He is called Holy Father, yet he has never been a father, could never be a father, and SHOULD never be a father. Of course, we're talking about Pope Benedict XVI, today's Douche of The Day (DOTD). In a recent message delivered in his private fiefdom, the Vatican, Pope Benedict delivered a speech to economic and social leaders and called same sex marriage one of several threats to traditional family undermining the future of humanity itself. WTF?! Really? The future of humanity itself?
Although difficult to determined with certainty, most estimates put the percentage of gay people in the Western Hemisphere at anywhere from 2% to 13% of the total population. Furthermore, from what I can ascertain, sociologists believe that the percentage has probably not changed significantly since the dawn of civilization. In other words, there HAS ALWAYS BEEN homosexuality within the human race and THERE ALWAYS WILL BE. OK. So that shoots the shit out of the Pope's assessment that homosexuality will undermine the future of humanity itself i.e. if it's been here from the beginning are we're STILL here, then logic dictates it WILL NOT undermine the future of humanity itself.
But this is also a statement, considering it's source, that defies (or SHOULD) defy logic. The Pope, as I mentioned, is also known as The Holy Father. This, of course, since priests are supposed to be celibate, is an honorary title that suggests he take on the role of a benevolent father to the children of the Roman Catholic Church. Well, every BENEVOLENT father that I have ever encountered was kind, gentle, and accepting of ALL his children, REGARDLESS of their sexual orientation. A GOOD father loves his children unconditionally for what they are rather than for what he wishes that could be. Also, the Pope, as described in the New Testament of the Bible, is THE LIVING EMBODIMENT OF JESUS i.e. he is the direct representative of Christ on earth. And, from my interpretation of what that means, he is supposed to be all about LOVE, all about TOLERANCE, all about ACCEPTANCE, all about FORGIVENESS. The statement that Pope Benedict made concerning same sex marriage is NONE OF THOSE THINGS. Besides, as my good friend Judith pointed out to me in a posting she sent to me concerning the Pope's statement, the Catholic Church claims to be Universal i.e. to include EVERYONE in god's universe. Well, the Pope just trampled all over that tenant!
And, now, we have to discuss the HYPOCRISY of that statement made by that man. Perhaps you've noticed that, in recent years, the Church has been rocked by scandal after scandal involving Roman Catholic priests molesting young boys. Equally as heinous as the abuse itself is the Church's (AND the Pope's!) role in covering up the abuse!! How dare the Church condemn others for their behavior while its own is far more nefarious! Why is it more nefarious, you may ask? Because gay marriage involves consenting adults, child molestation involves taking advantage of those most vulnerable by those they trust the most - their priests! It's no wonder why people are leaving the Church in droves!
IMHO, the Christ doctrine is so simple: LOVE CONQUERS ALL. Therefore, the greatest ideal to live by is to love, and to do so UNCONDITIONALLY. Through THIS type of love we become truly Christ-like. Unfortunately, it has been buried under an avalanche of narrow minded dogma and ritual as is represented by the Church and it's leader, the Pope. So, congratulations to Pope Benedict XVI, today's DOTD!
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