New Website 'ChurchOuting.org' Seeks to Intimidate Gay Priests
Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses a serious issue involving gay activists in the District of Columbia:
A new homosexual website, ChurchOuting.org, is intent on publicly disclosing who the gay priests are in the Archdiocese of Washington. The goal of this outing is to intimidate gay priests, as well as heterosexual priests who may be “romantically involved,” into voicing objections to the Catholic Church’s opposition to gay marriage.
This initiative is the work of Phil Attey, self-described as “Liberal-Gay-Ardent Obama Supporter”; he was active in the Obama Pride Metro-DC campaign. According to one news report, “Attey is going to approach priests he thinks are gay, and warn them that they better stop lobbying against gay people, seeing how gay they are…or…else?”
Catholic priests are also being pressured to sign the “Declaration of Religious Support for Marriage Equality,” a statement by Clergy United for Marriage Equality. The statement, while it is not one we support, is respectfully written. Accordingly, we will write to members of the Steering Committee of this group asking them to dissociate themselves from this attempted hijacking of their effort.
The Catholic League is prepared to assist any priest in the Archdiocese of Washington who is the victim of harassment, intimidation or stalking. Whatever resources the priest needs, we will see to it that he is served. If radical gay activists want a showdown with the Catholic League, we will not disappoint them.
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Outing people as homosexuals could be detrimental to their health and well being, so I am against any group or person (whatever their excuse or agenda) outing anyone without their express permission. You're playing with a person's life, and possibly that of their family and friends by outing them. It is up to the individual to decide if and when they should be outed publicly.
That said, priests who are homosexual and unable to control their desires should leave the priesthood, as any priest who is heterosexual yet who is having sex with women should leave as well. It is obviously not the place for a person who wishes to have sexual relationships.
Whatever the Church thinks they're allowed to think. Some responsibility must be put on the man who chooses to go into the priesthood knowing that for thousands of years it has held these views. You can't expect to demand it to change because you don't agree with it.
Steering away from my disdain for religion . And sticking only to the act of outing. I think it is disrespectful of someone's right to privacy. I don't believe it is illegal , nor do I believe it is malicious enough to warrant jail. It simply is extreme in the cutthroat department.
Priests who are homosexual can be compared to politicians who are dishonest. It's that simple, the Church, whether we agree with it or not, does not want homosexuals and though this is completely another issue, if you deceit the church in order to maintain your participation, then it is simple fraud. These priests who are homosexual have bigger fish to fry than whether this Attey guy is going to turn them out or not.
Attey may be a terrible person for threatening to turn out the priests, but the priests don't fare much better in a balance. They are being deceitful and violating rules of the organization they belong in.
The whole thing just sounds medieval to me. It makes no sense that in our year 2010, we are embroiled in a debate with the Catholic Church, it's actually rather amusing.
Priests in the Roman Catholic Church are celibate, i.e., they don't engage in sexual relations - with anyone. If that is the case what does it mean for a priest to be "gay"? Many priests may have a past, but if they have left that behind them, nothing need be said about them. If they haven't, then their sexual conduct, i.e., misconduct, "gay" or "straight", needs to be dealt with, and public disapprobation may be part of that process.
I wish the would make up their minds????? they first fight for rights and the right to "come out"....now they are mad because someone is going to bring them "out" What do they want???? If they are gay and not ashamed of it why do they care...but on the other had the ones that are pediphioles need especially be brought and and abolished because no one wants to think of what the sickos do to the little alter boys!
For what it's worth.
I was born into a Catholic family, delivered in a Catholic church , attended Catholic school staffed by nuns from hell, some relatives were priests and nuns and was an altar boy.
It took a few moths as an altar boy to learn that something was not right about the priests. Fortunately I had no bad experiences but other altar boys did and I heard about it. My world and what I expected of the world at the tender age of 12 years began to crumble.
I had to refer to the dictionary as to what homosexual meant. The whole concept was alien and unbelievable to me. Well I guess I had to find out sometime but I would have preferred knowing at a much later date if at all.
I pulled my tour as an altar boy and a few years later saw the church for what it is. A power mad institution that rules through fear and intimidation of hell fire. All the while taking your money .
I became a born again atheist at 16 years and have never been happier.
I am not surprised priests are upset that their sexual preferences are being exposed. After all one must keep in mind that the church has always been a haven, a hideout for homosexuals , pedophiles and lay abouts. Especially in times past which would often see homos killed. Actually in some parts of the world, Middle East for one this still happens even more frequently than here. These were not necessarily well intentioned people who wanted to do good works. I believe some are, but very few. For the most part they can sanctify their lives with a veneer of respectability while they are fed and watered, sleep in comfy beds and even get paid to tell their flock how to live and how wrong and sinful anal intercourse is.lol
I learned years later from an ex priest who married an ex nun that he estimated 90% of priests are homo and the rest just confused free loaders. Now as an adult I accept the fact god has a sense of homour and homosexuality is a natural thing. There is no cure. It is not wrong. Ask Ted Haggard. It is the result of natures ceaseless experimenting. I have accepted this and am glad I was born straight.
Who is "they," cbooh? '"They" fight for rights.' '"They" come out.' '"They" are mad about being outed.' 'What do "They" want?'
Are you presuming that "They" is all the same person? Are you presuming that "They" all "think alike?" Sounds like a whole lot of generalizing and stereotyping going on here.
i keep forgetting that thinks on the internet must be made specific for people who are apparently "challanged" in understanding..it seems that most anyone who was remarking on a certain subject would understand that when one said "they" that "they" ment the subject of the post as in this case "Catholic Priests"
Since some people have intellects that must have everything spelled out specifically I will start over... First let me say that I am not against Gay people..That is their own business... But gays have gripped for yrs about the right to "Come out" now they "The GAY CATHOLIC PRIESTS" are angry because a web site is bringing them out. So what is the big deal. If they "THE CATHOLIC PRIESTS' are not ashamed of being gay why do they care if the site brings them 'THE CATHOLIC PRIESTS' out. I am so sorry dear next time I will try and remember that you need things explained in a specific manner.