tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420911995963030061.post8367661773816889310..comments2023-09-05T09:57:04.656-04:00Comments on Oh My Godot: Out SpotlightWickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11344405310479716625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420911995963030061.post-80088184152648536122014-10-13T23:55:39.588-04:002014-10-13T23:55:39.588-04:00Hope you have been enjoying a nice Canadian Thanks...Hope you have been enjoying a nice Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, Seaweed! Did you have some turkey? :-)<br /><br />Happy celebrations!prairiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669415015184105792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420911995963030061.post-66550303867108064282014-10-13T22:59:57.538-04:002014-10-13T22:59:57.538-04:00I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving Seaweed.I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving Seaweed.destinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394891914359285873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420911995963030061.post-24606047135502623862014-10-13T11:46:19.927-04:002014-10-13T11:46:19.927-04:00Happy Thanksgiving Seaweed and to all our Canadian...Happy Thanksgiving Seaweed and to all our Canadian OMG friends and visitors.Special Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019395487185601033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420911995963030061.post-5421646793150008282014-10-13T09:28:24.215-04:002014-10-13T09:28:24.215-04:00Breaking: This is a stunning change in the way tha...Breaking: This is a stunning change in the way that the Catholic church speaks about gay people. The Synod of Bishops said today that gay people have "gifts and talents to offer the Christian community" and "[W]ithout denying the moral problems connected to homosexual unions it has to be noted that there are cases in which mutual aid to the point of sacrifice constitutes a precious support in the life of the partners."<br /><br />Make no mistake: this represents a revolutionary change in how the church addresses the LGBT community.<br /><br />The Synod's document also turned to several other questions related to families, including birth control, and reminded the church of the "the need to respect the dignity of the person in the moral evaluation of the methods of birth control," that is, the need to respect the personal conscience of the individual. And the Synod recommended the idea of "gradualness" when it came to "cohabitation."<br /><br />The document is the mid-point summary of the bishops' meetings over the last week, and is not a final declaration. (Besides, the Synod has another session next year.) But it is still revolutionary, as were some of the comments of the participants during the press conference today. As with the Second Vatican Council, the participants may have gone into the Synod not expecting much openness or change, but the Holy Spirit is afoot. Vaticannoreply@blogger.com