Comments on: Claims ‘gays want to destroy marriage’

By: Pell's Boyfriend

Pell's Boyfriend — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:30:31 +0000

First the institution of elections was ruined by allowing women to vote. Then we had to find a new word for “public transport” when they started allowing black people to sit anywhere they like. Where will it all end????
Won’t someone think of the children? (as long it isn’t a priest thinking of the children, they tend to get a bit too enthusiastic).

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:38:12 +0000

Boris- Do not worry we are onto you and your many Christian Nut job posts.

By: Mark of sydney

Mark of sydney — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:11:37 +0000

Im all for gay marriage,But how do we prove to the straight world that we are just like them and want equal rights?
Sure we can rally and have all these Never-ending speeches congratulating ourselves But then its quickly back to square One of Society only seeing us leading a Promiscuous Lifestlye fuelled by a list of never-ending one stands & Drug Fuelled Partys/Orgys.
Sure I’ll agree that there is a small Minority of Couples that want to get married and be taken seriously,But the Larger majority of Gay Men love their lifestyle of Hitting the Tubs-Clubs and have no Interest of marriage what so ever,A large majority…
Its a crying shame that the Straight Community only gimpse about the Gay Community is through watching Mardi Gra on T.V or seeing pics in this news paper of grown men with Blow up plastic Dicks under their arms Or Giant ads Promoting safe ways of taking drugs Or how to suck cock whithout gagging at special meetings,seriously are we to be taken as Normal?
Lastly (And yes I am for gay Marriage) how are gay couples supposed to live in as a recognised couple in the Western/Southern Suburbs when the general public secretly hates us? Just look at those 2 young men who were hospitalised for being a gay couple having dinner at the Seven Hills RSL & The police response.
Where are we to go? Live in the City Ghettos of darlinghurst and Pay $450 a week rent,No thanks.
Sorry If I offended anyone,But I think we need to help each other more first,thanks

By: David

David — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 03:52:04 +0000

Heteros are soooo insecure in their own lives and marriages that they have to scapegoat us. They are pathetic. No need to elaborate, my days of trying to reason with them are over. I ignore them now.

By: Peter In Brisbane

Peter In Brisbane — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:32:37 +0000

Two loved members of my family drank themselves to death. Never able to live up the ideals they were indoctrinated with. They were victims of Catholic, popcorn theology and over breeding. The result was poor health and unbearable poverty.

This holy trail of destruction is purposely designed to be a Train wreckage. Starting with Catechism, Divorce, offspring delivered to Orphanages, Mental disease and alcoholism. Yes, the Church operates Schools, Hospitals, Orphanages, retirement villages and Cemetery’s, you name it. It’s their highway to hell, a miserable Merry Go Round starting from Birth to Death. It’s a good business of Real Estate, abuse and misery.

By: bible expert

bible expert — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:37:37 +0000

What a bigotted organisation, bioethics? you are a moronthat shoudl be enslaved and the bible preaches. We can also stone your office if you prefer. Or to be catholic, we would be happy to burn you at the stake Ray Campbell.

Wake up . This isnt 1700 or 1850s anymore. Canada Spain, Portugal Argentina and Mexico all have gay marriage.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR ALL! NOW!

AUSTRALIA IS SECULAR!

By: Brendan of Wollongong NSW

Brendan of Wollongong NSW — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:52:32 +0000

Catholic bioethicist Ray Campbell claims that gay marriage is a discrimination against heterosexuals. Either he has no idea what discrimination actually is, or is being deliberately disingenuous. This is a common tactic of religious lobbyists. They made the same false cry of discrimination recently against NSW ethics classes and the rights of same-sex couples to have children. Campbell now wants to deny marriage to Australian same-sex couples. Hardly an ethical position. But also hardly a surprising response from a biased mouthpiece of the Catholic Church’s impudent heterosupremacism.

People can choose their own beliefs but the Bible, Torah and Koran are not Australian law. These tomes say many things that are incompatible with our diverse accepting Aussie way of life. The biblical slant against gays is disputed even by today’s biblical scholars, while the Bible also claims that shellfish (Leviticus 11:9-12) and shaving (Leviticus 19:27) are abominations but rape, homicide and slavery are sometimes okay. Australians know better, expect better, and deserve better.

By: DavidW

DavidW — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:54:07 +0000

“Really, what significance does the Catholic Church have on society today? nothing at all! ”
– Um, unfortunately they (& other church groups) control or own most of the leading hospitals & medical research centres, they control the leading hospitals where you are born, they control the most of the leading primary schools that you attend, they control most of the leading high schools that our future leaders in the community attend. They control people on the boards of many of the universities, and they control directly or indirectly hospital boards and politicians, … and finally, they control many of the community care services, and control & own many of the leading nursing services, retirement villages and nursing homes. Then when you are dead, your family may drag your body into a church-run funeral & burial.
So…. the point is, they (the Catholic Church, & other Christian Extremist organisations) control much of us & our bodies from birth to grave.
We live in a secular society however… and we need to be moving AWAY from church influence. Their claws & cluthes need to be further removed from all facets of society. The straight media need to stop giving them a voice too. And please- Kristina Keneally really needs to stop quoting “this is what Jesus would do” when legislating in NSW parliament. If I was sitting in that parliament I would feel like I was surrounded by religious crazies. Bring on more Greens MPs!!

