MERRY CHRISTMAS
to FR MURPHY
DESPITE...being tolerant of gays in the Catholic church ..it upsets me when I read that Fr. Murphy believes that homosexuals can be part of the church "as-is" (ie without confession homosexuality as a sin and without repenting of such lifestyles).
"The present-day uniqueness of St. Victor's, said Msgr. Jeremiah Murphy, who is 69 and has been pastor at the church since 2000, is traceable in part to the congregation's sizable contingent of entertainment industry hopefuls and gays.
"Catholic doctrine forbidding gay marriage and Pope Benedict XVI's declaration that men with "deep-seated" homosexual tendencies should not be allowed to enroll in seminaries have fed the widespread perception that the church and gays are adversaries. The perception, Murphy said, is a false one.
"I find the gay community takes religion seriously and are very faithful to religious exercise — saying the rosary, doing meditation, going to church," he said. "That may be the reason they're hurt more when the church is portrayed as against them." http://www.realclearreligion.com/christianscommandedtoloveno.html
