John-Henry Westens’ editorial on LifeSiteNews.com provides an outstanding reflection and discription of Pope Benedict’s recent Christmas address addressing the issues of human mortality and the need to protect ourselves “against Self-Destruction’ of Sexual Aberration.”.
The Pope Had the Guts to Say We Need to Save Ourselves from Self-Destructive Sexual Lifestyles
Editorial by John-Henry Westen
VATICAN CITY, December 23, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In thousands of news articles and talk shows around the world today from Bulgaria to India, Pope Benedict XVI is being bashed for daring to say we should care as much for mankind as the tropical rainforests; that the harm caused by going against the Creator’s plan for human sexuality is destructive and hurtful. In truth, he is being pilloried for having enough love to tell his brothers and sisters struggling with same-sex attraction, promiscuity, pornography, adultery and more, that their behavior is hurting them and society at large. It is hurting them physically, psychologically, but most importantly – hurting them spiritually.
The homosexual press has the most outrageous headlines on the topic; Pink News in the UK screams: “Pope Benedict learnt nothing from his time in the Hitler Youth” and “Pope Benedict’s latest outburst ‘justifies’ homophobic bullying and attacks”. But the coverage in the mainstream press is hardly less offensive.
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