Blogger Amanda Hess of the Washington City Paper suggests a new story for The Washington Post on the gay left waging war on the Catholic Church over the city council's imposition of "gay marriage" rules without a referendum:
A new Web site hopes to use the oldest trick in the book to combat the Catholic Church’s opposition to same-sex marriage: A good, old-fashioned forced outing!
At ChurchOuting.org, you’re invited to scroll through a list of every Achbishop, Bishop, and Reverend in the Archdiocese of Washington, zero in on one you know is gay, and then submit your “detailed account of how you know the priest in question is being hypocritical through his silence.”
The web site's creator is Phil Attey, who just last year was an Obama Pride coordinator in DC. The DC gay magazine Metro Weekly adds that Attey worked for the left-wing gay activists at the Human Rights Campaign for the "bulk" of the 1990s.
Why the website? Orthodox Christianity is like child abuse to homosexuals:
For generations, in Catholic churches across the country, LGBT youth are told they should be ashamed of who they are and that they should lead loveless lives as social and religious abominations. The emotional, psychological and spiritual abuse inflicted on them by Catholic priests and our church hierarchy is in reality as damaging as the physical or sexual child abuse anyone would quickly condemn. Yet to this abuse, few raise their voices and say ’ENOUGH!’"
It’s almost funny that Attey would so inaccurately proclaim that this ancient orthodoxy is a "harmful new direction," as if there had been 2,000 years of liberalism:
It is not the intention of this site to complicate the lives of closeted gay priests, rather to help them make the difficult choice to stand up against the hateful and harmful new direction the Church hierarchy is taking the Holy Mother Church.
The assignment editors at the Post certainly cannot claim that gay activist "outing" campaigns are not controversial or newsworthy -- especially when activists start encouraging anonymous accusers to suggest priests are gay. The site promises: "Rest assured, if you wish to remain anonymous, your privacy will be respected." This takes the war on orthodox Christian churches to a new level, and it ought to be noticed.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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There might be some homo
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 08:09 ET by notonmywatchThere might be some homo priests, but that doesn't mean they have to believe in forcing it on society.
I shall reiterate: in WA state, it is legal for freaks to molest animals. Say they want to "marry" a horse. Should they be denied their "liberty & justice"?
Marriage is marriage. Man and Woman. If the government chooses to change their rulebook, it doesn't change reality. Manhattan Declaration: we must fight back.
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Oh, conservatives never
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 18:48 ET by criticalthinkingOh, conservatives never ever ever say anything racist or homophobic....
Thank the heavenly father for Obama
Meanwhile, idiots like you
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 09:05 ET by bretzysdudeMeanwhile, idiots like you say it more often.
Just when we think they
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 08:15 ET by motherbeltJust when we think they can't go any lower, they exceed our expectations.
You are absolutely right Tim...this does not bode well for the Catholic Church...or any church, for that matter. It should be of great concern to everyone. In Canada, Biblical teachings that condemn homosexual behavior are already considered hate speech if disseminated. How long before the Catholic Church is outlawed because of its beliefs?
It is not the intention of this site to complicate the lives of
closeted gay priests, rather to help them make the difficult choice to
stand up
Oh, right: that's like punching someone in the stomach and saying "I don't want to hurt you, I just want to get your attention....."
The site promises: "Rest assured, if you wish to remain anonymous, your privacy will be respected."
The accused priests, however, have no right to privacy.
... will be respected
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 09:12 ET by KC MulvilleThat's a joke. It's precisely because they lack respect that we're in this episode in the first place. They don't respect the church. They don't respect the votes of every district that refuses to grant gay marriage. Every referendum that condemns gay marriage passes. They have no respect for that.
They want to get their way, and they'll do anything -anything- they can to get their way. That's not respect.
As for the church, people now confuse the bad bishops with the good bishops. Anyone can make accusations against a priest, and the bishops have to investigate the claims to see if they were correct. You have to be fair to the priest. I know examples of employees at schools, rectories, or communities who were angry about being fired, and who responded with untrue accusations, just to be spiteful. That stuff happens all the time.
