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(8i) Roman Catholic Church, its Pope and homosexuality

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The Roman Catholic Church (RCC), always thinking about sex , and certainly about gay sex as if they need to tell themselves not to engage in something they want and therefore, punishing those who love someone from their own sex. In effect, it is similar with many religious leaders who claim women are evil as those people have to fight against their desire and blame the women when they fail. Remember Pope John Paul II, non-stop he spoke about gay sex, an obsession with disastrous consequences up to today such as LGBT+ free areas in his homeland Poland  where the Pope was admired although the EU does not agree . Although Pope Francis I seemed to be a moderate, saying "who am I to judge" LGBT+ people, in the end his surroundings convinced him that he, the Pope, should tell LGBT+ people that they are sinners, and thus he judges them. Still, in each Church a division is seen between people who live in today's world and conservatives . But, what to expect from a religion whereb...

(12m) Roman Catholic Church and climate change

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Pope Francis I published his much anticipated encyclical about climate change and the state of our planet . I didn't read the document but read some commentary and it seems it is quite a moderate document although it changes the language by acknowledging that actions are really needed, now. Discussion of document This article summarises the document in eight points and I can agree with seven of them while one point ( point 7 ) shows the pope's age. Indeed, we need new energy sources and mainly renewable energy produced at a local level ( point 4 ). This doesn't mean we shouldn't be realistic by accepting there is a transition period with the continued use of other sources such as gas and nuclear energy but with the need to stimulate investments in new energies and much less in the old ones as they are very expensive ( point 1 ) as it seems President Obama's climate deal is trying to do. Still, the burning of coal should be stopped as soon as pos...