, fornication, divorce and homosexuality.
Such liberal interpretations of Vatican II coupled with the sexual
revolution occurring at the time, led Catholic seminaries to open their
doors to theologians who openly challenged Church teaching and taught
dissent to candidates for the priesthood. With the Catholic moral guard
almost fully down, homosexual men began entering the priesthood in great
numbers.
I love it. Now it's liberal atheists' fault that priests are fucking
altar boys. I've got news for you J, pedophilia and other forms of
sex abuse by Catholic Priests goes back a lot further than the Sexual
Revolution of the 1960s and it is not at all limited to the USA.
You are right that the Sexual Revolution did play a role in this
story. It removed fear and shame from the victims and allowed them to
go public to clean up the problem that was being kept as a dirty
little secret by those loony liberals in the RCC.
--
satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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