Crusader13
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Apples and oranges. The reason a gay person would call the Catholic Church bigoted is because of their intolerant stance on homosexuality. Being intolerant of those who are intolerant is the same thing as promoting tolerance. Being intolerant because it's your religion is just being intolerant. If you want to be considered a tolerant person, then you ought to be intolerant of those who promote intolerance. You ought not to be tolerant of those who promote intolerance.
The Catholic Church has a legal right to be intolerant of homosexuality. If they choose to do so, tolerant people have a legal and moral right to be intolerant of the Catholic Church. If they are not, then they are not promoting tolerance.
That's absolutely ridiculous. This is why we're in danger of totalitarianism - opinions like yours become the mainstream in thinking that it's OK to treat people badly because they don't agree with you.
The majority of gay people throughout history have had no problem with the Catholic Church. In fact, aside from those in the Western world, you could make a point that this is still the case today. Not all gays are like the ones you see at Mardi Gras. There are millions of gay people out there who happily choose to stay in the faith and not get married (the same way countless people in the Church can't get married - divorced people, priests, etc). In fact, a huge portion of priests are gay (which is a call that comes from the Bible). The majority of them live and die happily as celibate Catholics.
There are even gays who grew up Catholic, decided to leave the faith and get married anyway, but still respect and tolerate the Church's opinion. Just because you don't actively practice or believe in something, doesn't mean you can't be respectful of it. Many gays agree that gay marriage doesn't make economic, social, or personal sense, just like many straight people believe that heterosexual marriage doesn't make economic, social, or personal sense.
The point is that gay people come in many different styles from different walks of life. Choosing to be an open and proud sexual deviant while parading at Mardi Gras and hating the Church is just one of thousands of lifestyles gays can choose. There are alternatives, like remaining celibate and enjoying other things in life instead, or simply being a proud sexual deviant while parading at Mardi Gras and not hating the Church just for disagreeing with you.
Sorry, but tweeting that you hate the Catholic Church because they don't agree with your point of view on marriage is intolerant. The Church is not intolerant of gay people (as explained above). It simply doesn't allow them to get married (the same way many other Catholics can't get married for various reasons). If a gay person interprets this as a personal attack and goes on a vendetta against the Church, that's the definition of intolerance. The more tolerant thing to do would be what most gay people do; live and let live.