A senior Roman Catholic Bishop in the United Kingdom will use his Christmas sermon to compare the legalization of same-sex marriage to the way the Nazis and Communists tried to undermine religion.
Taking the lead of Pope Benedict XVI — whose Christmas message included the warning that same-sex marriage “threatens” humanity — the Right Reverend Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, will use his midnight Mass to say marriage can only be between a man and a woman, and to accuse Prime Minister David Cameron of attempting to redefine the institution of marriage for “generations to come” without any mandate from the electorate.
Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury
Following is an excerpt from his sermon, released earlier today:
Past generations have gathered in this cathedral on Christmas night amid many shadows which seemed to obscure the future for them.
We think of the ideologies of the past century, Communism and Nazism, which in living memory threatened to shape and distort the whole future of humanity.
These inhuman ideologies would each challenge in the name of progress the received Christian understanding of the sanctity of human life and the family. Winston Churchill, Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, a man without clear, religious belief, saw in this deadly struggle nothing less than the defense of Christian civilization.
Few of our political leaders today appear to glimpse the deeper issues when the sanctity of human life and the very identity of marriage, the foundation of the family, are threatened.
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This Christmas we are also conscious of new shadows cast by a Government that was pledged at its election to support the institution of marriage.
The Prime Minister has decided without mandate, without any serious consideration, to redefine the identity of marriage itself, the foundation of the family for all generations to come. This is again done in the name of progress. The British people have reason to ask on this night where is such progress leading?
On Friday, Pope Benedict XVI said in his Christmas message that same-sex marriage is destroying the very foundations of the family and what it means to be human.
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Just seeing the post title alone is making me annoyed.
When really he should be comparing his own church to right-wing Nazis.
Oh yes…the gays are like nazis…..killing the jews and going to war killing more people along the way…oh yes..gays are so much worse than nazis /sarcasm
I compare the catholic church to child molestation, rape, hatred, ignorance and intolerance.
Another dumbass that needs meds and counselling
Oh god these people xD it doesn’t even matter to me anymore ’cause they’re so stupid like they’re totally below us.. Nazi’s killed Gays too
BOO
child diddlers!
With all the problems they have had with pedophile priests they have a lot of nerve…
Are they in a program where spouting stupid bullshit is now law for God?
that is funny coming from a group of terrorists that harbours pedophiles and is run by a nazi
What? Nazi’s weren’t comunists they fought comunists. How many more kinds of stupid can they be at one time?
because Reducto ad Hitlerum is best argument they can come up with. Since the Pope made his little Xmas statement about gay marriage that gives his underlings carte blanche to make stupid statements they like.
Coming from a guy who’s boss is ex-Nazi youth.
Facism and communism are opposing ideologies, Communist where victims in the holocaust…what is this guys logic?
How many gays did the nazis kill? You know the nazis that were backed by the pope? The nazis which our current pope used to be amung?
The Nazis threw gays in the concentration camps. They wore pink stars. The law was passed before they came to power & remained in force until 1969. Gay prisoners were not freed w other prisoners. And Mussolini was backed by the Church!
The bishop is a do do head.
Wait, so the Pope was a member of Gay Youth?
said the man in a dress
Self-hatred is the worst evil — most hate groups stem from that poisoned well.
Didn’t the Vatican help the fugitive Nazis flee to South America?
Oh joy! Another Christmas message of hate from an ignorant, allegedly celibate man who has no idea what he is talking about.
What a jerk!! How can u compare same sex marriage to a massacre like that!!
Apparently this Catholic failed to learn the difference between communism and national socialism…
Ironically his bigotry against Gays is far closer in ideology to the Nazi than anything gays have ever been…
I just hope that some of the congregation has the balls to get up and walk out of his sermon – or better yet stand up and say something. Someone preaching such hate has taken all of the sacred out of his Christmas Mass and made it very profane.
And tell me….WHY don’t churches pay taxes again????
“If you don’t follow my beliefs and you disagree with me your a Nazi communist”
I compare the Catholic Church to the Nazis!
F~@$ you! Oh and Merry Christmas
lol@the catholics that want to end inevitable progression:-)
I have no problem with an organized religion sticking with what they believe. But if they want to express there views publicly in the United States, then they should be taxed!!! What a bunch of narrow minded fools.
either pay up or shut up!!!!!!!
Why can’t they see this is no different then when blacks were trying to get equal rights. They were the same way back then as they are now saying hateful non christlike things.
Considering that gay people were among the second largest number of victims of the Nazis, this is a particular cruel and highly insensitve thing to say. It is the same as comparing jewish people to the Nazis. What a lousy Xmas message.
Oh, yeah. When Gays were forced to wear pink triangles. The good old days.
And what should we compare the priest that are having sex with children and their accomplices?
This is why the church sucks. Very dangerous comments.
1. Okay, Guys, if you want to talk progress then stop using ideology from the Middle Ages.
2. What people do in their own homes will have no effect whatsoever on your life. wYou will still go about your business and we will go about ours.
