Where's the beef?
Submitted by Forgiven on March 8 2002 17:28:04
In reply to Reactions to a post on the RCC scandals submitted by Curtis on March 6 2002 23:26:07
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(at the risk of dating me rather too much....) It's a long essay, but, sorry, it doesn't actually build an argument. Yes the Roman Catholic Church is a last residue of the classical world. Yes there was at one point a BL tradition in a part of it (but it is equally valid to point out that there was a strong rejection of BL in the monastic tradition with the encouragement of beards to reduce youths' attractiveness.) Yes these days we are a small minority, and in the ancient world being a BL was acceptable - along with slavery, gladiators and crucifixion. And yes these days there is a major problem with boys not having meaningful relationships with adult men. But this doesn't actually have a lot to do with the legitimacy of sexual relationships as the basis of these mentoring relationships; I've a number of YFs and ex YFs with whom I've had very close mentoring type relationships from which we've both benefitted, and they developed without a sexual component. Quick factual question: The RCC (not one of the original 5 Christian churches)? huh? Peter founded the church at Rome - even the toughest Orthodox will admit that. But - it was a fun read, and the quote from Pericles is a stormer... |
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