Nasci wrote: > >Nasci's response: It is not only a 'religious view'; >the majority in the world supports the view; except >scientific and satanic fundamentalists like >you! >
The above statement is false. In many countries of the world, such as Canada, U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia and most western European countries, majority of the people accept homosexuality without any prejudice. They do not regard it as a sickness. For example, in Canada the percentage of people with such a view is 75%. There are also some religions, and quite a few protestant churches, which treat homosexuality as a normal variation of human sexual orientation in a small percentage of normal human beings. Fr. Ivo wrote: > >What the scientists are trying to find is also >opinion. > The above statement is also false. It is well known that scientists are trying to find rational explanations grounded in objective evidence. Fr. Ivo wrote: > >We cannot say that because the father was an >alcoholic, the son also has to be an alcoholic. He has >to try all the means not to become alcoholic. What can >the homosexual do? We want kill the homosexuals, but >also will not allow the society to >become society of >homosexuals. > It is hard to understand Fr. Ivo�s entire line of reasoning. In what respect is homosexuality similar to alcoholism? Do people (or would people) choose to become homosexuals because their parents are homosexuals? Is homosexuality more intoxicating and pleasurable than heterosexuality? Does one become preferentially drawn to, and addicted to, homosexual behavior as opposed to heterosexual behavior, despite all the stigma and prejudice associated with it? Based on earlier statements by Fr. Ivo, given a choice between heterosexuality, which is normal, and homosexuality, which presumably is a sickness, and subject to religious prejudice and stigma, is it reasonable to believe that people would choose to become sick? In earlier statements, Fr. Ivo argued that celibacy and the unmarried state are normal (and not a sickness), despite being inconsistent with the natural human state or the true human nature, because people choose to remain celibate and unmarried. Based on this logic, wouldn�t homosexuals who presumably choose to be so, also be normal? Cheers, Santosh
