News of interest to former Christians
The Bishop of Tenerife (foreground) during the reopening of the San Andrés Church in Garachico - Photo - Infoicod.blogia.com Bernando Álvarez said that there are 13-year-olds who are wanting to be abused, and 'if you are careless they will provoke you'There is outrage in parts of Spanish society following declarations made over Christmas from the Bishop of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez.
His comments were that there are youngsters who want to be abused, and he compared that abuse to homosexuality, describing them both as prejudicial to society. He said that on occasions the abuse happened because the there are children who consent to it.
‘There are 13 year old adolescents who are under age and who are perfectly in agreement with, and what’s more wanting it, and if you are careless they will even provoke you’, he said.
Regarding homosexuals, the Bishop said that homosexuality was something prejudicial to the people and to society, and that we would pay the consequences in the long term.
The Bishop claimed that both abuse of children and homosexuality would lead to future problems in society ‘as has occurred in other civilisations’.
"There are 13 year old adolescents who are under age and who are perfectly in agreement with, and what’s more wanting it, and if you are careless they will even provoke you"
The statements were made by the Bishop to his flock on Christmas Eve, in an interview given to the La Opinión de Tenerife local newspaper.
A later statement from the Bishop's residence on Tenerife explained that the Bishop did not intend to imply that ‘an event as condemnable as the abuse of youngsters’ could be justified.
The Triángulo Canarias Foundation for the Social Equality of Gays and Lesbians commented that the Bishop’s statements on homosexuality were inadmissible, as were comments he made considering being gay an illness.
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I am both comforted and disgusted to learn it wasn't just me. . . Thank you for bringing this sick trend of thinking to light, and exposing it for the B.S. it really is.
texmex2003
Ranks right up there with "the devil made me do it".
Once again, Christians accept the "blame the victim" argument as valid. (Then again, all the people killed by the Isrealites were being punished simply because god did not choose them...but that was their fault.)
Assholes.
Unfortunately, there are millions of people in the world who will continue to give their hard-earned money to this giant maggot infested institution which not only proves them to be incredibly gullible but also makes them accomplices in these vile crimes.
As a mother of four and grandmother of one I am rather surprised that there are not more outraged parents going after these maggots and shutting them down! If it were MY CHILD I would not rest until they were all either dead or behind bars!
But then, I actually have an open relationship with my kids and we actually spend time together and talk about things and, like many rational, free-thinking parents, I teach my kids to think for themselves and to protect themselves from potential predators.
When you teach your kids to trust a guy just because he wears a funny robe, a scout uniform or a badge then you are teaching them to be vulnerable and stupid. However, that does not give ANYONE the right to violate a child, EVER!
Got nothing else to say about this abominable quote.
I hope his followers realize it's more of the former.
sheesh.