Well gee, color me unsurprised. The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio - now Pope Francis, thinks that gay people still shouldn't be allowed to marry: that it "is an attempt to destroy god's plan". That gay people adopting children is a "form of discrimination against children". And of course: abortion and contraception are on the no-no list.
So much for progression and the ability to help a growing, changing world. It's just baffling! Look! You have this amazing influence and opportunity to CURE and help the growth of compassion and acceptance WORLDWIDE and yet you chose to use it to keep people fighting, separated and lost. Instead of empowering those who don't think it gets better, keep them down, out and persecuted.
When I think of the people in my life, straight, bi, gay, trans and everything in between, I can't help but think how blessed I am to know these folks that care for others, want to make the world a better place, want to care for their families and help others in need. Some gay and unwed parents I know are some of the BEST parents I know. GOOD PEOPLE make good parents. Why would you deny a child the opportunity of a good life, no matter their parents leaning? THAT is cruel and discriminatory, Pope Francis.
I won't even go into the abortion and contraception part of this... I'll just get angry. Women can take the birth control pill, or not. Women can have abortions, or not. Women and men can utilize condoms and other contractive means, or not. There are choices out there - SAFE CHOICES, and no ONE MAN or ONE WOMAN should tell anyone otherwise.
I was really trying not to follow any of this, but it's hard not to with facebook, twitter and news sites. I guess I'm just disappointed that we can't progress as a society. I'm not religious, but I understand the power of religion and it's influence on the world.I just wish that mouthpieces, like the pope, were used to bring us together instead of alienate us.
/rant
~Loud-Mouthed Gal
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