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Very surprised OSU's Gee not being discussed here.

PKM said:
The fact he's a Mormon is why I thought it would be being discussed here. I have very good friends, whom are high-ranking LDS members, that openly bash Catholics...
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Not surprising. Bruce R. McConkie used to be very influential and wrote "Then speaking of harlots in the figurative sense, he [Nephi] designated the Catholic Church as ‘the mother of harlots’", even though the church shuns such nonsense.

I didn't think Gee's comments were anything but bad poor humor, and very harmless. I'd actually like to see more of this stuff in the sports world.
 
franklin said:
Not surprising. Bruce R. McConkie used to be very influential and wrote "Then speaking of harlots in the figurative sense, he [Nephi] designated the Catholic Church as ‘the mother of harlots’", even though the church shuns such nonsense.

I didn't think Gee's comments were anything but bad poor humor, and very harmless. I'd actually like to see more of this stuff in the sports world.
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I don't mind bad humor. But I also believe he believes what he said whole-heartedly.

So what I would like to see is more truthfulness. I have no problem with his comments, but rather his apology. It's self-righteousness at its finest. I would GREATLY prefer he say, "My feelings are Mormons live a more Christ-like life than Catholics, generally.. and would therefore prefer to not hang out with pretend Christians." He'd still be self-righteous.. but at least not a lying self-righteous coward.
 
PKM said:
I don't mind bad humor. But I also believe he believes what he said whole-heartedly.

So what I would like to see is more truthfulness. I have no problem with his comments, but rather his apology. It's self-righteousness at its finest. I would GREATLY prefer he say, "My feelings are Mormons live a more Christ-like life than Catholics, generally.. and would therefore prefer to not hang out with pretend Christians." He'd still be self-righteous.. but at least not a lying self-righteous coward.
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Why do you think that? Sounds to me like he's staring down his nose at the other schools.
 
PKM said:
He said that "you can't trust those damn Catholics."
He said that "priests are holy on Sunday's and holy hell every other day of the week."

The fact he's a Mormon is why I thought it would be being discussed here. I have very good friends, whom are high-ranking LDS members, that openly bash Catholics...

I'm neither denomination.. but was surprised to hear a smart Mormon dude make such dumb statements.. and then apologize by saying he was joking. I guess that was the only angle he could take, though. I'm not Catholic, nor am I anti-Mormon, but I found the statements insulting, regardless.
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It was an insensitive thing to say. But I think the spirit in which he said it was meant to be "gamesmanship" - i.e. taking a swipe at Notre Dame, especially regarding their negotiations with the conference. I don't get too upset by the ribbing that goes on in here during the BYU-Utah game weeks. Joke about BYU coeds and we'll reply "Harline is still open." But there is a line that sometimes gets crossed and joking turns to insults. As a university president, Gee should have been more dignified in his remarks. Let the AD or football coach tell the ND jokes. And especially in his situation as a Mormon. He should have known his comments would be scrutinized.
 
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