Neanderpundit

All the nimrods who are praying for a new “liberal” pope, feck off.

Here’s the deal: You don’t go the ford dealership, buy a Ford, then complain it’s not a Pontiac. If you want to worship God, and you want to simultaneously be gay, Go to one of the churches that will accept you, there are a lot of them. Want married priests? go somewhere else. Want condom use? be a lutheran.

This is not a cafeteria plan. There are rules. Don’t like them? tough. Go where the rules suit you. I will not hear anything about “well, I love being a catholic but” Sorry. Being a catholic means following the rules of catholicism. I’m not officially a catholic anymore because I’ve remarried outside the church. So I can’t receive communion, etc. Those are the rules. I follow them. I don’t like them, but I caused that by my direct actions, just as the direct actions of many people cause them some trouble with the church. I’m not going to ask the Church to change it’s rules to accomodate my sins, and neither will you.

Update: Francis Poretto expounds, with his usual depth of analysis.

Mr Porretto, these days resembling nobody so much as Job, has lost a loved furry family member.

I remember, distinctly, the death of every pet I’ve ever had, and I understand.

Go offer Francis your condolences. And Bruno, say Hi to Bumble for me.

You know, you never get to meet a human who loves you as unconditionally as a dog. That’s probably a good thing, because the pain of THAT loss would probably be fatal.