tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post6406027759144899682..comments2024-01-22T01:52:37.473-06:00Comments on RENEGADE TRADS: A Bad Joke...A Sinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-27792955412016914192010-06-03T09:28:14.469-05:002010-06-03T09:28:14.469-05:00This was a painful read. I mean really, really pai...This was a painful read. I mean really, really painful.<br /><br />While I have no problem with an all-encompassing psychological examination in principle, and think it a good thing for screening candidates, I think the way this has been applied is a case of going too far.<br /><br />For example, expecting the average man not to have had sex for over three years. In our society, men who haven't had sex in over three years can be fitted into three categories: a) they're just not attractive/charismatic enough to "get some," or b) they're asexual, or c) they're seriously repressed.<br /><br />Now I can say with certainly that none of these will make for a good candidate for the priesthood. The unattracive and the repressed, because eventually that urge will pop out and can be very ugly. The asexual, because he won't be able to deal with questions in the area of human sexuality, and he will get them; if his experience is like mine (every parish is different, but humanity is still the same), they'll come from the under-25 crowd, those of them who are more than a little devout, and are trying to reconcile the Church's moral teaching with their own sexualities, which they are in the process of discovering. This can often turn into a litteral mine-field and requires a very deft pastoral touch, especially if the young person discovers he/she is anything other than "plain vanilla," and I just don't see how a man with no sexual urges will be capable of handling that.<br /><br />No, what I think is that even though the screening should mention sexuality, it should only be there as a component along with the other components, not blown out of proportion. For example, I'm generally competent, but the one area where I tend to be inept is grief counseling, because I'm simply <a href="http://athaumaturgus.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/reflections-on-death-and-dying/" rel="nofollow">incapable of experiencing grief myself</a>; no amount of education can make up for that, but that's something very important that I wasn't screened for. I think the screening should take into account the candidates ability to understand and empathize with the whole spectrum of the human conditionl, of which sexuality is rightfully a part. But only a part, and not the obssessive be-all and end-all.Agostino Taumaturgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187514355327479915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-8710272908199629812010-06-01T13:18:59.610-05:002010-06-01T13:18:59.610-05:00LOL! See, this would make a great sketch on SNL or...LOL! See, this would make a great sketch on SNL or something! That's hilarious. <br /><br />And yes, even in trying to show that they "get it"...they just keep showing how much they don't.A Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-66241874080492853202010-06-01T12:28:20.375-05:002010-06-01T12:28:20.375-05:00“Do you take cold showers? Do you take long runs?”...“Do you take cold showers? Do you take long runs?” [ROFLMAO!!!] <br /><br />Do you eat pop-tarts? Do you think Hilary Swank is hot? Are you a cat person? What is your favorite snow cone flavor? Would you describe yourself as more of an ass-man? How about male ass?<br /><br />What the hell is wrong with people. This isn't how you screen people.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-37937406241655791092010-05-31T22:54:30.091-05:002010-05-31T22:54:30.091-05:00lol. Care to elaborate, Tony?lol. Care to elaborate, Tony?A Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-80150090013661343962010-05-31T22:48:17.770-05:002010-05-31T22:48:17.770-05:00Now I ask myself: What. The fuck?Now I ask myself: What. The fuck?Tonynoreply@blogger.com