A priest disparaged Nueces County, TX, Judge Barbara Canales and LGBTQ.

[MineralMan]

The offensive against the LGBTQ community by the Roman Catholic hierarchy continues apace, it seems:

https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2019/04/15/priest-attacked-county-judge-barbara-canales-and-lgbtq-hate-speech/3477659002/

A priest disparaged Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales and LGBTQ. Was it hate speech?

A Catholic priest attacked Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales and the LGBTQ community on Facebook in a way that advocates and allies of that community describe as hate speech.

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But this blew up without any push from Canales. Nancy Vera, a longtime LULAC official and current president of the Corpus Christi American Federation of Teachers, wrote to Corpus Christi Diocese officials demanding action. The post has been taken down. Attempts to reach Bishop Michael Mulvey, his spokeswoman and Farfaglia were unsuccessful Monday.

The Mosaic Project of South Texas, organizer of the June 8 PRIDE parade and PRIDE Week activities, has issued a statement thanking Canales for her advocacy and support of the historically discriminated-against LGBTQIA+ community.

"Judge Canales' opposition to discrimination and support of inclusion is a beautiful example of God's love of all people," according to the statement.

So, what did this priest, James Fafaglia say? Here:

“Homosexuality is not a sin. The act of sodomy is, Pope Francis has said,” Farfaglia said. “The only hope and then the LGBTQ plus, whatever values are not the values of Corpus Christi, Texas. And they’re not the values of South Texas.”

https://kristv.com/news/2019/04/16/barbara-canales-support-lgbtq-community-draws-ire-local-priest-james-farfaglia-lady-of-guadalupe-church/

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1. priest

This is what bothers me about mayor Pete. I think he's great, a young guy (I'm 68 and I don't want someone older than
me) I want young-after all, it's their future. The catholic church . What can I say. I was raised catholic, went to catholic schools for 12 years.Never took. Don't have a religious bone in my body. Anyway, the idea that anyone would go by what
the pope says that doesn't have really anything to do with religion, is beyond stupid. Pedophilia priests, no problem. Two gay guys, married, not bothering anyone. that's terrible.

I find it interesting that a lot of other religions, mostly protestant, but also Episcopalian (is that a protestant religion? I don't really know) not only allow women to be priests but also allow gay and lesbian members to be welcome in their churches.

Right now in Michigan there is a catholic adoption agency that doesn't' want to adopt to gay and lesbian couples. Fine, then you don't take ANY money from the state. None.

[SoCalNative]

2. Yes, Episcopalians are protestant

They are the offshoot of the Anglican church outside Great Britain.