Do Unto Others...

Because I enjoy reading his blog, I am giving a plug for Andrew Sullivan's new column in Time magazine. The column is about the new Pope's ban on gay men from entering the priesthood. Not that hyperbole and the church are strangers, but you have to roll your eyes at Pope Benedict's statement that gay priests pose a threat to "priestly life". I suppose I just don't get the subtle differences between a gay celibate priest and a straight celibate priest. Perhaps the gay ones look too fay when reading from the book of Christ.

Yes, it's nice to have gone from a largely beloved Pope to... this.

The column-
The Vatican's New Stereotype:

Why its new rules barring gay priests turn Jesus' teaching on its head

[PS- See also this relevant blog post from last month- OF NO "SOCIAL VALUE"]