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	<title>Comments on: A welcome change in tone from the Vatican</title>
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		<title>By: Tim</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/12/02/a-welcome-change-in-tone-from-the-vatican/#comment-9750</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for a thoughtful and positive commentary, Allen.  While I regret the tone of some of the comments posted in response, your own words demonstrate a measure of charity that members of the Catholic hierarchy have often failed to have in dealing with or speaking about God&#039;s LGBTQ children. In this season of Advent and Christmas -- a time when Christians celebrate the fundamental belief that God is actively present in and at work in our world -- I pray that others may join in the hope you express.  Thank you!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for a thoughtful and positive commentary, Allen.  While I regret the tone of some of the comments posted in response, your own words demonstrate a measure of charity that members of the Catholic hierarchy have often failed to have in dealing with or speaking about God&#8217;s LGBTQ children. In this season of Advent and Christmas &#8212; a time when Christians celebrate the fundamental belief that God is actively present in and at work in our world &#8212; I pray that others may join in the hope you express.  Thank you!</p>
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		<title>By: steveMD2</title>
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		<dc:creator>steveMD2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m sorry - this church has been for much of its existance an absolutist organization behind all kinds of horror.

That includes the hatred of the Jews which hitler - a stil not excommunciated catholic leveraged to gain election in 1933

Aa pope who in 2009 UNexcommunicated Bishop williamson, who is a holocaust denier.

A church which demonizes gay people, calling them in effect crazy (intrinsically disordered, and says that trans people will mean the end of human race.

The church which supported the fascist dictator Franco during the 1936-1939 spanish civil war    etc etc etc

They say you can take the catholic out of the church but you cant take the church out of the catholic..  Sir, you need to figure out the solution to this problem  .  BTW one  of my very progessive neighbors, a catholic commented that when RATzigner was named pope she cried, and it wasn&#039;t tears of joy.

Unless you plan on living for another 1000 years, you should stop wasting your hope on the church reforming.  The church is all about faith, and they will never change anythign significant.  Because once the faith is shown to be question the whole rotten thing will collapse.

YOu might take a visit to the local Episcopal church, most of whom accept gay people as equals, and even perform marriage like ceremonies for gay people.

PS I am Jewish, str8, married 43 years, yet I left my liberal reform Jewish church because they have not made equality for gay people their priority.  IMHO if they aren&#039;t part of the solution,they are part of thet problem.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sorry &#8211; this church has been for much of its existance an absolutist organization behind all kinds of horror.</p>
<p>That includes the hatred of the Jews which hitler &#8211; a stil not excommunciated catholic leveraged to gain election in 1933</p>
<p>Aa pope who in 2009 UNexcommunicated Bishop williamson, who is a holocaust denier.</p>
<p>A church which demonizes gay people, calling them in effect crazy (intrinsically disordered, and says that trans people will mean the end of human race.</p>
<p>The church which supported the fascist dictator Franco during the 1936-1939 spanish civil war    etc etc etc</p>
<p>They say you can take the catholic out of the church but you cant take the church out of the catholic..  Sir, you need to figure out the solution to this problem  .  BTW one  of my very progessive neighbors, a catholic commented that when RATzigner was named pope she cried, and it wasn&#8217;t tears of joy.</p>
<p>Unless you plan on living for another 1000 years, you should stop wasting your hope on the church reforming.  The church is all about faith, and they will never change anythign significant.  Because once the faith is shown to be question the whole rotten thing will collapse.</p>
<p>YOu might take a visit to the local Episcopal church, most of whom accept gay people as equals, and even perform marriage like ceremonies for gay people.</p>
<p>PS I am Jewish, str8, married 43 years, yet I left my liberal reform Jewish church because they have not made equality for gay people their priority.  IMHO if they aren&#8217;t part of the solution,they are part of thet problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/12/02/a-welcome-change-in-tone-from-the-vatican/#comment-9510</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are you doing on this site?  Trolling for internet porn?  God&#039;s watching . . .  she&#039;s not happy.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What are you doing on this site?  Trolling for internet porn?  God&#8217;s watching . . .  she&#8217;s not happy.</p>
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		<title>By: Doctor Whom</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/12/02/a-welcome-change-in-tone-from-the-vatican/#comment-9461</link>
		<dc:creator>Doctor Whom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your concept of mortal sin cannot be reconciled with truth, what does that say about your concept of mortal sin?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If your concept of mortal sin cannot be reconciled with truth, what does that say about your concept of mortal sin?</p>
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		<title>By: Doctor Whom</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/12/02/a-welcome-change-in-tone-from-the-vatican/#comment-9460</link>
		<dc:creator>Doctor Whom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least the Catholic Church is conforming to reality faster than it did with regard to Galileo.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At least the Catholic Church is conforming to reality faster than it did with regard to Galileo.</p>
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		<title>By: geohuran</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/12/02/a-welcome-change-in-tone-from-the-vatican/#comment-9444</link>
		<dc:creator>geohuran</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[as usual under the guise of truth, you condone
mortal sin]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>as usual under the guise of truth, you condone<br />
mortal sin</p>
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