What century is Pope Benedict the 16th, living in??

I find it absolutly unbelivable to hear that the Pope has said saving humanity from Homosexuality is as important as saving the enviroment!!! Did this chap just step out of the Doctors Tardis from the Dark Ages? and does he understnad just how horribley hurtful such a comment is to gay and transgendered people? Now I am not going to waffle on about theolgy or the Catholic faith, but I am wondering what a man in his position is doing saying such things!
I, myself am not gay or a Catholic, although I am married to a Catholic! Derek was embarraced to hear the Pontiff's comments, and I just listened in disbelif!! I find it scarey that there is just a tiny hint of naziism in these kind of comments...sorry if this upsets folks, but thats just what I am thinking. I consider myself a Christian (actually a Baptised Methodist) but a Christian, if albeit a non practicing one, and belive in the teachings of Jesus in that we should love our neighbour as ourselves and be tolerent in all things...The Pope's comments are non of these things! In fact they are dangerous, coming from a man who is head of one of the biggest faiths on the planet! and coming so near to Christmas too, that this is going to stay in peoples minds for a long time, I think. At this time of year, what ever our faith, we should be celebrating the exquisite patchwork that is the human race! Not condeming it!! Try to imagin living in a world where everyone was EXACTLY the same!!! How boring would that be??? As a traveller I have lived and breathed the wonderful diversity of this world! I would not be totally besotted with half of Asia if it was not so colourfull...just as life itself is colourfull and Homosexuality is a part of life in this world!! To me, what the Pope said is like saying "we have to protect the world from redheads!" (of which I am one!) which sounds absolutly stupid...a little anecdote for you!! During my time as a travel manager, a respected banker from Barclays, next door to my shop, called in one day and asked me for information on all gay holiday resorts, for him and his partner! He was whispering to me, and then said "Is this ok?" is what ok, I had asked not understanding him, but he felt embarraced to be asking about gay resorts, poor chap! No one should be embarraced by their sexuality!!! Anyway I set to work finding him a company called "Respect Holidays" (the have now ceased trading) got on the phone to them, sorted my commision levels and hey Presto!! A Happy client, booked on a wonderful holiday! He came back to me time and time again, which I was very pleased about because he spent an absolute fortune, and whats more he recommeneded my humble travel shop to all his gay friends, to such an extent myself and my staff became gay specialists!!! On a different level another anecdote!!! A lady came to my shop one day and asked about flights to Etheopia. With a few taps on my keyboard I had a whole list of flights to Addis Abba and pointed them out to her! She looked at me in disbelife and said "You know the airports of Etheopia???" hehehehe well I just smiled but inside I was thinking "ofcourse I know!!! I am a bloody travel agent!!!"
Opppssss....I have gone off on a travel tanget again!!!....sorry!!
Anyway, basicaly I was discusted by the Pope's comments!!
They are damaging and upsetting, and soooooooooo not in touch with the real world!!!
Whether we are gay or strait we should love and celebrate just being who we are, and respect each other, always!

I promise my next entry will be more cheerfull!
I just got very annoyed by the Pope today!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!