ARCHBISHOP OF DURBAN: AFRICA BEING ENSLAVED TO ACCEPT GAYS
Cardinal Wilfred Napier
Roman Catholic Cardinal Wilfred Napier, the Archbishop of Durban, has claimed that America is enslaving Africa by trying to force it to accept homosexuality.
The extraordinarily misguided and dangerous statement was made by Napier in an interview with Fatima Asmal of the Mail and Guardian, published on Friday.
Napier (72) told Asmal that same-sex marriages go against “reason and revelation” and that the sole purpose of marriage is to procreate.
“…the basic fact of life is that men and women were made to create life together. There’s something radically wrong with the thinking that marriage can be devoid of the concept of bringing life into earth,” said Napier.
He further insisted that sexually active gay people (and sexually active heterosexual people) do not belong in the church.
“We are trying to invent something. As far as church is concerned, sexual activity is for within the confines of marriage; for procreation and the building up of the relationship between the couple. You can’t practice in the Catholic Church if you aren’t married and are sexually active,” Napier insisted.
He then unabashedly perpetuated the damaging myth that the Western world is imposing homosexuality onto Africa and also implied that he is in support of jailing gay people.
“With the same-sex marriages, we are carrying out someone else’s agenda. It’s a new kind of slavery, with America saying you won’t get aid unless you distribute condoms, legalise homosexuality…”
He further revealed his startling ignorance by claiming that he can’t be accused of homophobia “because I don’t know any homosexuals”.
Napier was recently at the centre of an international controversy when he told the BBC that paedophilia is a medical issue not a criminal one.
Again such a priest that cant understand that gays have too human rights… ; and as priest he never met a woman or maybe a gay in his bed; cant believe this seen the sex-scandals published in the media…
Cardinal Napier’s remarks that he does not know any homosexuals is crass. As a practicing Catholic – and evem given his position in the heirarchy – he can not stop me from receiving the sacraments, even if I am a sexually gay man. I could introduce him to a number of his own priests, in his diocese who are, and many others around South Africa who are. What an silly thing to say.
It is distressing that religious people use religion to beat up gay people which ultimately alienates them from God. God is not about being religious but acting with love and compassion. No church can keep people from God so if having sex means no sacrements well so be it. Encouraging sexual responsiblity would be far wiser and more realistic.
And if the only reason to marry is to procreate then what about barren people, or people who don’t want children? Does the Cardinal recommend divorce and permanent celibacy?
Gay people (and straight people) need to wholeheartedly reject this thinking and continually insist on their rights. Always saying no to the hate.
Might I suggest the Cardinal clean his own house of it’s pedophiles and molesters before he even broach a topic which he clearly has no idea about, or are pedophiles and molesters more welcome in his church than homosexuals?
This thing is an embarrassment – typical dumb south african
What the Cardinal is all his awfulness is saying is not some crazy personal opinion, it is the official policy of the Catholic Church and has been for several thousand years, the new pope himself has led the way by confirming the church’s views on homosexuality. Don’t just default to racist indignation, do your homework…
He is probably the biggest cocksucker amongst his crew. What a CUNT!!!!
But it is quite ok to molest a altar boy! What a sick prick
In fact Napier is folowing the official line on homosexuality taken by the Roman Catholic Church as spelt out in its Catechism and taught by the present Pope and his predecessors.
In fact Napier is just following the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church as spelt out in its Cathecism and by the present Pope and his predessors.
I do not particularly like religion, but the Catholic Church do not teach that America is trying to enslave Africa with condoms and allowing same sex marriages. That is his own idiocy
He obviously wants some man-butter all over his face, slurping it up, served by the pope!
All his views are the views of the catholic church. But he forgets that the majority of people living on this continent are not catholics. What right does he have to try to impose his religious views on everyone else?
As for the slavery imagery, he is just being a drama-queen. Everyone knows it is absurd and not true. How many people living in Africa would have perished if we had not received donor money and condoms to slow down the spread of HIV and associated diseases.
Such ignorance. He is so out of touch with reality that maybe he should be transferred to the Vatican State, where there is no HIV, no STI’s, no condoms, no contraceptive pills, no procreation among its citizens…. Napier Heaven!
this man is really quite dumb, doesnt he know a lot of people procreate without being married – i suppose he doesnt know anyone like that either