Remember the bishop of Springfield Ill who performed an exorcism over marriage equality
well it gets better, or worse. He wants gay people to be punished like children.
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/29/illinois_bishop_gay_people_must_be_disciplined_like_little_children/
“To be opposed to the redefinition of marriage and to be opposed to things that are sinful, that’s actually a very loving thing,” he continued. “Perhaps it’s the permissiveness of our society that people think that if you don’t get what you want that you’re somehow being hateful, if you don’t give them what they want. But sometimes, like any good parent will tell you, that sometimes you have to discipline your child, sometimes you have to say no. And sometimes, you even have to punish.”
But to “punish” gay families is actually quite loving, according to Paprocki. “And when a parent does those things towards their children,” he concluded, “they’re actually being very loving by correcting them and showing them the right way to do things.”
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So what was he doing just before he got appointed to be the bishop of Springfield, Ill. Blaming the devil for the lawsuits against the church over the pedophilia scandal and proposing that the church be immunized against them.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/new-springfield-bishop-th_n_545387.html
Paprocki, 57, said three years ago that the principal force behind the waves of abuse lawsuits was "none other than the devil."
He said the cost of litigation was making it more difficult for the church to perform charitable works. An attorney himself, Paprocki proposed that the courts revive an old policy of shielding nonprofit organizations from lawsuits over negligence and abuse.
"The settlement or award of civil damages is punishing the wrong people, namely the average parishioner or donor whose financial contributions support the church but who have no role in the supervision of clergy," Paprocki said in October 2007 during a special Mass for judges and attorneys.
Paprocki didn't immediately return a call seeking comment Tuesday afternoon. A message seeking comment also was left Tuesday afternoon with the papal nuncio's office in Washington.
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This is the face of the church in central Illinois. Punishment for gays who are living their lives and blame the devil for the child rape scandal. Remind me again why we should be listening to these people about anything.
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