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Savage Lovecast

Savage Love Episode 470

Savage Lovecast

Dan Savage

Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2015

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In the opening rant, Dan finally opens up and tells us what he *really* thinks of the Catholic Church. Hear the strange and seedy tale of a male lap dance gone horribly wrong. On the Magnum, Dan chats with RIVAL sex advice podcaster Dr. Debby Herbenick about PReP for women and condom aversion for ladies. And, your amazing, supportive calls to the 20 year-old lesbian from last week who feels trapped with her unkind family. You guys are the best. Donate! To the following organizations: Ali Forney Center: www.aliforneycenter.org Lucie’s Place: www.luciesplace.org The True Colors Fund: https://truecolorsfund.org Albert Kennedy Trust: www.akt.org.uk 206-302-2064 This episode of the Savage Lovecast is brought to you by BollandBranch.com: luxury, affordable fair trade certified sheets. Get $50 off a set of sheets plus free shipping by going to Boll and Branch.com end enter Savage. This episode is also brought to you by Club W- the wine club that helps you to choose wine that suits your taste and ships it right to your door. For 50% off your first order, go to Club W.com/savage. Todays Lovecast is also brought to you by MeUndies.com: High quality, super-comfortable, good looking undies. Get 20% off your first order when you go to MeUndies.com/Savage

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0:00.0

You're listening to the micro version of the Savage Lovecast, www.com.

0:06.6

If you're stuck in a relationship quandary, or if you're looking for sexual harmony,

0:16.2

well, there's nothing you can't ask on the Savage Lovecast.

0:25.1

So the results are in the big synod, synod.

0:28.6

I'm not sure how you pronounce that word.

0:29.8

I'm sure you guys will jump on the phone to correct me.

0:31.8

The big synod at the Vatican has released its final report,

0:35.9

and this was the sort of Catholic confab that the Pope called on marriage and family issues

0:41.2

and the place of gays and lesbians in the church.

0:45.2

And the results are in.

0:47.2

And Catholic liberals were excited.

0:49.5

Some people think Catholic liberal includes the Pope.

0:51.6

Some of us are not so sure about that.

0:53.8

They were excited that

0:54.7

maybe there would be some progress and the big report came down and nothing, nothing. The headline

1:00.7

in the Guardian, Vatican Synod holds its line on gay couples but offers new hope to Catholic

1:05.7

divorcees. Bishops confirm Catholic teaching on the intrinsic disorder of homosexuality.

1:12.1

To which gay couples responded,

1:13.8

we intend to hold the line on ignoring closet cases, child rape enablers, and old men with imaginary friends.

1:20.7

It's interesting to watch the Catholic Church contort itself on marriage and family issues.

1:24.9

For those of you who are not Catholic and do not give a fuck, well, those are two different groups of people. For those of you who are not Catholic, I will explain this for a second. For those of you who do not give a fuck about the Catholic Church, you might want to skip today's intro. The Catholic Church holds that marriage, once a man and a woman, say I do in the Catholic Church, that that is indissoluble. It cannot be dissolved, that that is permanent and forever.

1:47.0

And they don't recognize divorce.

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