Celibacy forced onto Catholic priests by spurious interpretations of 1 Corinthians 7, is no doubt the main reason why there has been such a history of child molestation by those forced into an unnatural state.The papal injunctions against contraception have caused untold misery to good catholic families over generations.
If the Church of Rome wants to be viewed sympathetically by the population with its stand against the new Sexual Orientation Legislation, it would do so from a greater position of moral strength were it to stick to speaking out on such matters when it is entirely in line with scriptural teaching in other areas.
Its hard line stance against abortion for example, would be accepted much more freely were it not for the absurdities of its scripturally unjustifiable policies against birth control.
