The priest at Lyras funeral

The woman was murdered by the new IRA who were firing at police officers. Her sex life is trivial compared to terrorism

It was HER funeral. It should be about her life not just her death.

Ian Paisley is dead and 1969 is 50 years ago. How can you claim all Protestants think like Paisley, you have sunk realy low , you do not know what everyone from every denomination think or feel.

2 quotes from Ian Paisley
"I denounce you, Anti-Christ! I refuse you as Christ's enemy and Antichrist with all your false doctrine" - addressing Pope John Paul II on a visit to the European Parliament October 1988
They breed like rabbits and multiply like vermin" - talking about Catholics at a loyalist rally in 1969.
If that isn't hatred I don't know what is.

The woman was murdered by the new IRA who were firing at police officers. Her sex life is trivial compared to terrorism .

As for ‘they hate’, does Corbyn hate May , does the Arch Bishop of Westminster hate the Arch Bishop of Canterbury ,
does the RC priest in this town hate the priest of our Anglican Church, do I hate the RC Nuns in this town because I am Anglican?

The only hate I come across is on this forum.

There's nothing "behind closed doors" about it. Why should there be? Not in this day and age.

Trisher I have never known any Christians say rhey hate others.

Seems the interest with some here is not the woman was murdered but she was gay. Priorities

It was the priest who made an issue of it by avoiding that aspect of her life like its a taboo for behind closed doors only & some posters on here think it should be..

The woman died. She deserves to be remembered for who she was.

Seems the interest with some here is not the woman was murdered but she was gay. Priorities !

I will just say one thing. DUP are not hypocritical
I suppose that depends on if you believe that Christianity allows you to hate other Christians because they believe something slightly different to you.

The only gay funeral I have been to the deceased's partner spoke about their life together, what a joy it had been for them to have a civil partnership and how if he had lived they would have married. So no doubt about their sexuality.

I will just say one thing. DUP are not hypocritical.

I refuse to comment on RHI because people have their minds made up without alk the facts.
I do wonder about those who get angry and irrational. Not good for the BP.?

I refer you back to my post of 19.38.04.

A person should be remembered for who they were.

She was a gay woman in a part of Britain where it is hard to be a gay woman. And she was a journslist. And a friend etc...

Leaving out one important aspect of someones life speaks volumes about the priests view on that aspect.

Silence sometimes roars.

the same way you would mention if someone was a devoted teacher, or a keen sports person.
no, I would put devoted teacher or keen sports person in the same category as courageous journalist.

I thought this was all about the unlawful killing/murder of the woman----not her sexuality afaik according to the priest ?

Some gay women dont have sex at all. Or have only have sex with men. Dont reduce the experience of living as a gay person to sex!

If being gay was a part of someones life I would expect it mentioned in any memorial of their life the same way you would mention if someone was a devoted teacher, or a keen sports person.

I would not expect sexuality to be mentioned - but I would expect someone's OH to be mentioned as just that if they have one - a husband, wife, partner, and how much they must be grieving.

Refering to someones sexuality doesnt = talking about their sex life!

The experience of being a gay woman doesnt begin and end when your pants are off

Some gay women

Oh FGS its not about "sex"

She wasnt just gay when she was engaging in sex acts.

It wouldn't have crossed his mind to say anything about her sexuality. Neither would it have done at the last funeral he conducted. Or the next. Ad infinitum...

Yes, of course it mattered to her. It's just that priests aren't usually expected to refer to sex at a funeral.

I've read the letter. It has nothing to do with what the priest at the funeral said. and everything to do with what he actively avoided saying.

I think you remember the person as they were or not at all. Sexuality isnt a major influence on everyones life especially if you conform to the default, but it mattered to her.

I've read the letter. It has nothing to do with what the priest at the funeral said.