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Related: About this forumCatholic school won't march in Boston parade after gay group admitted
http://www.wcvb.com/news/catholic-school-wont-march-in-boston-parade-after-gay-group-admitted/24774924The Immaculate Heart of Mary School's band and students have marched in the annual South Boston parade for nearly 25 years alongside a float depicting the culture and faith of Irish people around the central figure of Saint Patrick.
"The familiar scene of Saint Patrick joyfully giving his blessing to the crowds has, sad to say, come to an end. In the footsteps of Saint Patrick, IHM does not condone and will not appear to condone the homosexual lifestyle," Principal Thomas Dalton said.
Bigotry is so ugly.
rurallib
(62,426 posts)they always send out a reminder.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)Love the quote from Dalton there -- "sad to say"
Does he really believe that HE is approving "the lifestyle" of every other person in that parade? Or is this just grandstanding martyrdom which is really about him and the band becoming the victim of HIS bigotry and fear?
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Ignorance, superstition and hate. Francis could speak against this, 'who am I to judge' folks claim he's super doper accepting when he's not calling us demonically influenced agents of Satan.
Bigots stay the fuck home.
skepticscott
(13,029 posts)by people who claim to be filled with the love of "god". Why any decent human being would worship such a hateful creature or support anyone who did is incomprehensible.
frylock
(34,825 posts)the poor dears.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)It's a new era. The church is crazy liberal now. All the old bullshit attitudes are changing.
skepticscott
(13,029 posts)aren't getting Frank's memos.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Keep it up. This is why 1:3 millennials identifies as non-religious.
LITERALLY this is the primary driving topic.
Be bigots. Be loud and proud. Make sure you tell everyone you're a catholic church too. As loud as you can.
tia
Edit:
"We must stand firm with the Church which states in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, promulgated by Pope John Paul II, that homosexual acts are acts of grave depravity and are intrinsically disordered
Under no circumstances can they be approved'."
Yeah baby, sing it from the rooftops. Be proud of your bigotry in the sunlight for all to see.