Vatican, gays, and lulz

[Kuya]

http://www.newsweek.com/id/56555/page/1

It's another story the Vatican could have done without. A high-ranking church official in Rome is caught by a hidden camera making what appear to be advances to another man. The scenes, in which the priest questions the Roman Catholic church's teaching on homosexuality, are then broadcast on Italian television.

That's the position the Vatican, still trying to deal with the long-running fallout from pedophile priests, finds itself in after the official, Monsignor Tommaso Stenico—who has responsibility for matters relating to the clergy—was filmed during an encounter with a youth he was reported to have met on a gay Internet chat room.

The priest invited the young man to his office after work hours and, during the course of their conversation on homosexuality, started complimenting the youth on his appearance. The young man told the priest he was "about to commit something with me that is a sin in the eyes of God." Stenico, 60, replied: "No, I don't consider it a sin." When the youth questioned how the priest could ignore the church's teaching that homosexual acts are sinful, the priest cut short the meeting and showed him the door—but not before placing his hand on the back of his leg and saying, "You're so hot." The priest asked his guest not to talk with anyone on the way out.

Although the pictures and voices were heavily disguised by the program makers, who filmed it as part of an investigation into gay Catholic priests, Vatican officials recognised the office, confronted the priest, and promptly suspended him. Stenico has since denied he is gay and has claimed he was only pretending in order to gather information about people he believes are involved in a Satanic plot to discredit the church by seducing priests into homosexuality. "It was nothing more than an experiment," he said, "a study about the theme, and I have fallen in the trap, but I will explain it to my superiors."

Indeed the Vatican's response to this "abuse of office" has been applauded in some quarters. Father Robert Gahl, a professor at one of Rome's Vatican universities, praised the speed at which the Vatican acted and because it did so "not out of hypocrisy but genuine coherence to her doctrine"—evidence, he said, that the institution is in good shape. He added that the Vatican's decision to allow Stenico to defend himself at a tribunal was "proof of the church's respect for all people, whatever sinfulness or disorders with which they may be tainted."

Ironically, some church officials even believe that it could be good for the church if Stenico's case exposes other gay officials in the Holy See. In 2005, shortly before he became pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger spoke about how much "filth" there was in the church, especially the priesthood. He was referring mainly to sexual abuse of minors, but many on the conservative wing of the church—who consider pedophilia to be closely linked to homosexuality—believe he was referring to practicing gay clergy as well. Herranz said this week a priority of the Holy See was to "cleanse itself from within," while respecting human rights and the rule of law. For Catholics disturbed by this case, it could be the welcome beginning of that cleansing.

I din't quote the entire article, and as for the last part i bolded, i did say in another thread that homosexuality and pedophilia could be related, but i meant in the sense that they are both sexual "preferences", and i emphasize those quotation marks, much like heterosexuality is, however i get the feeling that they, unlike myself, are merely using the comparison to try and link a sense of inmorality between the two. Not surprising if that is their intention.

Hope you guys get as much corrupted lol as i did from this.

[Ryko]

"I only sucked that 10 year old's dick to fit in guys, it was a trick!"

[Maxxthepenguin]

Oh Catholic church, your antics are so funny.

[Intense]

Although the pictures and voices were heavily disguised by the program makers, who filmed it as part of an investigation into gay Catholic priests, Vatican officials recognised the office, confronted the priest, and promptly suspended him. Stenico has since denied he is gay and has claimed he was only pretending in order to gather information about people he believes are involved in a Satanic plot to discredit the church by seducing priests into homosexuality. "It was nothing more than an experiment," he said, "a study about the theme, and I have fallen in the trap, but I will explain it to my superiors."

LOL'd at the underlined.

[Kiro]

Everyone knows the Vatican used to be a secret gay club way back when.

[Maguspk]

lol Secret Satanic Plot?

[Stolin]

all gays worship satan

[Colm]

Oh shit they're onto us.

(That is seriously the worst excuse I've ever heard. "It was nothing more than an experiment." Man, college kids use that excuse.)

[Thevaultdweller]

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/621...ignorapbz5.jpg

[Marsala]

He should juts admit to it. He's just making himself look worse than if he actually came out.

[Saraphym]

can't say that I'm really all that surprised. btw cleansing is such an ugly word to use.

[Kaylia]

Best defense ever.

[Zalius]

He should juts admit to it. He's just making himself look worse than if he actually came out.

dont know much about the church then do you

[Khelek]

He should juts admit to it. He's just making himself look worse than if he actually came out.

dont know much about the church then do you

They're gonna believe him with current excuse. just wait and see.

[Mizango]

Oh Catholic church, your antics are so funny.

Aren't they always. It's funny, in todays world Roman Catholicism is synonymous with touching and fondling little boys peens. Yet they (Vatican and other figure heads of the church) seem to believe that they can shun and denounce anything outside of their own child erotica a terrible sin.

Popes can denounce gay marriage and all of a sudden say God defines it as Man -vs- Woman, but gargling a little boys flaccid penis in your mouth makes you less vile. This is the very hypocrisy that makes the Pope and his lolreligion an absolute joke. I undoubtedly know that someone will come in here defending their religion tooth and nail, that is what zealots do and I'm fine with that. Just remember that the vastly infinite, yet largely womanizing, scat eating Hippopotamus that I worship doesn't ejaculate at the thought of young lads.

This sting surprises me this || much.

[Charla]

Just remember that the vastly infinite, yet largely womanizing, scat eating Hippopotamus that I worship doesn't ejaculate at the thought of young lads.

Or DOES he? *dun dun dunnn!*

[Mizango]

Just remember that the vastly infinite, yet largely womanizing, scat eating Hippopotamus that I worship doesn't ejaculate at the thought of young lads.

Or DOES he? *dun dun dunnn!*

LOL, talk about a cliff hanger. Tune in next week to find out what happens to our hapless, hungry Hippopotamus! Same fat time, same fat channel.

[Ryko]

Just remember that the vastly infinite, yet largely womanizing, scat eating Hippopotamus that I worship doesn't ejaculate at the thought of young lads.

Or DOES he? *dun dun dunnn!*

LOL, talk about a cliff hanger. Tune in next week to find out what happens to our hapless, hungry Hippopotamus! Same fat time, same fat channel.

Shit like this is why miz is my hero.

[Mizango]

Just remember that the vastly infinite, yet largely womanizing, scat eating Hippopotamus that I worship doesn't ejaculate at the thought of young lads.

Or DOES he? *dun dun dunnn!*

LOL, talk about a cliff hanger. Tune in next week to find out what happens to our hapless, hungry Hippopotamus! Same fat time, same fat channel.

Shit like this is why miz is my hero.

LOL

[Alleya]

Obviously, we must consult the Grand Queen Spider.

/gregorian chant