tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post3872329007012437484..comments2023-05-01T11:44:04.490-03:00Comments on D for Disorientation: Catholic bastardsPablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296074005654785159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-87650829377776244022007-09-18T17:38:00.000-03:002007-09-18T17:38:00.000-03:00Pablo, what you say applies to me as well. I was a...Pablo, what you say applies to me as well. I was also born and raised Catholic, and so were my parents.<BR/><BR/>But one thing is what you're taught, and there this completely different thing called reality. Living here in Canada, I joined the United Church by pure chance (as I was hired to sing in their choir), but once I found out more about what they stand for and what they believe in, I realized that I was cheering for the wrong team. At least, that was my case.<BR/><BR/>A few weeks ago, we had to register our kids to go to a Catholic school (they're public here in Canada) and -of course- they asked for birth certificates, etc, but also for baptism certificates. My daughter Florencia was baptized in the United Church, so of course I got the mandatory "there's a problem with your daughter, she's not Catholic", to which I replied "there is NO problem with my daughter just because she's not Catholic".<BR/><BR/>It took me a while to explain to this lady that not being Catholic is not 'a problem'. There's people outside your little world that is different than you, learn to live with them.<BR/><BR/>But I digress. The thing is that we have this church that has been linked to some of the most somber moments of our history, and has witnessed -and some times even tacitly approved- some of the most horrific crimes. There are news about a priest who has been accused of molesting children almost weekly (one today, if I'm not wrong).<BR/><BR/>But terminating a pregnancy? Of a handicapped girl who was raped? No, that one IS a crime.<BR/><BR/>Hypocrites.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the length of this comment, Pablo...Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226955076385591763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-54332813190382835352007-09-15T19:22:00.000-03:002007-09-15T19:22:00.000-03:00Pablo –Apart from the despicable actions of religi...Pablo –<BR/><BR/>Apart from the despicable actions of religious zealots, it seems that the doctors and the hospital that refused or delayed treatment of the patient should face disciplinary action, as should the employee that broke patient confidentiality. <BR/><BR/>Considering the large number of terminations performed in Argentina, it seems as if this patient, who needs an urgent medical procedure (which in reality is the crux of the matter), is having her health endangered because she is poor and handicapped. <BR/><BR/> JohnSFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846379168854781828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-27988581411312684612007-09-15T15:28:00.000-03:002007-09-15T15:28:00.000-03:00Of course you know that's why I noted "if the shoe...Of course you know that's why I noted "if the shoe fits...". I was raised a Catholic myself and my parents are Catholic. Many Catholics won't renounce their faith, and as long as they don't harm anybody but themselves, it's OK with me. But these fanatics pay no attention to the law or even to common decency. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to see moderate Catholics stand up to this criminal madness sometime, but I don't see that coming soon.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296074005654785159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8132273.post-17912358101199468312007-09-15T01:42:00.000-03:002007-09-15T01:42:00.000-03:00This is the sort of thing that makes me embarrasse...This is the sort of thing that makes me embarrassed to even mention that I was raised a Catholic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340834139819735298noreply@blogger.com