It's little bits like
"People want a priest because he will show them the love of Christ, and not because he has lived through all ups and downs that they live through." - sorry, but if I'm in need of a bit of moral support, I'd rather hear some comforting words that are grounded in reality.

"I promised to remain unmarried 'for the sake of the kingdom and in lifelong service to God and mankind'." - come on, you've got to admit that sounds holier-than-thou. And makes the assumption that 'mankind' wants him in its 'service' in the first place.

Maybe it's just me. I should add the disclaimer that if I catch Thought for the Day in the morning then buy about halfway through it I want to hit the speaker in the genitalia with a shovel.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:06, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I think my opinion is probably tempered
due to the fact that I have met some lovely priests in my time (as well as some awful ones) so I find it hard to join in with the Catholic Church hate-fest.

Though you're right those bits are cringeworthy, most priests would never say such things
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:14, Reply)

Oh, it's not restricted to the Catholic Church
I really want to give a thorough marrow-rogering to that Iranian cleric who blamed the recent earthquake on immodestly dressed women. (And don't get me started on the Westboro Baptists.)

I've met some perfectly lovely priests as well, and I've also met some utter twats. (Grew up next door to one of the latter, in fact...) There's just something about the way some of them give you *that* look and give you some glib-yet-supposedly-profound-sounding horse-shit like "Well, the Lord moves in mysterious ways..." that makes me turn into a frothing, rabid form of Richard Dawkins...
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:18, Reply)

A marrow-rogering for that Iranian cleric
sounds just about right. What a complete tosser. Did you see the Louis Theroux documentary on the Westboro Baptists?

Yeah some priests are twats definitely, but others are fairly brilliant and mostly alcoholic
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:24, Reply)

Can't say I did. Who comes off as the bigger pillock?

As for the twattish vs lovely priests, unfortunately the majority of my encounters have been on the twattish side. Mainly because I try to go by the maxim that "Religion should be treated like your genitalia: don't wave it about in public and don't shove it down children's throats."
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:26, Reply)

Well
Louis Theroux was so incredibly nonconfrontational that he didn't really get down to the nitty-gritty at all, yet the WBC still came off as cunts.
It's a good maxim to have. I've been lucky enough to meet some of the decent ones.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:33, Reply)

God hates fags
He much prefers spliffs
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:36, Reply)

Theroux
always
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 12:38, Reply)