re: #539 redc1c4
i do not disparage those who hold the Faith; that i honor. i have an utter contempt for those who represent the Church, especially as it is operated in SoCal, since that is two wildly different things, such as :
Cardinal Mahoney.and his Los Angeles Cathedral.
Bishop Roger Zeaman (ancient history to many, but not to me)
he was Father Zeaman at our parish, but fortunately, i didn’t listen when he insisted that i become an altar boy….he didn’t get busted until he was a Bishop, w*rking on Cardinal.
if anything, i think God helped turn me away from the church and religion.
Again, thats all well and fine. Sorry, but it IS disparaging to those MILLIONS that practice to be told that you are “recovering”, like there’s something genetically wrong with those that are NOT recovering.
Lets say that a trait that you were EXTREMELY proud of is that you have BRIGHT RED HAIR. It’s a large part of who you are. You identify yourself in large part to it. You, like other proud and practicing RedHeads beleive it is THE color of hair to be! Would you be off put if someone stated that they are a RECOVERING REDHEAD!?!?!