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In reply to the discussion: Openly gay teen scientist honored by Vatican as positive role model [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)that they have been gulled by a very well-crafted PR campaign. Every episode (this, the disfigured man, etc) and every statement that they get all weepy over has been very carefully contrived and staged for effect, that effect being to stop the bleeding of liberal Catholics (or, more accurately, their money) from the ranks. The Vatican knows that "liberal" Catholics who are tired of being ashamed to support a fundamentally sexist, bigoted, homophobic organization, will grab onto any reason, any excuse to stick around or come back, like a life preserver. And so they've provided that life preserver, and duped millions and millions of Catholics into thinking that something important has changed, when nothing has. This "role model" that they've dangled like a puppet before the fawning masses is still an abomination in their eyes, and will never be able to marry another man as a Catholic.
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