3. If you want to compare someone to the Nazis, do your research. The Nazis didn’t like or accept anyone who wasn’t like them, just like you won’t accept anyone who isn’t a narrow minded bigot.
4. How will gay marriage undermine religion? You can get married or have a civil union under many religions, not just yours. And other religions seem to be doing just fine after having married LGBT people under their respective umbrellas. What it undermines is your personal opinion/belief. Get over yourself. Just like the Nazis you used your religion to oppress others.
5. This is a time of year to love others and share the cheer. You’re just hating others and being an asshat.
6. Didn’t your mother ever tell you to treat others the way you want to be treated? I guess that means telling you you’re a horrible person and your bigotry will end the world.
7. Fuck you and have a Merry Christmas.
Umm, didn’t their king in the pointy hat “used to be” (still is?) a Nazi?
When is all this hatred going to stop? I am sick and tired of fighting for my rights when groups like this fanatical group of zealots compare me to a Nazi follower or be part of the destruction of humanity. It’s comments like this, from this idiot and the pope, that proves that hated and bigotry are alive and well in this world. So to those who hate us…KEEP YOUR HATRED TO YOUR SELF. Look into your heart and see that we are still human beings just trying to fit in.
It is this junk that makes me ashamed to have attended a Catholic University Law School.
The church should know, they collaborated with the Nazis and the Pope was a Hitler Youth. How dare they say one word about same sex marriage!
what’s he hiding behind closed doors? Be sin free before we throw stones.
And catholics were responsible for the inquisition and holy wars. Ugh!
Who puts these bigots in charge. Moron.
Good Lord, what next?!
There seems to be a trend: Catholic’s enjoy speaking with their heads up their own asses.
The Catholic Church is lurking towards obscurity.
Oh, gosh! This is going to win millions over to the Xmas message! Being Jewish, I’ve probably missed something here, but whatever happened to Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men? Or do I have my holidays confused again?
Fuck. Them. All. Just Fuck Them. The catholic church is completely irrelevant.
I’m not a big fan of that guy. Or the one with the big hat.
For the Catholic priest – those who live in glass houses dude… GLASS HOUSES!
How can anyone be shocked that mentally ill people that believe in magic people in the sky say make insane statements?
wtf im no nazi
Douchetard
Catholic clergy are Nazis.
As an advocate of marriage equality, this post really offends me because I’m neither sympathetic nor keen on Nazism and Communism.
Nazism is a toxic ideology that tortures every opposite forces. The Nazis systematically exterminated every group that clashed their belief so they could impose their ideal propaganda and indoctrination on young and gullible individuals. A rick regime that deserved to be defeated and destroyed.
Communism is not much different because it may seem to be a very perfect ideology on paper (classless society) but it is, indeed, an utter failure in the real world with real people and what was created to set humans apart from other species – the ability to reason. In the end, communism is just another totalitarian form of Nazism to control what people can see and think. In definition, it’s called “brainwashing”
=> I’m against both of these outdated and dangerous theories because many innocent lives were taken away by them in the tragic past that could have been prevented. Those communist defenders can keep throwing stones at me but I don’t care. You obviously never grew up with it can realized how much Communism screwed up people’s lives physically and mentally.
Shame!
Shoot. Him. Seriously. Someone take these idiots and bang their heads together.
The Catholic priest are a bunch of archaic, relics that practice pedophilia and rape. Please go off a die with the other hateful religions. Thank you
Can’t these people STFU for one single, solitary day????
Numbskull.
sick((((
The catholic church is becoming irrelevant much like the GOP
Kill yourself.
The church is an evil institution, led by evil men and headed by a former nazi.
Nothing to take serious especially coming from a place of practiced complacency of paedophilia.
And he didn’t mention the pedofile priests they are protecting.
not down with bigots of any kind especially one who compares gay marriage to the extermination of Jews on earth! Very angry!!
So, two humans loving and caring for one another is now morally equivalent to exterminating 12 million people? I have no words.
But I guess molesting children is a much better solution to the church’s eyes…oh yea that very Christian of you! -_-
Perhaps he’d like to see my oven, or perhaps he has in the past, idiot!
Lets go back to days of Inquisition.
That’s funny, I draw the same parallels with churches and nazism and communism…
The Pope IS a Nazi. No one would dare leave their 6 year old son with a priest. These so called rulers are wolves in sheep’s clothing. The Catholic Church has no creditability.
Goes to show how much he doesn’t know his history and parties. More father of lies propaganda.
Well, this Pope should know!
Isn’t there pope a Nazi?
Why do we keep giving these idiots a voice?? This is no church of love and respect, it continues to spew forth vile evil hatred. They wouldn’t know love if it smacked them in the head a few hundred times……
since when did gay people yell – kill the jews – in the middle of let us get married protests — nazi party and catholic church did
He should know since the pipe is an evil nazi queen!!!
the pipe?
I think he meant pope