Brazilian Archbishop says all teenagers are gay

HBRD · May 7, 2010, 10:49am

Brazilian archbishop: all teenagers are ‘spontaneously homosexual’

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Speaking at a Brazilian bishops’ conference, Archbishop Dadeus Grings - a conservative priest who has made controversial statements in the past said that society’s woes are being reflected in the sex abuse scandal enveloping the Roman Catholic Church.

“Society today is paedophile, that is the problem. So, people easily fall into it. And the fact it is denounced is a good sign,” said Archbishop Grings.

The comments come as the church is under fire for a sex abuse scandal touching all corners of the globe - and three weeks after Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the No. 2 official at the Vatican, said at a news conference in Chile that the sex scandals were linked to homosexuality and not celibacy among priests.

There have been several cases of priests allegedly abusing children that have surfaced in Brazil in recent months.

Father Geraldo Martins, a spokesman for the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops, said Archbishop Grings would not be made available to elaborate on his comments.

Martins said he could not confirm the accuracy of the remarks made to the O Globo newspaper, because he said Archbishiop Grings did not make the comments during a press conference, but on the sidelines of the gathering.

Archbishop Grings is the archbishop of the Porto Alegre diocese, one of the largest in Brazil, which has more Catholics than any other nation. He also serves as the chancellor of the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.

He denounced the abuse within the church, but he said internal punishment of priests guilty of abuse was sufficient and that police should not be involved.

“For the church to go and accuse its own sons would be a little strange,” he said.

The archbishop also said it was important to help children avoid homosexuality.

“We know that the adolescent is spontaneously homosexual. Boys play with boys, girls play with girls,” he said. “If there is no proper guidance, this sticks. The question is - how are we going to educate our children to use a sexuality that is human and suitable?”

Archbishop Grings also said the acceptance of homosexuality in society could pave the way for the acceptance of paedophilia.

"When sexuality is trivialized, it’s clear that this is going to affect all cases. Homosexuality is such a case. Before, the homosexual wasn’t spoken of. He was discriminated against.

“When we begin to say they have rights, rights to demonstrate publicly, pretty soon, we’ll find the rights of paedophiles,” he said.

The archbishop has made controversial comments in the past.

In 2003, he argued that only 1 million Jews died in the Holocaust, though a few years later he recanted. Experts say 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust.

Last year, he outraged Jewish groups in Brazil by telling a magazine that “more Catholics than Jews died in the Holocaust, but this isn’t known because the Jews control the world’s media.”

Uh, what?

Irennicus · May 7, 2010, 10:53am

This is what I’ve been telling everyone for years.

Pacifist · May 7, 2010, 10:57am

Shit just blew my mind.

I demand any responses following this to comment on whether or not you have felt spontaneously homosexual. I know I haven’t ever felt so.

Also, those Jewish comments made me lawl. Ignorance is awesome.

Divinus · May 7, 2010, 11:06am

All SRK personnel must report to the Gay thread pronto.

Tanner · May 7, 2010, 11:14am

One of the leaders of the catholic church ladies and gentlemen. Not really surprising to me that someone so involved in religion is that stupid. When are people going to finally stop respecting religion?

Machineking1313 · May 7, 2010, 11:55am

He just said it because teenage boys will have sex with any wet hole, as long as they pretend that wet hole belongs to a girl. I remember guys in jr. high bragging about cutting nerf footballs in half, and then digging a hole in one of the halves, and filling the hole with water and fucking the shit out of it. Pretty smart for 14 year olds, I have to admit.

Lebowsk1 · May 7, 2010, 12:42pm

Now is the time to destroy religion!

“We know that the adolescent is spontaneously homosexual.”

One of the most stupid statements I have ever, ever read. I mean, wow. What scientific insight there into the human psyche, truly, Jaysus has guided his words here!

“When sexuality is trivialized, it’s clear that this is going to affect all cases. Homosexuality is such a case. Before, the homosexual wasn’t spoken of. He was discriminated against.”

And only a religious cuntbag could say that and make it a positive thing that there was discrimination. Yay for discrimination!

BURN and CRUSH religion. NOW!

Lebowsk1 · May 7, 2010, 12:44pm

No he didn’t! He said they were “spontaneously homosexual”, which means if anything they’d be pretending it was a “wet hole” that belongs to a dude. Actually, not so wet I guess…

Seriously this guy is a fucking dick.

ThePurpleBunny · May 7, 2010, 12:52pm

Can it wait after I’m done with these beers? Can’t handle a torch and pitchfork while sober.

Spirit_Juice · May 7, 2010, 1:25pm

Fuck the Catholic church.

alfaphlex · May 7, 2010, 2:29pm

Hmmm…

So somehow ok for all teenage boys to be spontaneously gay, but not ok for gays to marry through the church.

As a raised Catholic, I agree. Actually, fuck all religions period.

AdverseSolutions · May 7, 2010, 2:48pm

Just echoing this.

:rock::rock:

Lokken · May 7, 2010, 2:55pm

Haha what the fuck, who would brag about that??

Shishioh · May 7, 2010, 2:55pm

Why hasn’t anyone thought about where this guy lives?

Brazil is the tranny capitol of the fucking world.

Valaris · May 7, 2010, 3:08pm

This is why we don’t let religious discussion threads open. One article about one man and you fuckers turn to hate an entire group. Grow up.