Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucivax!gateway From: uunet!mitel!spock!hans@ncar.ucar.EDU (Hans Johnsen) Newsgroups: soc.feminism Subject: Newspaper Article Message-ID: <4836@sarah> Date: 12 Oct 90 20:04:01 GMT Reply-To: Hans Johnsen Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada. Lines: 40 Approved: tittle@ics.uci.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: blanche.ics.uci.edu The following is a newspaper article from the Ottawa Citizen. It is posted to make the point that, no matter what some people on this net think, sexism still exists in a big way. Keep in mind that the speech in question was given to a YOUTH group. As long as this poison is being taught to young people, equality will never be acheived. Church troubles blamed on gays, feminists ----------------------------------------- WINNIPEG(CP) - Homosexuality, feminism and "modern theology" are to blame for problems facing the Roman Catholic Church, a Catholic youth conference was told. Rev. John Sembrat, a priest and teacher for 18 years, said on the weekend that Catholics have made a mistake by trying to conform to the modern world. "The Catholic Church is not on trial, it's really homosexuality and sexual liberation," he said. Priests accused of sex crimes are victims of "perverted modern theology," who don't take their vows seriously, and feminism is as bad as witchcraft, he said. "Feminists like us to believe they are fighting for human rights but it is a ruthless, cold, blood-thirsty lesbian-driven hatred of men and motherhood." --------------------------------------------------------- [Anti-catholic comments deleted.] [Folks, religion is a touchy subject. There is no reason that it can't be discussed *as it pertains to feminism*. However, let's refrain from indiscriminate religion-bashing. For every church you can levy accusations against, I and others can come up with counter-examples. In followups on this topic, let's keep criticisms and praises of churches, priests, religious persons as specific as possible, and avoid generalities. Respect the fact that people of many different religious beliefs (including none) read this board; respect the fact that every religion has adherents working to change some aspects of the religion, etc. I'd like to see some serious followups to this thread without it degenerating into a religious flame-fest (that just makes more work for us in rejecting articles, ). OK? OK! Now, that said, I think this particular priest should be hung by the toes. Sigh. --CLT]