<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0">

<channel>
	<title>Bad Catholic</title>
	
	<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic</link>
	<description />
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:53:20 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4</generator>
		<atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patheos/badcatholic" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="patheos/badcatholic" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">patheos/badcatholic</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item>
		<title>No Longer Anonymous: Why I Decided to Come Out as a Gay Priest</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/no-longer-anonymous-why-i-decided-to-come-out-as-a-gay-priest.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/no-longer-anonymous-why-i-decided-to-come-out-as-a-gay-priest.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bravely facing the applause of a world in love with labels, and just in time for the release of a second edition of his new book &#8220;Hidden Voices, Reflections of a Gay, Catholic Priest,&#8221; Fr. Gary M. Meier came out today and declared himself openly gay to the notoriously unsympathetic Huffington Post. Bless the man, may the Lord [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/no-longer-anonymous-why-i-decided-to-come-out-as-a-gay-priest.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pope Francis!</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/pope-francis.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/pope-francis.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry, I couldn&#8217;t resist. I only have a few more days of the &#8220;he&#8217;s a teenager&#8221; excuse. So. Let me know if you&#8217;re excited for the new season!]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/pope-francis.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Whence Opposition to Birth Control? A Rebuttal.</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/whence-opposition-to-birth-control-a-rebuttal.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/whence-opposition-to-birth-control-a-rebuttal.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The wonderful Libby Anne of Love, Joy, Feminism recently critiqued a poorly-designed graphic made by well-meaning Catholics, saying its &#8220;very simplicity&#8230;is the downfall of this illustration.&#8221; She&#8217;s dead right, and I&#8217;m thankful that she points it out. Graphics attempting to pixelate the complexities of chastity, marriage, and contraception naturally reduce the intricate, opening themselves to easy criticism. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/whence-opposition-to-birth-control-a-rebuttal.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Quick, Label Me!</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/quick-label-me.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/quick-label-me.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Labels are not concerned with the accurate description of people. In fact, they work against description by allowing us to avoid dealing with the person &#8212; who is confusing &#8212; by pointing to an abstraction &#8212; which is simple. We replace the infinite, complex man with the immediately recognizable &#8220;liberal.&#8221; This evident in that the labels &#8220;liberal&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/quick-label-me.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How Not To Know God</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/how-not-to-know-god.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/how-not-to-know-god.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;eternity&#8221; scares us post-Christians. It was no contradiction for atheists like Nietzsche to disavow the existence of God while simultaneously reveling in the idea of eternity, but now that popular atheism has been irretrievably wed to the idea that truth is only in the material world, and that physical science rightfully usurps all [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/how-not-to-know-god.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Virginity is Sexual</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/virginity-is-sexual.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/virginity-is-sexual.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3099</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post will probably make a lot more sense if you read Is Female Purity Bullshit? and Is Purity Culture Sexist? first. Virginity is sexual. This is difficult to grasp in a post-Christian culture which lacks the social presence of nuns and religious sisters in daily life. We are educated to laud and await the day we&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/virginity-is-sexual.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>89</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is the “Purity Culture” Sexist?</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/is-the-purity-culture-sexist.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/is-the-purity-culture-sexist.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When discussing purity as it relates to our awesome, sexually-liberated culture, it&#8217;s best to begin with a brief history of the female breast. The bosom has been through a lot, but allow me to point out its place in two distinct time periods, one Christian and one post-Christian. According to the traditional feminist narrative, a heavily [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/is-the-purity-culture-sexist.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>74</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is Female Purity Bullshit?</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/is-female-purity-bullshit.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/is-female-purity-bullshit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Another Look]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yerp, says the wonderful Lindy West of Jezebel. Her critique comes from being righteously pissed over an evangelical culture which has guys saying they want a &#8220;pure&#8221; girl without defining their terms. She discusses &#8220;sex-ed&#8221; classes which liken women who have had sex before marriage to chewed up pieces of gum no one wants. Allow me [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/is-female-purity-bullshit.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>109</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Catholic. Nuff Said.</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/catholic-nuff-said.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/catholic-nuff-said.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=3037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I modify the word &#8220;Catholic&#8221; with some preceding description &#8212; be it traditional Catholic, liberal Catholic, or faithful Catholic &#8212; I do a disservice to the Catholic Church. Perhaps there are times when a concise modification is good, true, and beautiful, but on the off-chance that you &#8212; like me &#8212; are doing your Catholicism [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/catholic-nuff-said.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>68</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why the Church Would be so Ridiculous as to Oppose IVF</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/04/why-the-church-would-be-so-ridiculous-as-to-oppose-ivf.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/04/why-the-church-would-be-so-ridiculous-as-to-oppose-ivf.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Another Look]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/?p=2998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a godawful habit of seeing children as things so small, cute and fluffy that we hollow them of that dignity hard as titanium steel &#8212; the dignity of being a human person. The child is not owned by his mother, father, community, or state. He is a unique human subject, a universe unto himself, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/04/why-the-church-would-be-so-ridiculous-as-to-oppose-ivf.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>142</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
