April 6, 2005
See You In Hell, Your Holiness
by The Rebel, insurgent49

     The pope is waiting for me in hell. You see, I am part of what the ole geezer described as “a new ideology of evil.” I am a gay man that would just love to have some of those rights you straight folk take for granted when you say “I Do” at the alter or courthouse.

     In his last book, “Memory and Identity”, the pope says that homosexuality is a sin and gay marriage “attempts to pit human rights against the family and against man.”

     As any decent Christian will tell you, the book of Leviticus says that it is a sin for a man to lay with another man as he does with a woman so therefore men who have sex with men are going to hell. I am here to tell you that, if that is truly the case, then I will be able to kiss the old man’s hand when he meets me at the fiery gates.

     I know he will be there because the pope probably wore clothing that contained more than one type of fiber. According to the bible, that is a sin as well. Oh wait, that is one of those bible rules that don’t apply to us today. How silly of me to take a literal view of the bible, as so many of the Christian faith do when speaking of homosexuality, and apply its teachings fairly and across the board.

     I am sure many of you think the pope has, over the years, done many things to improve the quality of life for us all. You may say he worked hard to knock down the barriers between different religions and join hands with those of differing faiths. But I know he really just wanted to do some traveling and get some fresh air.

     What are religions anyway but institutions that perpetuate stereotypes and encourage the continuation of themselves? Religion divides, plain and simple. What gives one church or group the right to say they know what is best? Nothing. If you attend a church that preaches or teaches anything other than love, kindness, and forgiveness, you are being brainwashed.