tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post5363533966958606552..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: The Bishop SpeakethUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-50069652575967160812007-10-26T10:57:00.000-07:002007-10-26T10:57:00.000-07:00He's a vigorous subversive argument as to why reli...He's a vigorous subversive argument as to why religious organizations are to be excluded from the *legal* contracting of the *legal* institution of marriages, licensed, or common-law. A religious organization's only function in modern marriage is to reside over a customary ritual for a parish 'witnessing' of a pair's partnering.<BR/><BR/>The legal part of any religious marriage ceremony comes about from a legal JP status on the part of *someone* involved in the ceremony and license obtained the good old fashioned civil way.<BR/><BR/>Rants like this are just confirmation that when religionists demand to legally differentiate the same sex couples in our society, they're NOT STOPPING THERE. They're looking to condemn anyone and everyone not conforming to their sect's beliefs.<BR/><BR/>As a pragmatic hedonist who has loved irresponsibly outside the bounds of Catholic dictates, I commend the Bishop for making certain his congregation withers by being the dog in the baby Jesus's manger. Long live separation of church and state.Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096047389811381098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-25165379946529561412007-10-25T18:53:00.000-07:002007-10-25T18:53:00.000-07:00What I want to know is how did a never-married, ce...What I want to know is how did a never-married, celibate priest become such an expert on "interpersonal complementarity" and the "communion of life and love at both the physical-biological and the psychological levels". <BR/><BR/>He has zero experience in any kind of relationship, straight or gay. Any ideas he has about how couples relate is at best only theoretical but more likely just ideological with no actual reference to reality.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255451268938009845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-59938299945078952522007-10-25T17:34:00.000-07:002007-10-25T17:34:00.000-07:00Anything not conforming to Nasti Ratzi's definitio...Anything not conforming to Nasti Ratzi's definition of holy marriage is attacked by Fried Henry's "wide stance" condemnation.<BR/><BR/>It has the same credibility as Senator Larry Craig's "I'M NOT GAY" pronouncement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com