Proving the bishop's point

Sometimes, one story illustrates another.

In this case, the rancor surrounding the video of soldiers in Iraq duct-taping a female comrade to a post slams right into an address by Bishop William Skylstad to his brother prelates at a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

From the AP and YouTube:

In an opening address, the leader of America’s Roman Catholic bishops called his colleagues to fight against a coarseness that he said was infecting the church and society at large, and to unite in promoting human dignity through faith.

captainlaredo (4 hours ago)
All those of you who think this video is "disturbing" and "could escalate into something else quickly" need to get your heads out of your asses. It's people like you that outlaw Tag and Touch Football in schools. Why don't you do the world a favor and off yourselves?

Bishop William Skylstad said “debasing personal attacks” have replaced healthy public debate, and that popular culture and the news media have degraded human dignity with violence and vulgar depictions of sex.

CasaNegraEnt (2 hours ago)
Don't think for a minute they didn't gangbang her after this.

“There is a mocking reduction of sexuality, debasing it from God’s beautiful gift of
creation to little more than casual chemistry and inconsequential recreation,”
said Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Sometimes
it seems that people are no longer seen as children of God but as little more
than a disposable commodity.”

metr0man (6 hours ago)
PS - I bet that woman would be a fun lay, seems like she might be into some kinky stuff.

Skylstad, of Spokane, Wash., said he has also detected a cruelty in discussions within the church, among people who “presume the worst of intentions or motivations of others.”

Jupiter1tx (6 hours ago)
obviously for some of you liberal SCUMBAGS out thereit's not ok for soldiers to have fun sometimes BUTyou sure don't complain when the enemy is having FUN beheading and burning our people, you hypocrites march against Bush and proclaim he is hitler, when is the last time you marched to protest the beheadings by these muslim pigs??? you never have you hypocrite Scumbags