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9/20/2013 8:06:09 AM
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Pope calls for end of social persecutions by the Church
[quote]Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must shake off an obsession with teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality and become more merciful or risk the collapse of its entire moral edifice "like a house of cards".
In a dramatically blunt interview with an Italian Jesuit journal, Francis said the Church had "locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules" and should not be so prone to condemn.
In a remarkable change from his predecessor Benedict, who said homosexuality was an intrinsic disorder, Francis said that when homosexuals told him they were always condemned by the Church and felt "socially wounded", he told them "the Church does not want to do this".
He re-stated his comments first made on a plane returning from a visit to Brazil in July that he was not in a position to judge homosexuals who are of good will and in search of God. In the interview released on Thursday, he added: "Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free. It is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person."
The Church, he said, should see itself as "a field hospital after a battle" and try to heal the larger wounds of society and not be "obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently."
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I whole-heartedly agree with the Pope and think he is what the world needs right now.
Your thoughts?
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4 RepliesSo far this is what teh puma has gotten from the current pope: - Calls people to personally tell them that they need to chillax. - Says that the catholic church needs to focus more so on the poor/needy. - Says that the catholic church needs to stop worrying about abortion, contraception, and homosexuality. Whilst agreeing that these things need to be done, there seems to be more of a prevalence of talking, rather than doing. Maybe it is just the way news has been spreading, but there certainly seems to be almost nothing but reports on what the dude is saying, rather than what he is actually doing. It can make you anxious to see what they'll actually do, but if the reports keep being focused on the words rather than the actions, teh puma may never get to see anything that holds a larger significance. Talking about what needs to be done is all fine 'n dandy, but actually following through is obviously much better. Regardless, hopefully they'll actually be able to paint a better picture of themselves. Currently it is still hard to look at the words "catholic" and "priest", and not have the thought of them being rather... touchy feely with their younger "followers".
