Canadian Catholic School Bans Rainbows at Anti-Homophobia Event

Thudula, you are mixing up gays with child molesters. That was the defense the Church used when the accusations first arose to deflect their sheltering of pedophile priests. Not all gays are child molesters and not all child molesters are gay. I hope you are getting some counselling for what you went through over the years but not getting it from a Catholic priest.

Speaking as a member of the Church (not the Catholic Church, mind you, but I am a Christian), telling gays that the Bible says homosexuality is a sin is NOT hatred. Since when did disagreement = hatred? I have a gay sister, and I love her enough to tell her that the way she is living doesn't comply with biblical teaching. People just need to keep in mind that the way you tell people the truth is extremely important... it's critical to come about it out of love.

And even though the rainbow is a biblical symbol of God's promise that He would never flood the earth again, it's pretty common knowledge that gay activists have turned it into a symbol of gay pride. Don't play stupid... this school did the right thing by keeping that activism out of its business.

Your homophobia is showing ... I strongly suggest that you go back and do some research. I believe that you will discover that a majority of child molestations were done by heterosexual males and mostly on females. I do not discount reports of molestations on males but believe that a majority of the males who blame gays for child molestation are insecure in their own sexuality. TRUE it is against what the Bible teaches and what a majority of society is against ... but even in the Gay Community ... many gay people are just as disgusted by people who molest children as straight people.

Thud (assuming you are male) - what a crock of crap. Most gay men wouldn't chase someone over the age of 40, unless they are Adonis-like! Sounds like you WISH you were chased by gays all of your life!

I totally agree.

Thudula - you have psychiatric issues that need to be addressed by a mental health professional if you really believe that you're so beautiful, so stunningly gorgeous, so special, that gays have been stalking you all your life. They have medication for the kinds of delusions you seem to be having. You better get some.

My best friend and her sister are happy, well-adjusted women, married to the loves of their lives (their husbands) raising beautiful, intelligent, well-adjusted children. My friend and her sister's father is a gay man. Having a gay parent didn't mess them up, scar them, or confuse them. They were never molested. Sick people like you are the problem. You are delusional and your words and beliefs sicken me.

I'm proud to be Catholic, but this is ridiculous! I learned that God loves us all but that certainly isn't what the Church is implying. Kind of reminiscent of Pastor Jones of Florida who calls himself a man of God yet is preaching hatred. .

The wierd thing here is that it was an ANTI-homophobic event. So doesn't that mean they were supporting gays and lesbians? Why, then, would rainbows be banned. On a personal level, I refuse to give up my love of rainbows, but it has nothing to do with gay pride. First they commandeered the perfectly fine word "gay", and now they're grabbing rainbows. Nope, I'm not gay, but I'm not surrendering rainbows!

Gays are NOT pedophiles!!! Believe me I would trust my kids with one of my gay friends before I would let them alone with a priest. Gays are looking for relationships, pedophiles are predatores who look for children to moleste. Big difference Thudula!

This was not the Catholic Church, it was the school. And to the person that said only Gays are child molesters you're nuts. Straight males and females are the molesters.

Stewie7, you sick twisted loser! You have every right to your religious beliefs, no matter how pathetic they are, but for you to demean your sister on behalf of your belief in a contrived nonsensical pile of rubbish is crossing the line! I truly feel for your sister for the abuses that you heap on her. I guess that you are too dim to grasp that she was born like that and most certainly didn't choose her path to spite morons like you. Does it make you feel like a man to throw guilt trips on her because she is strong enough not to need any one of the religions made up in someone elses head to feel good about herself. You are the one that is deeply sick, not her!!

Read your Bible people; Jesus loved the sinner but despised the SIN - homosexuality is a blatant mockery of everything for which IS Christianity. The Catholic church had every right to refue; if they disagree, they should not be "faking" their Christian faith by attending a Christian School (and I am not even Catholic). The Bible is black and white...period..

Thudula---you need therapy. You are confusing gays with child molesters. In 99% of cases, a lesbian woman wants sex with an experienced lesbian woman, not an inexperienced child. Same for a gay man. It is a known fact, a child molester lookis for sex from a child of the opposite sex. Note: A child molester is not gay.

That's offensive, first off not all Catholics are child molesters, there are some preists who unfourtantly became a preist for the wrong reasons but that's pretty much it. Also we don't hate the gays, we don't hate anyone. Do we agree with their decisions, no but we don't hate them.

Speaking of gay pedophiles, does the name Jesse Dirkhising ring a bell?

The Catholic Church does not hate homosexuals. The churches beliefs state that homosexuality is sinful and that the queer lifestyle is morally wrong.

I totally agree with Stewie7. Good post, Stewie7.

I agree. I was raised Catholic but there was so much hatred expressed that I just couldn't do it anymore and say I was a proud Catholic. I left the Church in 8th grade when I was granted going to a public HS by my parents. Up to that point, I had made my Sacraments and attended weekly. I hated making the decision, but I had to do what was right. I am currently raising my 12 year-old daughter with acceptance. I realize that not everyone agrees that the gay and lesbian culture should be accepted, but spreading hatred just poisons our society. THAT is the Sin- who you love is simply not. Love is a gift in every form it comes in. Love should be celebrated, not destroyed.

Thud you need some serious help. Gay child molesters have been chasing you all your life? Was the boogieman in on this as well? What about the monster who lives in the closet/under the bed? And the things that go bump in the night? Maybe if you'd told someone you would have gotten the help you so desperately need. Child molesters and Gay People are NOT one and the same. Perhaps if you'd gotten help you'd have been able to pull your head out of your rear end and see that.