Obsession confession reaction

After reading the "Obsession Confession" piece today, I have come to ponder over a few things.

Before John XXIII called for the Vatican II, priests would label Protestant ministers as "children of the devil". With the Vatican II, the late Pope urged the Church to pursue dialogue with other believers, and called those of other Christian traditions as "our separated brethren".

Now, imagine today if priests would continue to label ministers of other religions in such way. People would be turned off by the constant name-calling and judging and people who are considering joining the Church would be alienated and never convert, as one former born-again would put it. Scott Hahn, Cora Evans and my favorite blogger (a former born-again) would never be Catholics.

This is what Pope Francis has in mind. We need to stop judging those who are not following the Church's teachings on contraception, homosexuality and abortion. We need not to alienate those who are trying to reflect on the evils of their actions, those who are trying to find their way back to God, to the Church.

In the manner of John, we need to tone down our rhetorics and not be obsessed with issues to avoid alienating and offending people. If we continue to be such towards homosexuals, abortionists and people with contraceptive mentality, they might never come to realize the gravity of their deeds.

In the words of an evangelistic group, we need not to be confrontational. This way, we can create opportunities for people to understand what the Church teaches. Instead of judging and being in war mode, we should be ready to understand people. Allow them to open up first, and there we will engage in dialogue. Compassion and ability to listen are the weapons.

If it is not for the compassion of some Protestants and the charity of a Catholic surgeon, a transgender could have ended his own life.

We should also pray for inventions that can help people to reconsider their beliefs. If it is not for the ultrasound, Nathanson could have murdered hundreds more innocents.

By being not confrontational, we could, with peace of mind and heart, get people to understand and consider our views. This is what we should be to win the war against contraception, homosexuality and abortion. We can wage war but not in a confrontational, judgmental and bigoted way.

We should never forget the words of Margaret Sanger: "The most merciful thing that the large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."

We should never forget the words of the gay militant Michael Swift on the goals of the gay agenda: "We shall sodomize your sons, emblems of your feeble masculinity, of your shallow dreams and vulgar lies. We shall seduce them in your schools, in your dormitories, in your gymnasiums, in your locker rooms, in your sports arenas, in your seminaries, in your youth groups, in your movie theater bathrooms, in your army bunkhouses, in your truck stops, in your all male clubs, in your houses of Congress, wherever men are with men together. Your sons shall become our minions and do our bidding. They will be recast in our image. They will come to crave and adore us."

And

"The family unit-spawning ground of lies, betrayals, mediocrity, hypocrisy and violence--will be abolished. The family unit, which only dampens imagination and curbs free will, must be eliminated. Perfect boys will be conceived and grown in the genetic laboratory. They will be bonded together in communal setting, under the control and instruction of homosexual savants."

We should never be deceived by contraception companies who make money out of children and teenagers having sex.

We need to face these aforementioned three evils not in a confrontational, judgmental and bigoted way.