Bishops' aide resigns over gay devil column

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BOSTON (AP) -- The author of a newspaper column suggesting the devil may be responsible for homosexuality has resigned from his job with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

A spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic bishops said Friday that Daniel Avila (AH'-vee-lah) offered to step down and his resignation was accepted Friday.

Avila's column appeared a week ago in The Pilot, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston. Avila had written that there's evidence suggesting the devil is responsible for same-sex attraction. Gay rights groups and others condemned the column.

The newspaper withdrew the article from its website Wednesday. Avila apologized for any pain the column caused. He said his views did not represent the position of the bishops' conference.

[meegbear]

1. K&R

[closeupready]

2. Good. Nobody that hateful should be anywhere NEAR the levers of influence which

the Catholic church wields. Well, shouldn't be anywhere in it at all, but esp. not where he or she is in a position to further embarrass an already decaying, wounded institution. (I mean, of course, if you care.)

[Meeker Morgan]

7. It's not because he is hateful (although he is hateful) ...

... It's that blaming the devil is not quite doctrinally orthodox.

You made a choice you sinner, etc. :puke:

[closeupready]

8. Oh, good point.

Thanks for that. :hi:

[RKP5637]

3. Fools like this need some serious therapy. n/t

[William769]

4. Good!

I reserve the right to comment further if someone pisses me off in this thread.

Recommended.

[dtexdem]

5. Maybe the devil made him write it.

;-)

[NMMNG]

6. Bravo

Cue whiny bigots claiming he was driven out by Radical Militant Homosexuals.