Not exact matches
In my last essay at First Things, I echoed the words of Pope Benedict writing
about the pastoral
care of the
homosexual person by saying, «only what is true can ultimately be pastoral.»
In general, the cynical leaders of the backlash» as distinguished from the true believers at the grass roots who really do
care about issues like abortion, religion,
homosexual marriage, and the rest» are often moderate cultural modernists themselves, but they are perfectly happy to reap the benefits that accrue to them from red - state Americans losing sight of the material issues that ought to dominate their political imaginations.
Yet the same leaders remain quite unconcerned
about their own ambiguity or vagueness on the moral issue of concrete justice for
homosexual people and their need for sensitive and competent pastoral
care.
Earlier this evening, I said I wasn't going to engage in today's discussion because the
care and feeding of
homosexuals is something I'm adament
about.
There is no reason why you should let these feelings overcome you, or let other opinions of those you
care about, such as family members or friends, negatively influence your life when it comes to finding love, relationships, and
homosexual dating.
He invested in the health
care system, banned junk food in schools, prohibited smoking just
about anywhere (including private cars if children under 15 are in them), removed taxes on bikes, brought in free immunizations, protected boreal forests, instituted wine and liquor bottle deposit returns, changed the definition of marriage to include
homosexual couples.