I am friends on faebook with the priest who originally was going to marry us (the priest at FI's home church). He often will post news stories and often is rather harsh in his commentary. Today he posted a story about a woman who identifies as Catholic commenting on the Church needing to "pick its battles" and the HHS mandate shouldn't be one of them.
His commentary:
If this is what the heretic Granholm believes, well, she can believe that, but then she can turn in her Catholic card. She is no more Catholic than the Dalai Lhama. Here's the deal. This wench actually dares to attend the Parish in my hometown, where I began serving as a 4th grader. I look forward to the day when, in God's Providence, this wench dares to sit in the pew when I am there . . . oh, it will be an enlightening experience for this heretic from hell. And I assure you . . . she will NOT receive Holy Communion at any Mass I celebrate.
I am just floored at his lack of compassion. I know, as a priest, he shouldn't be condoning sin, but I thought we were supposed to hate the sin but love the sinner. How does name calling constitue love and guidance? Am I wrong to feel so disturbed by his comments? I feel like a good priest should love and guide with compassion, not name call and bash on the internet.
WDYT?