Fr. Geoff Gets The True Christian Message

Given my past membership in the Roman Catholic Church and my frequent commentary on the moral bankruptcy and false piety of the Church hierarchy from the Pope on down, I have found Fr. Geoff Farrow's blog most interesting. For new readers, Fr. Geoff came out and gave a sermon urging his congregation to vote against Proposition 8. For this he has been removed from his post and may likely be thrown out of the priesthood. The sad fact is that the Church's position on gays is toxic and causes untold misery to LGBT Catholics in my view so that prissy old queens who transfer their own self-loathing to others can feel better about themselves. It's yet another case where instead of being a force for good, religion is in fact a poisonous evil. Instead of removing the Fr. Geoffs from the Church, Benedict XVI and those like him who preach hate against others should be removed from the hierarchy and priesthood. Here are some highlights from Fr. Geoff's recent comments on his blog:

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I don't particularly feel like a hero, especially after I read the various comments which have been forwarded to me from literally, six continents.

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I believe the real heroes are the millions of brave men and women who's lives have been trampled upon, who have suffered emotional, psychological, spiritual, and physical abuse. Having had the privilege of listening to countless people over the years, I have always been amazed at the capacity that the human heart has to endure suffering. Not merely for a day, a week, a month or a year, but, for decades and in some cases for an entire lifetime. I have had the sad duty of officiating at funeral services for many who found the suffering to be--too much. I have sat with grieving parents, brothers and sisters, children of those who have lost someone they loved. These are the real heroes, the men and women and adolescents who against staggering odds wake up and face each day. Who try to carve out a little niche of love in a sometimes harsh world. Who form communities of acceptance and love in the face of ignorance and hate.

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And the Antichrist? He's the one that convinces people to hate in the name of God.

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The last two sentences say it all. Most of those Christianists and pompous Church officials and clergy who daily condemn gays and claim to honor God in reality do not. They instead honor their own egos and pathologies. God made LGBT individuals in his own image and for HIS purposes. Shame on those who claim to know more than God.