10,000 Catholics 'de-baptise' themselves due to Pope's comments- thoughts on this?

[Wolfeblayde]

There will always be cafeteria Catholics who pick and choose the parts of the Church's teachings that they like or want to obey. They are Catholics in name only because they are not in full communion with the Church.

Faithful Catholics don't have to agree with the Pope, but they *do* have to obey. In this case, that means we cannot support gay marriage because it goes against the Church's teachings. We are expected to treat gay people with respect, but we cannot agree with practices that go against the Bible and the Church.

The current Pope is in the unenviable position of following one of the most beloved pontiffs of all time. At first, he seemed a little distant and overly strict, but I think that people are warming up to him. He has a brilliant mind and is doing a good job of dealing with all the problems currently plaguing the Church.

And finally, I don't think that Catholicism is in any danger of dying out any time soon. There will always be anti-Catholic bigots and haters, but Jesus Himself said that the gates of Hell would never prevail against His Church. He is her Lord and her Defender, and He takes a dim view of those who attack her.

Something that the aforementioned bigots might want to consider before they spew their hatred of Catholicism and Catholics.