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Holy Cow!
My wife and I were watching a program of “The View” this morning – you know… the show that Barbara Walters started on ABC. I’m not a really big fan of this show, but I appreciate the humor sometimes. This morning (I don’t know if it was a rerun or what) they started bashing the Catholic Church – I was shocked! The worst culprit was a woman my wife identified as Joy Behar. She went on and on about how horrible it was that the Church says homosexuals are evil or that they are sinners (Forgive my lack of quotes or accuracy – this is only how I remember it.) She also condemned the Church by saying that it was sinful that the Church would not allow gay men to become priests – she believed this was because the Church equates being a gay man to being a pedophile. Then it seemed like everyone jumped in on a chance to bash the Catholic Church, Ms. Behar in particular – commenting about how people who interpret certain passages in the Bible too literally are evil or dangerous. I was pretty blown away by how outspoken they were about attacking the Catholic Church! Where was the restraint!? Only one of the co-hosts seemed to be level-headed in her comments (the youngest one that sits on the viewers’ right) – but she was pretty much ignored. Some of these women claim to be Christians… where was their Christian charity I wonder? And Ms. Behar, being the worst of the group… her comments seemed extremely ignorant to me. I mean that as in… she didn’t know what she was talking about, but acted as though she did. The Catholic Church has never said nor will it ever say that homosexuals are “evil.” The Church condemns the sin(s) we human beings commit – not to be hurtful, but for our own good and so we know the truth! Because condemning gay or lesbian sex is unpopular right now does not mean that the Church has the ability to change or reconsider her position. True Christian doctrine does not change with the opinion of the mob, or the swaying inclinations of different cultures. I wrote a letter to Ms. Behar (I’ve never written a letter to anyone on TV or anything like that before!) and urged her to exercise a little more consideration before she attacks something she clearly does not understand. I also suggested that she study and pray for understanding for why the Church teaches what she does… if nothing else, I figure she would not be so quick to level ignorant judgments at the Church! Maybe she will find that “the Church” (she says those words with such hate!) that she feels is persecuting people, is the one Church in the whole world that TRULY accepts and welcomes EVERYONE! And, whether she agrees or disagrees… the Church is her home too.
Please pray for this confused and angry woman!
May the Lord be with you!
Jason
Holy Cow!
My wife and I were watching a program of “The View” this morning – you know… the show that Barbara Walters started on ABC. I’m not a really big fan of this show, but I appreciate the humor sometimes. This morning (I don’t know if it was a rerun or what) they started bashing the Catholic Church – I was shocked! The worst culprit was a woman my wife identified as Joy Behar. She went on and on about how horrible it was that the Church says homosexuals are evil or that they are sinners (Forgive my lack of quotes or accuracy – this is only how I remember it.) She also condemned the Church by saying that it was sinful that the Church would not allow gay men to become priests – she believed this was because the Church equates being a gay man to being a pedophile. Then it seemed like everyone jumped in on a chance to bash the Catholic Church, Ms. Behar in particular – commenting about how people who interpret certain passages in the Bible too literally are evil or dangerous. I was pretty blown away by how outspoken they were about attacking the Catholic Church! Where was the restraint!? Only one of the co-hosts seemed to be level-headed in her comments (the youngest one that sits on the viewers’ right) – but she was pretty much ignored. Some of these women claim to be Christians… where was their Christian charity I wonder? And Ms. Behar, being the worst of the group… her comments seemed extremely ignorant to me. I mean that as in… she didn’t know what she was talking about, but acted as though she did. The Catholic Church has never said nor will it ever say that homosexuals are “evil.” The Church condemns the sin(s) we human beings commit – not to be hurtful, but for our own good and so we know the truth! Because condemning gay or lesbian sex is unpopular right now does not mean that the Church has the ability to change or reconsider her position. True Christian doctrine does not change with the opinion of the mob, or the swaying inclinations of different cultures. I wrote a letter to Ms. Behar (I’ve never written a letter to anyone on TV or anything like that before!) and urged her to exercise a little more consideration before she attacks something she clearly does not understand. I also suggested that she study and pray for understanding for why the Church teaches what she does… if nothing else, I figure she would not be so quick to level ignorant judgments at the Church! Maybe she will find that “the Church” (she says those words with such hate!) that she feels is persecuting people, is the one Church in the whole world that TRULY accepts and welcomes EVERYONE! And, whether she agrees or disagrees… the Church is her home too.Please pray for this confused and angry woman!
May the Lord be with you!
Jason
