In reply to PabloSerna
You can be a Catholic and have racist thoughts as well, after all that's how God made you and you can't help the way you feel. Would you be okay with a former Klan member being buried, and his buddies and family showing up at St Patrick's cursing the church and singing racist songs?
I'm betting you don't care about THOSE marginalized do you? Possibly because they're marginalized for good reason?
PabloSerna said:
I am consistently surprised by the hardness of heart some have towards people on the margins. I guess I shouldn't because Jesus preached that many will say they know him, but will not lift a finger towards their brother or sister that is suffering.
Here we have a person that admitted at one time to be an atheist, primarily because they felt rejected, not on some philosophical ground. Then towards the end of their life, according to an interview late last year, they wanted to revisit God. We don't know more than that, but it would seem that something was stirring in their heart.
While some of the attendees were acting irreverent, one would have to assume they knew better, others attested to the positive impact this person had on their lives. Yet, all we hear about is the outrage and scandal because this work of mercy, a Catholic funeral, took place in the house of God for a person that was trans.
I know that God works in mysterious ways and that he chooses the weak to show us his glory- but this takes the cake!
You can be a Catholic and have racist thoughts as well, after all that's how God made you and you can't help the way you feel. Would you be okay with a former Klan member being buried, and his buddies and family showing up at St Patrick's cursing the church and singing racist songs?
I'm betting you don't care about THOSE marginalized do you? Possibly because they're marginalized for good reason?