Index: on being a gay Catholic."Reading Benedict for a struggling gay Catholic like me is like reading a completely circular, self-enclosed system that is as beautiful at times as it is maddeningly immune to reasoned query. The dogmatism dog·ma·tism n. Arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief. dogmatism 1. a statement of a point of view as if it were an established fact. 2. is astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. . If your conscience demands that you dissent from some teachings, then it is not really your conscience. It is sin. And if ali this circular dogmatism forces many to leave the church they once thought of as home? So be it." --Andrew Sullivan [Time Online, "The Vicar of Orthodoxy," April 24, 2005.] When asked as a gay Catholic do you have any conflict when confessing your sins: "I'm in a committed, monogamous relationship. I think that's a whole lot better than someone out there like Britney Spears, getting married one night and then divorced the next. But somehow that's less wrong than Bria and I who are together with each other for a year." --Maya Marcel-Keyes, daughter of presidential candidate Alan Keyes  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. [Will O'Bryan and Randy Shulman, "Maya Keyes--Her Father's Daughter," Metro Weekly Metro Weekly is a free weekly magazine-style publication for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. It was first published on May 5, 1994, and the magazine is celebrating its 13th anniversary in 2007. , February 24, 2005.] "I love Christianity. But the Catholic church and Christianity in general I find unsatisfactory because since the third century they've been hijacked by neocons. If you look at Christianity before the third century, you discover a very different thing." --Actor Rupert Everett [Michael Glitz glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. , "Interview with Rupert Everett," The Advocate, November 9, 2004. "As far as I'm concerned, [by ordaining women] we are calling the church to its future, by that I mean we want to create a church that is more inclusive of inclusive of prep. Taking into consideration or account; including. divorced Catholics and gay and lesbian people and that celebrates the body. For centuries the church has had a body negative approach and women's bodies were looked at as an occasion for sin. We know that is not a case-our bodies are to be celebrated as an incarnation of the holy." -Feminist theologian Victoria Rue [Brett Wilbur, "Church Mothers: Local Women Ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. Roman Catholic Priests This is an annotated list of men primarily known for their work as Catholic priests. Catholic priests who are mostly known for their non-priestly work should be placed on other lists. ," Monterey County Weekly, July 28, 2005.] - Compiled by Allie Higgins "I'm really happy I was born Catholic because it's given me years of material.... I want to host a religious show. I'm sure nobody will be wanting the 11 o'clock spot on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
--Comedian Kate Clinton ["Kate Clinton Quotes," www.brainyquote.com.] "I am also very proud to say that my faith has changed. Like many of you perhaps, I was rejected by the faith of our fathers. My faith was such an important part of my childhood, but for so many years I wanted nothing to do with formal religion because there was no place for me in my Catholic Church. But a few years ago I discovered the Ali Saints Parish, an Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills where I'm now an active member ... because they want me just as I am: a spiritual person who happens to be gay." --David Kopay, the first professional footballer to come "out" [David Kopay, "The Way That Is Real Is the Way That Is Right," www.outsports.com, June 9, 2004.] |
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