Celibacy doesn't attract oddballs you ignorant buffoon. Something as virtuous as that is laudable. 98% of the priesthood, even at the height of the scandals, was celibate and living out their holy order with beauty. Oddball? Read up on the history of the Church and you'll see the beautiful life of these celibate men. Idiot!

God Bless Gabriela. Thanks for standing up for Holy Mother Church. Idiots like Stephen are ignorant and want to chose their own measure of judgment and so they try to defile the Church. You can't be your own God Stephen and you can't make up your own rules. It's going to catch up to you brother. Notre Dame Ora Pro Nobis

"Let us hope this works out better for the Marine Corps than it did for the Catholic Church." The heck are you talking about? As a Roman Catholic I'm fully aware of what Bishop Sheen nicely said, "There are not more than 100 people in the world who truly hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they perceive to be the Catholic Church." This is just another example of that. The Catholic Church NEVER said PRACTICING homosexuality is okay. Quite the opposite. The Church is the only institution in the world with the authority to speak truthfully about this subject and it has done so for close to two centuries. We all have weaknesses and this includes the priesthood. We all have to deny temptations whether it's the...

Geez I wish that was a delete button.

Actually...it's the acceptance of Obama that has lead to the loss of American Exceptionalism & Assimilation.

No, no, no. We don't target Muslims christian. If you think this crap is rational then you come across as seditious too. How tone deaf is this guy? You forget who went after who. What a pathetic perspective you have. If you say you are a christian then you are showing compassion to cruelty and cruelty to compassion. A common theme among those of your commenting ilk and among those who forget that cowardice is a sin too. UGH!

Here, here Shawn. It's a simple tactic really. They divert attention 'cause they have no substance. Just like our president. His poll numbers plummet and the latest racism charges somehow pop up. Just absolutely intellectual wimps.

@dreadnaught

Just to add a couple things to my last post. I have read and heard countless stories of how many immigrants in the late 1800's and early 1900's came to this country and wanted to be Americans. They changed their name, worked their butt off, ASSIMILATED.

I generally don't see that from too many Hispanics. The majority? Of course not. I won't say that much. Most are good people who work hard but not strong Americans. It's too many. And to simply dismiss that is wrong.

I'm not going to redefine what it means to be American for each new immigration wave into our country. It's a serious issue as Hispanics are an enormous segment of our population (I am Hispanic). I don't think lukewarm feelings about our...

Sorry. In my previous post I quoted Phillip Jenkins. He is a professor from Penn State and a non-Catholic.

I've often wondered how in the world so many Hispanics are Democrats. Let's start with the most essential thing in one's life: faith.

Hispanics are traditionally Catholic/Christian. They love God and family and have shown themselves to be fighters in America's wars and elsewhere in history. Also, many know of the horrendous abuses and anti-clericalism against the Church in places like Mexico and Spain. Now while I won't say Democrats are at that level yet, I will say they are a party that suppresses religion, doesn't defend the unborn, and strikes out at the dignity of a man to be a man and provide for his family and himself.

And alas that's it. Social welfare. Plain and simple. It's not any principled choice in many...