Ad in El Paso Times: Gays Are Putrid

[William769]

The main newspaper in El Paso, Texas, published a full-page ad Saturday from a right-wing priest who calls gays "immoral,""putrid," and "depraved."

The paid advertisement in the El Paso Times, titled "True Pastoral Care for Homosexuals," is from Friar Michael Rodriguez of El Paso's San Juan Bautista Catholic Church. The virulently antigay and antichoice Rodriguez first writes about showing compassion for gay people before explaining how gays are destructive sinners.

"Engaging in depraved and unnatural sexual acts will lead directly to the ruin of both the homosexual's body and soul," Rodriguez writes. "Our very anatomy cries out against the lie that homosexual acts are 'ok.'"

Rodriguez closes his screed by saying we live in a "godless society" that condones homosexuality.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/29/Ad_in_El_Paso_Times_Gays_Are_Putrid/

[duhneece]

1. Thousands murdered south of EP

With the Drug War killing thousands just south of El Paso, across the bridge is Juarez "murder capital of the world" and this depraved priest is focused on gays? His hatefulness makes me sick.

[joeybee12]

2. Someone needs to b-slap that newspaper for accepting this crap...knr

[William769]

3. And people wonder why we get so bent out of shape

Over a so called joke. The reality is this is our world that we have to deal with, jokes & all.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. I agree.

That is below any kind of standard for a news publication. I can't believe an American newspaper would run such an ad; this is more like Uganda or something.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Apparently, Padre is getting hit hard. The email link on the church's website is giving 404.

Nasty little prick. NOT what Jesus taught us.

[DURHAM D]

6. So the obvious question -

What personal issue/problem is the Friar hiding?

[RetiredTrotskyite]

7. Man I Would Love to Know This Jerk's Past

With him this virulent, wouldn't be surprised if there were more than a few skeletons in his closet.