BearPaws wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:56 am
cooper wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:08 am
Small nitpick, though, BearPaws. I don't think he's unfit based on being gay. Too bad he can't just be openly gay and serve his flock. Oh well. WWJD? Prolly not what most Christians do.
Oh, I don't give two craps about his sexuality, either. That's between him and his deity, and whichever consenting adult interacts with him in that part of his life.
The history of the Catholic Church regarding priests who are pedophiles is abhorrent, as I suspect you will agree. The abuse of authority practiced by clergy of all denominations (sexual abuse of parishioners isn't just a Catholic thing...) goes virtually unpunished, and it's one of the reasons I'm glad I haven't attended a church service since I was ten years old (for decades, the only reason I was ever in a church sanctuary was for other people's weddings or funerals, and it's about the people, not about the church).
You are correct and I am with you as for going to church. I think more like Matthew 6.5-7
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.…"