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Originally Posted by Claeren
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I understand what you're getting at, and you make several excellent points, but I don't like you dealing in absolutes (like equating rational thinking with atheism).
One can be both theist and rational.
Have faith with common sense and compassion.
It is no more reasonable to say every theist is irrational than every atheist is.
Conflicts such as you described are not beyond the comprehension of any Church or their patrons. It doesn't necessarily make them irrational or "######ed". They have strong beliefs and would prefer to be labeled monsters than hypocrites (how come some abortions are ok?)
In a straight-faced defense of the Vatican, strictness such as seen in this case will ensure that a more radical branch of the Church doesn't split off and unleash their brand of God's "justice".