If you don't like how the Catholic Church operates, fine. Don't be Catholic.
.I have several catholic friends who dislike some of the aspects of the catholic church. they identify themselves as catholics and wouldn't change the way they worship for anything. i told them about this story and they were shocked.
If you don't want to/can't follow the rules of your chosen religion, then leave or expect to be expelled. The same goes for religious schools and work programs.
expulsion from a religion? that is totally ridiculous. you could be asked to leave an individual church, coven, synagogue ect if you being there outrages people. noone has the right to say "nope, you can't be a catholic any more because you are gay. go piss off and be a protestant or something".
yes you have the right to choose a religion, or to not choose one at all. it shouldn't matter if you are gay, straight, bi, disabled, black, white ect. its Your Choice
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Gay Marriage and Religious Institutions
04/09/2010 11:36:14 PM
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Religion 100% aside, it's"okay" because she breached her contract
05/09/2010 12:18:36 AM
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Well, my tripes with it are a little in line with that
05/09/2010 01:26:56 AM
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Re: Well, my tripes with it are a little in line with that
05/09/2010 01:41:34 AM
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goodness knows that the military sign their rights away ALL THE TIME
05/09/2010 02:44:58 AM
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There is a difference in the degree of the transgressions and the public nature of them as well.
05/09/2010 02:30:06 AM
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agreed. There may be some hypocrisy in the church employment practices...
05/09/2010 02:49:44 AM
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Re: There is a difference in the degree of the transgressions and the public nature of them as well.
09/09/2010 06:43:23 AM
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She chose to work for a Catholic institution.
05/09/2010 05:54:23 PM
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what a stupid thing to say
05/09/2010 07:38:16 PM
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Um... no? One can be excommunicated for any number of things. *NM*
05/09/2010 08:22:29 PM
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yeah back in the time when there was no electricity *NM*
05/09/2010 08:25:17 PM
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...um, no. I'm not sure where you're getting that from, but it's completely wrong.
06/09/2010 01:06:49 AM
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You can't be excommunicated for being gay
06/09/2010 02:51:21 AM
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This is a classic example of me inadvertently coming to complete agreement with the Vatican.
07/09/2010 12:05:52 PM
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Wow! What an underwhelming argument.
06/09/2010 04:24:32 AM
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Remember that NC Baptist church kicking out non-Bush supporters in '04?
07/09/2010 11:46:18 AM
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Actually, the Pope has the right to say "sorry, you're not a Catholic anymore".
05/09/2010 08:43:34 PM
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See above post
06/09/2010 02:52:25 AM
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What?
06/09/2010 02:56:59 AM
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Nope
06/09/2010 03:03:48 AM
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Inaction, like, for example, not saving lives where you could have is also grounds for expulsion.
06/09/2010 06:35:31 PM
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Hmm, but I think that's a different type of inaction than the kind he's discussing
06/09/2010 08:02:50 PM
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I never infered that that was the case.
06/09/2010 08:24:30 PM
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mmm, but your example isn't inaction ALONE
06/09/2010 08:46:56 PM
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Hmm interesting question.
06/09/2010 10:35:19 PM
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is excommunication about "use" though?
06/09/2010 10:36:55 PM
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Well thank god you aren't the pope
07/09/2010 03:29:00 AM
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Dismas is a Saint?
07/09/2010 12:08:45 PM
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You are purposefully trying to split hairs
07/09/2010 03:15:08 AM
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does excommunication mean you are no longer Catholic?
06/09/2010 08:52:58 PM
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i'm pretty sure we have this conversation on a weekly basis. *NM*
06/09/2010 09:05:33 PM
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Yeah.
06/09/2010 10:34:10 PM
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is being Catholic a belief system or a club?
06/09/2010 11:03:00 PM
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It's both.
07/09/2010 05:54:13 AM
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I'm unsure about that. It doesn't invalidate baptism.
07/09/2010 08:23:33 AM
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I thought conformation is what made you a member of the church *NM*
07/09/2010 06:42:36 PM
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You're correct.
08/09/2010 02:33:45 AM
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Either way, it's a sacramental character, and so my point stands. You can't erase the seal of either *NM*
08/09/2010 04:18:12 AM
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My god people that cheat or divorce shouldn't be Catholic
06/09/2010 02:26:23 AM
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