RicOlie_2 said:
I apologize for being a bit irritable in this thread today, but please understand that I face the same criticisms all over the internet and in person, and all people seem to be able to do is repeat themselves, ignore the point of the analogies I make, impress on me the idea that they know so much better than me and I am just an intolerant, self-righteous, stupid jerk. Maybe there's something in that, but do you really think I am going to ever see your point of view in a different light if the people who support homosexuality are so condescending, insulting, and spiteful in their tone? Even if I am doing the same (which I don't intend to if that is the case), don't you think you should prove to me how much better you are instead of degrading yourselves with the use of insults, condescension, and profanity?
Sorry for the rant and I apologize for my behaviour if I sound like a grump today.
Consider only a contrast that might assist in clarifying the tone derived by others on this subject:
Should you, as a good and loving Catholic, encounter an entity that might suggest you to be neither good, nor loving--based solely on the evidence of your Catholic leanings (teachings which have been with you since your earliest memory)--would you be capable of agreeing with said entity regardless of its kind rationale?
In essence, would not the suggestion that homosexuality might be considered aberrant to an infinite being (punishable by an eternal torment) while at the same time considering said being to be one's own personal protector and comfort create any response other than that of antipathy?
To clarify, were one here to call out a belief that all Catholics necessarily must be ashamed and expect an infinitude of just torment in a future realm--while at the same time seemingly showing little concern for such necessary eventualities--could one such as yourself resist the temptation to clarify your own position on the matter? Would not a silence on your part serve as an affirmation of the statement?
Kindly do not take offense at my interjection as it is my purpose to learn your thoughts and not to belittle them. It is merely my hope that an understanding and a peace might be brokered on this issue that might better reflect the seemingly kind intentions of the majority here on both sides. Rarely have such opposing philosophies been debated so respectfully on an internet forum. I appreciate the effort this takes and hope that it may remain such.