By: HerbieTheBeagle

HerbieTheBeagle — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:24:30 +0000

A ridiculous and desperate argument that will be seen as just that. Check out what marriage equality could look like at www.thepotentialweddingalbum.org.

By: kenneth

kenneth — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:46:47 +0000

The only thing the catholic church is worried about it the fact that alot of marrages will be preformed away from the church,
DEAR FATHERS ONES WHO LIVES IN A GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES OR FUND THINGS THAT DONT CONCERN THE CHURCH.IT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND THAT IS IN QUESTION WHICH IS RUN BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE NOT BUY THE CHURCH THE CHURCH WAS A TOOL OF STATE BUT NO MORE. EVERY PERSON SHOULD AND MUST HAVE EQUIL RITES !!!!!
AS YOU SAY GOD CREATED ALL MEN AND MAY I ADD WOMEN EQUIL IN HIS EYES

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:15:53 +0000

I’m amazed that the Catholic Church still believes that it is the arbiter of all things moral. And the last time I checked you had to be a Catholic in order to be married in a Catholic CHurch…and seeing the denial of communion to practising Gays by the Catholic Church, I think that this is all in a way very hypothetical.

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:03:58 +0000

So, going by that principle, gay people having sex would ruin it all for straight people having sex? So, does that mean that once gay people have ruined sex – nobody will have sex any more? They’ll have successfully destroyed sex? Is that how it all works?

Well, l guess that would be one way to slow our population growth. Preventing idiots like this from reproducing would also work.

By: John

John — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:21:32 +0000

The Catholic church should stick to trying to keep married hetero couples together as their divorce rate is thru the roof (not to mention a Sin in the eyes of their god). All this talk about gay marriage ruining marriage is just deck chairs on the Titanic.

By: Owen

Owen — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:07:19 +0000

Really, what significance does the Catholic Church have on society today? nothing at all! And if a person can so proudly say, “Im a devout catholic” I can proudly say, “I suck cock”. I was taught in a catholic school and for what, watching grown men in the playground prancing around in dresses who become violent if you dont go by their way. The idiots our parents entrust us to, oh yes, “because the pope says so!” What drives a man to want to become a christian brother and have a passion to teach boys? hmm the mind boggles (and this goes to Wills very first comment what comes to mind).

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:29:31 +0000

I’m always amazed at the power that some straight people think gay people have over their lives. If two gay people kiss, if they marry, if they live happily, if they get jobs, if they adopt, if they live in your neighbourhood, if they hold hands, if they do anything other than hide in their closet and keep quiet (or better yet pretend to be straight and sham marry someone of the opposite sex) then straight people everywhere will be disgusted, their marriages will be ruined, their families will be corrupted, their God will do unspeakable things to their communities, they won’t be able to do their jobs, their own children will mysteriously suddenly start becoming more gay, people won’t be able to pro-create anymore and the whole human existence will come to a screeching halt. Them’s some powerful people them gays!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:16:35 +0000

Ron

Me kissing you would looke much better.

Oh well, I think we would look better then the Pope Kissing the ground, or George Pell kissing my ring.

Big Dave

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:30:19 +0000

Boris,

Free speech is not an argument to incite violence.

I know many good catholic people. I have always found them to be good and decent people and frustrated with their current leadership as much as we are at times. I have seen the good work many priest and nuns do, even in the old days at Fairfield hospital helping people suffering from AIDS, when the Bishops were telling them not to. But some of the comments from some Bishops, and submissions to government’s enquiries do incite violence. Even my Catholic friends agree some in the Church need to be brought to justice.

Perhaps if some bold and brave people took on the Nazi Bishops, then Hitler would have had his influence reduced.

Being a Bishop does not give legal indemnity for anything and nor should it. If there are laws in QLD that have been broken, then people in QLD should take action. If they do this, they could be saving a life. Saving some innocent gay guy that gets set upon by a group of thugs, inspired by the hate of the comments of this Bishop.

It is worth considering there are around 1600 priest left in Australia, most can get a senior card. There are 300,000 people at Mardi Gras on a bad year. There was a time when jobs advertised to say “No Catholics Need Apply”. Thankfully we have changed this. It is a shame some seek to give good and decent people the same vilification that they once suffered.

By: rob

rob — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:46:51 +0000

a match truly made in hell.

By: rob

rob — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:40:42 +0000

the catholic church and gays should marry each other.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:29:25 +0000

Take a look at the photo. Two men kissing, these are sick people.