I know you have seen and heard it all before about gays being ordained (anywhere). The Catholic Church and the Lutherans are rife with homosexuals. See just below from 1st Corinthians:

This is from the KJV (These lifestyle sins are the same in the Catholic bible). (9) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (10) Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

I counted, at most, 4 out of 10 lifestyle sins that have to do with homosexuality and pedophilia. Any (continued) sex act with any person does not qualify as living the priestly vow of "chastity."

You either read and heed, or you don't. I guess I don't understand... a church VOTING as Lutherans do...when it comes to obeying even explicitly stated scriptures. How do you vote OUT scripture? You have chosen to have a smaller bible, with no sin attached to your behavior...and parade around as a church. You really don't care what Paul wrote (or whoever you think wrote Corinthians).

I see what the Catholic Church has done to itself. Personally, I believe the Catholic Church parish is nothing more than a "farm," a "front" for hiding homosexuals and pedophiles, and for permitting them to do whatever they want to do. Easy pickin's. To me, the Church (and I capitalize "church" lightly), lost the Holy Spirit a long time ago, especially since they move pedophiles around to protect them. They don't protect the kids because that isn't what the Church is all about. The real Catholic Church IS pedophile and homosexual...from the top down (there are some good guys). Parishioners don't know. They are too brainwashed to know that they are just "fodder" for any priest or brother with an... "inclination." Reminds me of the original movie or TV series years ago, "V." You know...after we humans had translated their "Operations Manual," it was found out..."It's a cookbook!" "It's a cookbook!" was parodied in the movie, "Madagascar."

I was a Catholic, and very lucky to NOT be..."bothered." I later accepted Jesus as my Savior at 22...from a Baptist of all things! Catholics don't have those kinds of altar calls. Priests I knew at that time didn't know what I was talking about. That said a lot. They weren't saved if they didn't know Jesus (remember what Jesus told Nicodemus. He wasn't saved just because he was...Nicodemus). You have to be born-again...and 1st Corinthians applies...as do others.

Even for Lutherans...if you can allow for homosexual partners to be ordained as priests...and you (heh) bless them...and if the Catholic Church allows for the pairing of "priest" homosexuals, and for pedophiles to have "open season" on kids...then I can have an affair with another woman with (heh) your blessing too. Who needs scripture...or the Lord...when I have YOUR okay...right?!

So, I guess being a Catholic...or a Lutheran...is the correct Church after all. Who knows what else I'll be allowed to do? Fun! It's just that all that talk about the elements becoming the Body and Blood of Jesus is just talk. It doesn't matter if it's called "transubstantiation," or "consubstantiation," or whatever "substantiation." The Holy Spirit "has left the building!" He's not putting up with all this. The Holy Spirit doesn't care about Apostolic succession. Holy Orders actually originated and presently originates from Him anyway. The Lord giveth...and the Lord taketh away! Priests have no Holy Orders. Lifestyle sinners aren't seeing the Kingdom of God anyway.

It's amazing for me to be considered a heretic by any church because I believe in what Corinthians says. I guess the bible...is a heretic also...as compared to what Catholics and Lutherans...practice. Poor Paul...what a heretic. I'll tell ya, you just can't trust the bible anymore. I guess this is one more reason why "sola scriptura" is wrong. You have to trust your "Church," and your..."priests," not scripture. After all, scripture is now considered "homophobic."

Personally, I am for tradition...real Apostolic tradition. I understand only Paul was unmarried. The Catholic Church decided to do only what Paul said to do in scripture and not see the "whole." See? Give a homosexual an inch...and he creates a whole false tradition for himself at the parishoner's expense. Homosexuals and pedophiles have reigned free for centuries now since priests were..."celebate." Sorry, there is no defense for the continued practice of the unmarried priest.

Jesus CHOSE married priests. What, you're going to call Jesus "homophobic?" Jesus had no fear of homosexuals. Jesus is God. He is not afraid of anyone. He took on the devil and secured your salvation with no problem...well, He only had to die for you.

All the rest of the apostles were married. Jesus had no problem with that. They were married about a thousand years before priests adopted...heh...celebacy. He personally chose them. There is even more tradition...the priests of the Jews were allowed to marry for all their centuries. Therefore, trust what Jesus did...not what the church falsely calls "tradition."