Sexual Morality from the Sexually Immoral

Booman Tribune
February 10, 2012

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/2/10/164614/215

What I can't get over is that people like Patrick Lee can say that taking the Pill is "gravely morally wrong" and keep a straight face. When 99% of women use contraception at some point in their lives, it appears obvious that only the truly deranged think there is something gravely morally wrong with using birth control. Yes, I know that the Vatican holds that position but the Pope also wears a funny hat. If Catholics don't take him even remotely seriously, then why should I? Why should everyone else?

This is a theological problem for the Church and its followers, but it's only a political problem if the Republicans want to get their asses kicked like they've never been kicked before.

Let me make something clear. The priesthood, Bishops, and Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have got to spend less time lecturing the rest of us about their outdated views on sexual morality, and discover some modern sexual morality:

An attorney says at least 8,000 kids were sexually abused by over 100 priests and other offenders in the Milwaukee Catholic Diocese. Jeffrey Anderson made the assertion yesterday at a court hearing on the first compensation claims filed by abuse victims as part of church's bankruptcy proceedings. Anderson told Judge Susan Kelley that sealed bankruptcy documents outlined the extent of the abuse. He said the offenders include 75 priests who have not been previously named by the archdiocese. Anderson represents over half of the 570 victims who filed for compensation.

Victims' advocate Peter Isley of the Survivors Network questioned how eight-thousand crimes could be committed with no accountability. Isley speculates that some of the offenders belong to religious orders -- and the archdiocese claims it's not responsible for those groups, even though Catholics provide staffing for them. Isley called the matter a "public safety crisis."

Did you see what Cardinal Egan did? Joe Paterno was deservedly vilified and lost his job for the tiniest fraction of what Cardinal Egan did. And Paterno never claimed he was blameless or had the best record of any "bishop" or that there were no victims.

The men in charge of the Catholic Church have presided over the most widespread and rampant sexual child abuse network in the history of the world, and yet we're supposed to show deference and respect for them on matters of sexual morality?

If you're telling me something that makes sense like don't screw around with my neighbor's wife, then fine. Don't use birth control?

Take that to the polls and see how you do.