i was born Catholic, and even if these past few years, i've doubted if i truly believed in the religion my parents has chosen for me,  never have i felt such hatred to it and the people who run it until yesterday, when i read about a certain priest here in Cebu, Philippines who let out a statement in response to the controversial "Rectal Surgery Scandal"  that made me say "F**k the Catholic church!"

I'm sorry, but i'm just mad. and i dont know if, right now i can be eloquent enough to write the words that would reflect what i want people to know. a lot of things are going on inside my head now and it's too painful to sort them out and translate them into a readable essay.

So i visited an lgbt site and got this entry from jj garcia, one of the members of the group, ANGLADLAD, and i couldnt help but copy his words and repost it anywhere i could. he wrote in his entry exactly what i wanted to say. here it is:

They did it again. And I'm angry.

First of all, let's state the obvious: the Catholic Church is ignorant, backwards, arrogant, bigoted, delusional, and false.

The "commission of a homosexual act" is NOT the issue behind the scandal. For this dumb priest to even say that it is, means he's just not paying attention. Senile much?

His assertion that the doctors and nurses who made fun of the operation, captured a video of the operation, and humiliated the patient on the internet, should not be blamed makes clear the bigotry and distorted values of the Catholic Church.

They are quite accepting of people who ridicule the different, tolerant of oppression as long as it is directed toward people with other values, and praising of those who do evil, immoral, and unconscionable acts as long as they wear God's cross.

We must not believe the Church when they preach compassion for the sick for the simple reason that IT IS NOT TRUE. They don't believe that, they may think they believe that but in their hearts they will condemn the next AIDS patient they see, maybe for homosexuality or for having sex at all.

If the Catholic Church believes what it believes and continues to spew their disgusting opinions in our society, then it is a lie when they say they value the dignity of people. What they value are their bigotry, hatred, and this scripture from the medieval period they use to back up their bigotry and hatred with.

We have to be vigilant about these issues. Yes, there should be an uproar. Yes, we should be outraged. Caressing the conservative society's sensitivities is not working anymore. And tolerating their bigotry is in itself immoral. And for those in our community who still have a soft spot for the Church, I don't have any doubt that the Church have done good things in our society but fundamentally their teachings are bigoted and discriminatory. Fundamentally, "gays are going to hell".

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