Vanetsi Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 what does the pope have to do with armenians? Isn't our independent church decide our matters? If we are under the influence of the pope then why don't we call us catholics and get it over with. I would hate to see Vatican has any affairs on Armenian social issues since they have not really been there for us. I don't know what Armenak meant by this, but concerning what kakachik said, I think she's right. The Pope has no voice in Armenian social issues. In fact, the Catholicos doesn't even have a voice in it. It's long been the tradition of the Orthodox Church to not meddle with social issues, unlike the corrupt domineering Catholic Church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) I don't know what Armenak meant by this, but concerning what kakachik said, I think she's right. The Pope has no voice in Armenian social issues. In fact, the Catholicos doesn't even have a voice in it. It's long been the tradition of the Orthodox Church to not meddle with social issues, unlike the corrupt domineering Catholic Church. yeah... that's why almost all hell broke loose when we were trying to implement the social security cards in armenia... pressuring the government to compromise in certain details... Edited March 29, 2006 by Harut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 (edited) I think it would be a great PR campagne for Armenia to accept gay marriage, the country will immediately end up on front pages of every major ne wspaper...and will tremendous help the Armenian cause...as far as respecting human rights etc....but this would never happen...so what is the point of my rant i wouldn't be surprised if this does happen sometime soon... the majority in armenia don't take the laws in the country seriously... they see them as just tools to please foreigners... (see the link, http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=13491)... so, a very possibly scenario... the ruling coalition passes another europleasing law... the nationalists (Armen Avetisian) rant at the government for giving in to foreign powers... the church rants that it is against our traditions and values... the general public doesn't care, except some oppositionary pockets... some (very small numbers) homosexuals go on public... they get bit up by some youngsters... some (a very few numbers) get arrested and prosecuted... and that's it... nothing really changes in the country, except that another useless laws gets written on paper... Edited March 30, 2006 by Harut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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