The good bishops, following due diligence, did the investigations and reacted when they proved true. Most bishops did what they were supposed to do, and what the public expected them to do. But there were plenty of bad bishops, way too many, many of them prominent, who simply swept everything under the table. Those are the ones who the public remembers.
That's a minor detail to the media. Of course, the media (obviously, the Post) will do everything they can to promote this campaign against the church. The church will have only one defense: the day-to-day credibility they build up among their parishioners. That's how it's always been.
I have an idea!
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 08:15 ET by GeneralAlI have an idea! I'm going to start a website for outing closet Communists and Marxist, along with Muslim Jihadists! I'll bet I catch quite members a few members of the Holy Cabinet as well as the party so well represented by the Jackass!
Or how about a website that
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 08:44 ET by SeashellOr how about a website that exposes Obama's view on marriage. No one in the MSM ever talks about that.
And of course our President
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 08:46 ET by motherbeltAnd of course our President has been noticably silent on that subject.
Hate speech starts with the left side of the aisle
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 08:24 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsHey, Phil Attey, guess what, you are a HATER, not to mention a true teabagger. Show some PRIDE and admit it. Hate Pride, that's what we have here.
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Huh? I thought Christianity
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 09:24 ET by TenebrousHuh? I thought Christianity taught that once you are saved that your desires change. When talking to a church in one of his letters, Paul explicitly included former homosexuals. So the evidence is in, there's no need to live on as something impure in God's sight. Homosexuals can be cleaned of their wrong desires just as the murder, the thief, the gossip, the hater, and the lazy.
What this campaign is, is just the good old-fashioned witch hunt. Here's a clue to the homosexual lobby: that strategy doesn't work and it makes everyone dislike you.
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My cousin just sent this link
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 09:24 ET by ohiochilihttp://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=43367109
It's been ok to laugh at Christians for years. How many of us (myself included) chuckled at father guido sarducci and the church lady on snl...people are desensitized to the ridicule of the Church. Makes it much easier for people to overlook this kind of stuff from the bottom feeders of the world. This is nothing but an attempt to make the church look foolish.
I don't care how many gay priests there are...if you are a church leader and you are gay, then you don't belong in ANY church that teaches homosexuality is wrong.
Re Church Lady
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:53 ET by slickwillie2001Yeah, imagine a muslim version of 'Church Lady', maybe 'moslem man'. Comedians in America present themselves as 'daring and edgy', but they are anything but.
Going after a Church is not HATE?
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 09:37 ET by richb313I am not surprised but I am saddened. The Catholic Church, which has been around a lot longer than any other, has been the target of hate groups. Think how Muslims would react if such a thing were done to them. Muslims do not allow gay marriage heck in Muslim countries they do not allow gays. The only reason that the Catholic Church is a target is that they do not fight back. I only compare the Catholic Church to Islam for the purpose of showing that it is not the teachings that are in dispute but only the source of those teachings. In many Muslim countries sodimizing a young boy is not considered sex, which is stupid but actually exists. The real HATE comes from the left as well as the real STUPIDITY.
More viciousness about catholicism
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 11:51 ET by octaviojThese people do not even bother learning catholic doctrine. Being gay per se is not a sin. Acting on gay impulses is. The same way that acting on heterosexual impulses out of the sacrament of marriage. So even if the clergy has some people with gay tendencies, they are celibate. When will they ever learn to study before bashing?
When will they ever learn to study before bashing?
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 12:16 ET by Ole_SargeThey can't, bashing is an emotional impulse. The Leftist Liberials and the like NEVER LEARNED self disclipline.
For most, it is just part of the "S&M" fetishes. Like playing "dress-up" and wearing "make-up" They (male and female) are immature and stunted adults.
I don't care if my parish priest is a "homosexual," does he keep his vows? Then that's enough.
Any sins, are between him and the REAL KING.
Happy Feast of Christ the King everyone!
