You know, I once had a (second cousin? third cousin?) older relative who was always very kind and polite and friendly at family gatherings. When it seemed that I was getting too close to him, one of my aunts took me aside and explained that he was a serial wife beater and had put multiple women in the hospital (which I later learned was true, to my dismay). After that, you can bet I kept my distance from that guy. And I wonder if maybe the same thing isn't going on with the way my family talks about me.
I guess there are still a lot of religious people who genuinely think gay=pedophile, or something to that effect.
I'm not Catholic, but I was very happy when I heard that Pope Francis urged Catholics to welcome LGBTQ members to the church around this time last year. A lot of people have criticized his remarks as being hollow words with no real substance, but I'm like, "Hang on, I think we need to let the man talk."
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Date: 2024-01-10 06:47 pm (UTC)I guess there are still a lot of religious people who genuinely think gay=pedophile, or something to that effect.
I'm not Catholic, but I was very happy when I heard that Pope Francis urged Catholics to welcome LGBTQ members to the church around this time last year. A lot of people have criticized his remarks as being hollow words with no real substance, but I'm like, "Hang on, I think we need to let the man talk."