gays: are they the end of civilization?

it was a big day for gays in the news...some of it good, some of it bad. makes me wonder who is right here...are they really the end of civilization as we know it?

the catholic church is on the move to rid american seminaries of anyone who has engaged in homosexual activity or has strong homosexual inclinations. not sure what qualifies as "homosexual activity" or "strong homosexual inclinations," but my feeling is that a hell of a lot of good folks need not apply for the priesthood in this country anymore.

this is in response to the sex abuse that apparently was running rampant through the priesthood in this country over the last few decades. they are trying to "better screen" folks seeking admission and ensure they are ready for a life of celebacy and chastity and all that jazz. i guess if you have ever been with someone with the same plumbing as you it means you can't possibly never do it again (not that anyone could...or should for that matter). apparently the catholic church is convinced that if you are gay, you're gonna be tempted to touch alter boys (although you could probably touch alter girls too, if the church would allow women to play any role at all...but we wouldnt want to break with 1000s of years of sexist tradition). i've had limited experience with sexual assault/abuse on children...and it's pretty much been heterosexual (if you can call it that). and the vast majority of child sex abuse is...so, shouldn't they be screening for straight folks?

on that note...shouldn't they reconsider the whole celibacy thing? humans are sexual creatures...pardon my french, but they need to fuck. without it, they go crazy and do really, really wierd shit. just a thought for the new pope to consider.

on the other hand, the massachusetts legislature bonged an amendment to their state constitution that would ban gay marriage and create civil unions that came up after the mass. supreme court said they had to let the gays declare their love before god and all mankind. even a bunch that voted for it originally changed their minds. as one legislator put it "gay marriage has begun and life has not changed for the citizens of the commonwealth, with the exception of those who can now marry who could not before." that is a bit of an understatement, but it gets the point across. the gays got hitched...thousands of them...and the mighty hand of god did not smite massachusetts...so maybe he doesn't really give a shit if your partner also is an adam or also is an eve, or even is an adam but lives as an eve or vice versa. somehow i think god has bigger shit on his plate than to worry about that stuff.

perhaps god will prove me wrong in the future, but for right now i think massachusetts got it right and the pope and his flunkies are way off...the gays are the end of all that is right and good...they may even be the start.