Though I am not a Catholic, I thought I'd be the barer of bad news to the many Catholics who read this blog. Everyone's favorite homosexual neocon, Andrew Sullivan, is threatening to leave the Catholic Church because of their intolerance. It seems like the Episcopalians will welcome him with open arms
I feel my own conscience getting closer and closer to making the same decision [leaving the Church]. It tears me apart to see no prospect of the Catholic Church ending its war on gay people and their dignity in my lifetime. In fact, I think it's getting worse; and the next Pope from the developing world could make the current one seem humane. Leaving the sacraments would be a huge blow to the soul; but the pope just called the love I have for my boyfriend "evil." That's a word he couldn't bring himself to use about Saddam Hussein. How can I recognize what I know to be true with what the Pope has just said? I cannot. It doesn't leave many options but departure.