Comments | flash_happy: The only formula you need is God = Love.

flash_happy

The only formula you need is God = Love.

Dec 06, 2004 18:45

Something that's always been very off-putting to me about the Catholic church is the bigoted attitude it displays towards homosexuals. So I was very surprised by an article in the Irish Times today about the disproportionately high number of young, gay Catholic priests.

( The full text of the article, courtesy of ireland.com )

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violentlykarin December 6 2004, 20:27:05 UTC

I have no idea what attracts people to the priesthood. My father is currently in the process of becoming a hospital chaplain, and it completely blows my mind why anyone would want to sit with dying people and tell them that this was god's plan for them. I mean, I'm not exactly sure that he does just that, but it would seem that that's what a religiously-affiliated hospital chaplain would do [if there even ARE non-religious people who do the same thing]. It actually disgusts me a little bit.

I guess that probably, people do it becuase they actually believe in god, and want to serve god in whatever way possible.

us heathens will probably never understand. =p

flash_happy December 6 2004, 20:31:28 UTC

But [as far as I know] your church doesn't teach that your dad's an abomination =P

violentlykarin December 6 2004, 20:40:28 UTC

ah. i didn't realise that you were talking specifically about gay people being drawn to priesthood.

maybe it's just the fact that they are regarded as an abomination, that draws them to it. I mean, if you buy into the fact that you're evil and an abomination, aren't you going to want to do something to fix it? I can't think of a better way to get down with god and show him that you're still a fan. there's probably no better way to be get forgiveness...

paranoidkitten December 6 2004, 22:16:55 UTC

At the risk of sounding incredibly cynical - getting to spend the rest of your life living in very close proximity to other men and not being thought strange for it because, after all, you're a religious figure? And people are *surprised* that some gay men choose that path?

*rereads* No, there's no way I can make that sound less cynical, is there?

lakehmm December 6 2004, 23:46:14 UTC

Because, you know, priests are just such studs.

paranoidkitten December 7 2004, 08:39:17 UTC

Ugly people need love too! :P

lakehmm December 8 2004, 00:11:20 UTC

Priests don't count as people.

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lakehmm December 6 2004, 23:47:37 UTC

Great post. It really needs to be talked about, especially in respects to Ireland, and America as well. Christianity just plain pisses me off.

Ahahaha wow, amazing formula...? I assume you go to a private Catholic school?

daarmey December 7 2004, 21:52:47 UTC

that poster is the funniest thing I've ever seen...and everything I've ever expected from the beautiful (scary) Yellow Submarine!

flash_happy December 7 2004, 22:03:20 UTC

The think is, the atmosphere has not been so religiously fanatic of late.

The change in attitude the school shows to you once your in 5th year is amazing. I mean, there are no words.

If you had told me last year we'd be discussing gay rights and abortion and the most effective methods of contraception in class I would have laughed at you, but now it seems normal.

We let our guard down and the poster caught us unawares =P