I'm posting this at my own risk, but let me say RIGHT NOW..
I do not want to debate about this, I do not want to ARGUE about this, I'm just posting to express my opinion.
http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/05/obama_on_national_prayer_day_n.php
What in the WORLD is wrong with this man? It's a freakin' DAY. A day! A day, that mind you, isn't affiliated with any particular religion. In fact, with how it is described here, it's a long standing tradition. Why couldn't he attend one of the services? Yes, prayer is a private thing, but, for believers, it can be a unifying force! I just. don't. get. it.
I will say I hope I'm not the only person who feels this way, but to be frank, I'm starting to.
This is a free country. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, let me put it to you this way. I have never, I hope, put down someone because of their unbelief, either friends or acquaintances. I'm sure I've said I can't understand why they don't believe, but never said they were 'wrong', or shoved my beliefs down their throat.
Yet, it seems de riger(sp) and par-for-the-course, to ridicule people who DO believe!
I was watching CNN last night, the network that CLAIMS to be as unbiased as Fox News is biased--AND, for the record, do I think Fox News is biased--yes, sometimes, however, they do have Geraldo, and Alan Colmes...
Anyway, CNN was reporting on The Rev Albert Cutie--no, it's not pronounced that way--:) and had a rather respected priest on to comment--Fr. Mitch Pacwa, of EWTN. I think they were EXTREMELY disrespectful to him, interrupting, not letting him answer the questions, when they pressed him on the subject of priests being celibate. And, I'm tired of it. I'm tired of the sniggering, the jokes, the bad attitude towards Catholics. This priest was WRONG in his actions, yes he's a human being, however...to use this, as Fr. Cutie is as a forum to say priests should be allowed to marry is, well, it's disgusting to me.
The priesthood is a sacred vocation. It is devoting your life, in my opinion, entirely to God, the church, and it's people. And there are good priests out there, ones we hardly ever hear of.
As to the molestation scandal? Do I think that all the priests who molested children should be defrocked? ABSOFRIGGINLUTLEY. Do I think any pastor who transferred a pedophile priest to another parish should be strung up by the short hairs, or worse? Do I think Cardinal Law should be burned at the stake? HELL, YES!!!!!!!!!!!
However, making this a blanket condemnation of ALL priests, the church, and the religion is ABSURD.
And I'm tired of having to defend my religion and hear it torn apart by everyone.
http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/05/obama_on_national_prayer_day_n.php
What in the WORLD is wrong with this man? It's a freakin' DAY. A day! A day, that mind you, isn't affiliated with any particular religion. In fact, with how it is described here, it's a long standing tradition. Why couldn't he attend one of the services? Yes, prayer is a private thing, but, for believers, it can be a unifying force! I just. don't. get. it.
I will say I hope I'm not the only person who feels this way, but to be frank, I'm starting to.
This is a free country. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, let me put it to you this way. I have never, I hope, put down someone because of their unbelief, either friends or acquaintances. I'm sure I've said I can't understand why they don't believe, but never said they were 'wrong', or shoved my beliefs down their throat.
Yet, it seems de riger(sp) and par-for-the-course, to ridicule people who DO believe!
I was watching CNN last night, the network that CLAIMS to be as unbiased as Fox News is biased--AND, for the record, do I think Fox News is biased--yes, sometimes, however, they do have Geraldo, and Alan Colmes...
Anyway, CNN was reporting on The Rev Albert Cutie--no, it's not pronounced that way--:) and had a rather respected priest on to comment--Fr. Mitch Pacwa, of EWTN. I think they were EXTREMELY disrespectful to him, interrupting, not letting him answer the questions, when they pressed him on the subject of priests being celibate. And, I'm tired of it. I'm tired of the sniggering, the jokes, the bad attitude towards Catholics. This priest was WRONG in his actions, yes he's a human being, however...to use this, as Fr. Cutie is as a forum to say priests should be allowed to marry is, well, it's disgusting to me.
The priesthood is a sacred vocation. It is devoting your life, in my opinion, entirely to God, the church, and it's people. And there are good priests out there, ones we hardly ever hear of.
As to the molestation scandal? Do I think that all the priests who molested children should be defrocked? ABSOFRIGGINLUTLEY. Do I think any pastor who transferred a pedophile priest to another parish should be strung up by the short hairs, or worse? Do I think Cardinal Law should be burned at the stake? HELL, YES!!!!!!!!!!!
However, making this a blanket condemnation of ALL priests, the church, and the religion is ABSURD.
And I'm tired of having to defend my religion and hear it torn apart by everyone.