Catholic Church said it is considering embracing homosexual believers

[Joe_in_RP]

I don't know if it's been talked about here, or if this is even the right place to post this.

Russia today, is reporting that in a series of meetings at the Vatican, 200 bishops discussed the possibility of embracing homosexual believers. The pope made some strong statements, showing he endorsed the idea.  There will be another meeting in 2015 when the finalized papal statement will be prepared.

 

"Without 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,"

 

By this point in 2016, perhaps the majority of so-called Christian churches will embrace homosexual unions.

 

 

article:http://rt.com/news/195572-pope-catholic-synod-gays/

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

it might be useful to read the entire original report:  http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2014/10/13/full-text-of-the-family-synods-mid-term-report/

[Joe_in_RP]

Language as the “Ultimate Weapon” in Nineteen Eighty-Four

   George Orwell, like many other literary scholars, is interested in the modern use of the English language and, in particular, the abuse and misuse of English. He realises that language has the power in politics to mask the truth and mislead the public, and he wishes to increase public awareness of this power. He accomplishes this by placing a great focus on Newspeak and the media in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Demonstrating the repeated abuse of language by the government and by the media in his novel, Orwell shows how language can be used politically to deceive and manipulate people, leading to a society in which the people unquestioningly obey their government and mindlessly accept all propaganda as reality. Language becomes a mind-control tool, with the ultimate goal being the destruction of will and imagination. As John Wain says in his essay, “[Orwell’s] vision of 1984 does not include extinction weapons . . . He is not interested in extinction weapons because, fundamentally, they do not frighten him as much as spiritual ones” (343).

Jem Berkes May 2000

 

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No one abuses and misuses the English language more that the Vatican. "language has the power in politics to mask the truth and mislead the public,"