Catholic Church suck at damage control.

[Animavore]

The successful same-sex marriage referendum campaign in Ireland used language which was traditionally that of the church, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has told the Synod of Bishops in Rome.

“The referendum was debated within a social culture where people struggle to understand abstract moral principles. What they do understand is the predicament of individuals whom they wish to see happy and included.

“It is a very individualistic culture, but not necessarily an uncaring one. Indeed those in favour of same-sex marriage based their campaign on what was traditionally our language: equality, compassion, respect and tolerance,” he said.

[...]

He continued: “Our young make their decisions on marriage and the family within the context of a flawed and antagonistic social culture. It is, however, not enough to condemn that culture.”

Continued in all its jaw-dropping arrogance here: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-a ... -1.2388824

So full of irony, hypocrisy and general offence. Is this really what they believe will bring young Irish people back into the fold?

[klr]

The irony is delicious, and on several levels.

Partly because "equality, compassion, respect and tolerance" were sorely lacking in the Church, and that's one of the reasons it got into such trouble in the first place.

[mistermack]

“The referendum was debated within a social culture where people struggle to understand abstract moral principles.

Who the fuck does he think he is?
He seems to regard the Irish literally as his "flock". A bunch of unthinking sheep, too stupid to follow the superior thinking of "Mother Church".

Someone should tell him that HE'S the thick cunt, not the Irish public.

[Forty Two]

Don't the Irish revere the One True God, and his Only Besotted Son?

[Svartalf]

many still do, many are back froim this bad trip

[Animavore]

Don't the Irish revere the One True God, and his Only Besotted Son?

Not really. No. Young people generally don't care about that stuff. Sure they have to import priests from Africa and the Philippines because the old priests are dying out and there's no one to replace them.

Ireland's pretty progressive. I mean we're talking about the first country in the World to allow gay marriage through a Democratic vote.

[DaveDodo007]

Aren't gay men misogynist because they don't want to fuck women and they are also men so they are garbage?

http://imgur.com/hi2mX5s

It was on Facebook so it must be true, love the rainbow colours though.

[Forty Two]

Aren't gay men misogynist because they don't want to fuck women and they are also men so they are garbage?

http://imgur.com/hi2mX5s

It was on Facebook so it must be true, love the rainbow colours though.

Any limited sexuality, whether hetero, homo or bi, is cultural, and since we live in a Patriarchal culture, all such sexualities are features of the Patriarchy. Until people generally get hard or wet, as the case may be, over an sex, race, or body type, equality and sexual equity cannot exist.