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trotsky

(49,533 posts)
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:29 AM Mar 2014

Catholic 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/24774924

A Catholic school in Harvard will not march in this year's St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston after learning that a gay military veterans group will be allowed to participate in the parade.

The 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.
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Catholic school won't march in Boston parade after gay group admitted (Original Post) trotsky Mar 2014 OP
whenever I wonder why I left the catholic church rurallib Mar 2014 #1
LGBT veterans who fought for all of our freedoms, are the target of their bigotry. KurtNYC Mar 2014 #2
Nasty. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #3
Good. Iggo Mar 2014 #4
Especially ugly when perpetrated skepticscott Mar 2014 #5
awwwwwhhhhhhhhh.. frylock Mar 2014 #6
But...but...the new Pope is changing all that Goblinmonger Mar 2014 #7
Apparently lots of people skepticscott Mar 2014 #8
More of this please. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #9
And this Irish lass says "Buh bye" to IHM WolverineDG Mar 2014 #10

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
2. LGBT veterans who fought for all of our freedoms, are the target of their bigotry.
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:43 AM
Mar 2014

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)
3. Nasty.
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:13 PM
Mar 2014

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.

 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
5. Especially ugly when perpetrated
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:55 PM
Mar 2014

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.

 

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)
7. But...but...the new Pope is changing all that
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 01:26 PM
Mar 2014

It's a new era. The church is crazy liberal now. All the old bullshit attitudes are changing.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
9. More of this please.
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:25 PM
Mar 2014

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.

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