Doug,

The Catholic Church does not meddle in my ability or any other non Catholics
to use birth control. I have never heard of them trying to interfere with
non Catholics using any method of contraception. If you are a Catholic, who
wants to use contraceptives you either ignore their rule, or you decide not
to be a Catholic.

I had not heard the Catholic Church had banned gay priests. I thought they
had insisted upon celibate priest, and no one every asked what kind of sex
they were giving up, but I could be wrong. ; ) I had heard they banned
pedophiles, which is a good thing. ; ) What makes you think they ask
priest their sexual preference before they let them into the "club"?

You seem to be grasping at straws. Your problem seems to focus on the fact
that you do not like "clubs" and you do not like the Catholic Church because
it is a big club with lots of rules.



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message news:dTi5e.742

Well, let's see: The church still thinks it can meddle in family planning,
specifically contraception. Since quite a few economic and environmental
problems are the direct result of overpopulation, I'd say that qualifies
as an offense that continues right to this day. Let's see....what else.
Oh..yeah...they won't ordain gay priests*, even though the primary
function of the clergy is to interpret the meaning of life and morality,
and gay people are as likely to have valid, enlightening insights as
anyone else. There's another offense.

* At least not openly. snicker