Quote Originally Posted by Marigold2 View Post
Why do Catholics allow this? It is not 1547. Catholics get divorced, have children out of wedlock, use birth control and do all vices just as non-Catholics. Do they fear they will not go to heaven after having sinned in other ways? Makes no sense to a thinking person.
If you are going to break one rule why keep this one?
I have seen several gay priests.....
Why all this double standred?
And please I am not trying to badger the church, honest, I just want people to think instead of following rules think for yourself. Don't follow a rule because your mother and grandmother and her grandmother followed it but think for yourself what makes sense and what is best for you.
It goes all the way to Rome & the Vatican. Yes, the laws are ancient. In our parish we had a gay priest ( he was in our parish 14 years & retired with back trouble) & he was very liberal & now he has been replaced with a straight conservative priest. A lot of people have now left the parish. It is like a roller coaster ride & there is a shortage of priests besides. I know what you mean Marigold & don't take any offense.