This Raises Some Obvious Questions
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 12:25 ET by Dim BulbIf Gay activists are willing to go to this extreme for their agenda then why should they be trusted in the military, politics, business, etc.? If they are going to betray the sexual privacy of their fellow homosexuals for not supporting their agenda what fate awaits military, business and political people and their secrets if they refuse to be cowed by that agenda? What gay activists know what secrets about the Democrat party and it's members? You better give in to the extortion or risk having your plans and private lives exposed.
Is this really a road
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:01 ET by Ten7sIs this really a road Obama-crats want to go down? (or is that "down-low"?)
I believe obama is a
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 14:56 ET by George S PattonI believe obama is a closet homosexual.
Straight from the communist-democrat playbook
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 15:24 ET by cocodrieDestruction of the opposition by phony accusations. No need for proof or facts, just accusations.
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The Catholic Church Needs to Enter the 21st Century
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 20:02 ET by DaMamaIt is time for the Catholic Church to abandon it's archaic practice of requiring celibacy for it's priests and nuns. It is not a biblical command. No where in the Bible does it teach that you have to be single to serve God.
The Apostle Paul was single, but Peter was not. Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law. Paul did teach that he preferred that men stay single to serve the Lord, but that was his opinion. He also said it's better for a man to marry rather than burn with lust.
I've been married 30 years to a Protestant minister. We raised 4 kids who are all grown, well adjusted and content, and committed Christians.
Men entering the priesthood and women becoming nuns have been steadily declining for decades. It would be in the best interest of Catholics everywhere to stop this church-imposed lifestyle and allow priests and nuns to marry. They can still serve the Lord will a pure heart.
By the way, I was raised Catholic.
Whatever...all I know is I
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 20:16 ET by bigtimerWhatever...all I know is I liked this Bishop whose decision is in the 21st Century.
A Kennedy no less...Pop-Up-Pelosi and her ilk may or may not want to pay attention.
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"By the way, I was raised Catholic."
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 20:23 ET by moderncommentaries83No offense, but that doesn't make your opinion more valid or influential.
Did you know that there are other denominations, in communion with Rome, that allow married priests? Like Paul, it is our opinion that men remain single in the Roman rite. Please don't pretend that priests go from womb to seminary without any life experience. Some men come to the priesthood after dating and contemplating marriage, other men are widows and late-in-life vocations.
But any way you cut it, no man or woman makes a vow of celibacy not know fully what they are entering into. And they are free to leave any time they wish.
As for the steady declines; you're absolutely right. The numbers in religious orders and seminaries are plummeting...when those seminaries and religious orders express the same attitudes as you. That priests should be married, etc.
Meanwhile, traditional orders and seminaries are flourishing. As our traditional parishes. With the mean age of new seminarians and sisters/brothers steadily becoming younger and younger. People believe in what the Church teaches, when it's honestly presented. And the Church flourishes.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
DaMama, I think you may
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 20:32 ET by celatorDaMama, I think you may have inadvertently posted your message on the wrong website. This is a website dedicated to liberal media bias, which I think you would agree is a serious problem.
However, your suggestions about what rules the Catholic Church should or shouldn't adopt regarding celibacy and married clergy in the Catholic church are interesting. I certainly never heard anyone suggest them before. Not sure why no one else has ever thought about this idea before.
You might try writing a note to Pope Benedict to tell him all about it. He's more or less in charge of the whole shabang, so he's the person to contact. It's probably a new idea for him, as well, where he's sorta all cooped up there in the Vatican. I'm sure the Pope will bring the matter up to the Curia as soon as he reads your note to him.
His address is:
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Vatican City State, 00120
Italy
Might as well send a note to the guy who looks after the Doctrines of the Church. Don't want to catch him unprepared, do we? His address:
Prefect Archbishop
William Joseph Levada
Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine Faith
Piazza del S. Uffizio 11
00193 Rome, VATICAN CITY
I'm sure you'll get a nice response from both of them, especially since you were raised a Catholic. Let us know what they say to you.
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Misunderstanding
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 06:46 ET by TomsPlaceSorry to hear you left the faith of your childghood, but as was stated by others here, your understanding of priestly celibacy is incorrect. Your interpretation of Peter's mother-in-law is also suffering, but that's a subject for another posting, on another board.
