And blame.I was surprised to discover the very venomous venomous secreting poison; poisonous. tone of Eduardo Galeano's article "The Heresy of Difference." Driven, it seems, by a righteous indignation Righteous indignation is an emotion one feels when one becomes angry over perceived mistreatment, insult, or malice. In some Christian doctrines, righteous indignation is considered the only form of anger which is not sinful. , Galeano engages in precisely the kind of broad stereotyping and personal demonizing he would rightly condemn when leveled at homosexual persons. By virtue of his office, the Pope acts as guardian of a moral and doctrinal tradition amid the changes and challenges of history. It is an inherently conservative function, but not only so. On the question of gay marriage, this Pope may someday prove to have "been on the wrong side of history. That does not, therefore, make him a bigot bigot - A person who is religiously attached to a particular computer, language, operating system, editor, or other tool (see religious issues). Usually found with a specifier; thus, "Cray bigot", "ITS bigot", "APL bigot", "VMS bigot", "Berkeley bigot". , let alone someone of the same mold as those who once fed gay persons to dogs or burned them at the stake. Who, here, is demonizing whom? Douglas Sauer Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas required military intervention to desegregate schools (1957–1958). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 556–557] See : Bigotry |
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