PopeWatch
From SFGate.com:
In his latest blunt assessment of U.S. society, Pope John Paul II on Friday denounced the acceptance of abortion and same-sex unions as "self-centered demands" erroneously depicted as human rights.
The pontiff said that "in the face of such erroneous yet pervasive thinking," visiting U.S. bishops should stress to congregations "their special responsibility for evangelizing culture and promoting Christian values in society and public life."
"Rights are at times reduced to self-centered demands: the growth of prostitution and pornography in the name of adult choice, the acceptance of abortion in the name of women's rights, the approval of same sex unions in the name of homosexual rights," he said.
From Yahoo! News:
Two men exchanged marriage vows on Saturday in France's first gay wedding, hailed by supporters as a victory for human rights but swiftly denounced by the government as illegal.
The couple, one dressed in white and one in black, swapped rings, hugs and kisses at a ceremony in the town hall of Begles in southwestern France which prompted a rally of support by drag queens and a protest by conservatives.
Matt's Chat
As Michael "Slobokan" Barrett asked on his blog, where is the Pope's condemnation of France? Have the cardinals and bishops convinced him that only America is evil? Where is the condemnation of their own homosexual-laden scandal?Mark's Remark's
Pope John Paul is showing more and more the hypocrisy with which his reign has become synonymous with. Maybe he is advocating gay unions, thinking it will decrease the amount of pedophilia in the priesthood, I don't know. It is ridiculous on the one hand to denounce the US for their behavior and say nothing of the French....Could it be because France is an almost totally Catholic country, and the Pope doesn't want to offend any frogs? Could that be?
Of course, who knows? This could be the answer to the French problem as well. If all the men marry each other, then maybe we won't have to worry about obstructionist and terror supporting France in a few years.
