I grew up in a very liberal, inclusive Catholic congregration and was shocked when I got in the real world and found out the truth...there are some good guys within the church still fighting this trend toward intolerance...and I'm proud to say many of them are from my native state of Minnesota...here is an example..
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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — A priest at St. John's University is resigning from his leadership position in response to newly clarified restrictions against admitting homosexuals into the Catholic priesthood.
The Rev. Bob Pierson, in an e-mail Wednesday to administrators and students at St. John's and the nearby College of St. Benedict, said, "Because I can no longer honestly represent, explain and defend the church's teaching on homosexuality, I feel I must resign.''
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