Paul's admonition is actually closer to the reason for celibacy than you realize, because he understood how difficult it was for a man or woman to focus on serving the Lord fully while also fully serving His spouse, as Christ fully served His Spouse, the Church. In practical terms, Paul understood, as does the Church today, that in fulfilling his oblogations to both the Lord and a spouse, a man could be torn so that He would serve neither well. Better to marry and serve the Lord THROUGH being a good spouse.
If we are to believe that through our sexuality, as the Church teaches, God gives us a unique opportunity, when used correctly in marriage, to join Him in the creative act that He originated, we must see what an awesome gift our sexuality is. Because, it is only in giving our whole self, unconditionally that we invite Him into our lives.What the celibate has said, in essence is, " I recognize what a great gift uman sexuality is, and in act of the most generosity that I as a creature am capable of, I offer it to you Lord, so that I may serve youand give rise to spiritual children." How cool is that?! God gives a man or woman the grace to recognize His gift and the LOve that is inherent in it (in its unperverted form) and then that grace gives the person the strength to offer it to God in His service.
Obviously, God does not call us all to such a gift, and to those men and women He calls to the religious or priestly life in the Catholic Church, celibacy is no surprise. They give this gift freely to the Lord, understanding it is part of their calling to serve Him alone.
Mybe that's the first time you've heard this theology and I hope it opens your eyes and heart a bit. rather than saying the Church must "get with the times" (she's outlasted EVERY major society and culture throughout 2,000 years) we should be praying for the Holy Spirit to strengthen those who are called to a celibate lifestyle that they be given the strength to combat the temptations of the world and those in it to abandon this wonderful gift.
Pax Christi
Clarification is needed
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 20:18 ET by moderncommentaries83On Catholic teaching, clarification regarding homosexuality is needed.
Being attracted to another of the same sex, a/k/a same sex attraction (SSA), or "being gay" is not in and of itself a sin. The Catechism states:
The Church makes a clear distinction between SSA and homosexual behavior. Just as fornication outside of marriage is a sin, so are homosexual acts. "Being gay" is no more a sin than being straight, so long as you do not act on those behaviors or do not seek genuine, sincere reconciliation if you do.
Therefore, someone with SSA could, theoretically, be a priest provided he lived a chaste life.
Outing gay priests means nothing, provided they live a chaste life, as they are called to do.
This is just the same as when liberals were all abuzz because JK Rowling said her Harry Potter character, Albus Dumbledore, was gay. There's no textual evidence indicating this, but there is plenty of textual evidence supporting the fact Dumbledore lived as all unmarried persons are called to live: chastely.
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You Are How You Act
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 06:31 ET by TomsPlaceGreat commentary and use of the CCC moderncommentaries. Perhaps that is where these activists should look to actually see what the Church teaches. But that would require them to think which is an "inconvenient truth." The problem in modern culture is that too often people identify tjeir actions with who they are, and to declare an action sinful equates, in their mind, to sayingthey are a "bad person." Such an equation is the furthest thing from the truth and certainly from what the Holy Mother Church teahces. Instead, she says that made in God's image we are inherently good, but that because of sin and the fall, we have apreclusion for making bad choices. So, while we may choose to ACT badly, or sinfully, that does not mean we are "bad." In other words, we can separate the person's inherent dignity (good) from his actions. Such a difference may seem too nuanced to be important, but it is critical in understanding that while the action of engaging in homosexual behavior (or heterosexual behavior outside of marriage) is sinful and disordered, that does not mean we are judging that person as an individual (only God can do that) , rather we are judging his ACTIONS, which Christ says we have a responsibility to do in order to SAVE our fellow human being from separating himself from what God intended.
Of course, all this important distinction is lost on individuals and groups that have subscribed to the moral relativism and hedonistic messages that are perpetuated throughout our modern culture.
The solution is to continue to pray for these individuals and speak the Truth. Thanks for being a voice for the such Truth
So what about the muslim
Sun, 11/22/2009 - 23:17 ET by scarebear83So what about the muslim community? There are indeed transgendered and gay folks there... why not out them? Oh, that's right, everything else but Christianity must be tolerated.
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