It's been a long time since I posted here and have somewhat been
lurking again for a lil while but I felt I must add in my 2 cents.
If you look on Anne's website you can find where she has stated why she
has returned to her faith and her personal views on the gays. Here's
some snippets. If you want the full versions just go to
www.annerice.com
::Snip, Snip::
"Regarding my return to the Catholic Church in 1998, this had nothing
to do with my husband's illness, as he did not become ill till four
years later. And it had nothing to do with my own illness in 1998 which
happened afterwards.
My return to faith is described in The Author's Note as well. It was
not something that happened over night. It came about over a period of
years.
I make these statements because as I check out the blogs at night, I'm
amazed at the momentum of false statements about me and the book and
the opinions generated by these false statements. There is something
frightening about seeing the same mistaken assumption repeated over and
over again from blog to blog. Of course this chatter will undoubtedly
die down at some point, and it may or may not affect the fate of the
book in the Public Square. Whatever the case, if you've followed me
this far, let me ask you to be open minded about Christ the Lord. I am
not exaggerating when I say that the book surprises people."
::Snip, Snip::
"NOW LET ME ADDRESS A VERY IM****TANT TOPIC: GAYS AND GAY MARRIAGE. As I
said I am a Roman Catholic,and a true member of my church. However I am
very optimistic that in the next few years, we will see the Roman
Catholic Church and other Churches open their arms and their doors to
gay believers. We will see our theology developed and refined to
embrace gays as part of our Christian community, which so many of them
are already. I am optimistic that the church always moves forward,
though it moves very slowly; and that we Catholics ultimately
acknowledge change, advances in scientic knowledge, and spiritual
progress. I know there are many of you who do not feel the way I do
about this. I understand that I speak only as an individual when I
express these thoughts, and I do not represent my church. But it is my
conscience that tells me to be Catholic, and to remain Catholic, and it
is my conscience that tells me that gay people are the children of God
just as we are. -- As many of you have asked about this, I hope it
clarifies my position. Please continue to write to me, and please know
how much I value your response to this book."
::Snip, Snip::
"Emails continue to pour in. Most of them are truly wonderful; many are
from new readers who have Christian experiences to share.
A very few are negative and some contain hatred of gay people, which I
can not abide and I try to keep my patience as I answer them and
explain that my role now is to be part of my church, and to fight for
acceptance of gays by the Catholic Church and by all Christian
religion. I recommend that those of you who are troubled by my stance
study some of the new books which are so very good at analysing what
little the Bible really has to say about gay people.
We are in midst of a great revolution with regard to human rights and
sometimes it is difficult for us to separate God's law from simple
traditions and customs. We do not have to be slaves to traditions or
customs."
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