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Roy Bourgeois

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The Resume

    (circa 1938- )
    Born in Lutcher, Louisiana
    Catholic priest
    Most well known for leading protests against the School of the Americas, located in Georgia, which trains Latin America troops
    Excommunicated for ordaining women in defiance of the teachings of the Catholic Church
    Served in the U. S. Navy and was wounded in Vietnam
    In 1997 received the Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace Award

Why he might be annoying:

    If he's a Catholic priest, then shouldn't he support the teachings of the Catholic Church? And if he can't support them, then why does he want to be a priest?
    In addition to opposing an all-male priesthood, he also supports married men in the priesthood and legalized abortion (going against the church's anti-abortion stance).
    He ignores the fact that presently the SOA only trains soldiers from Democratic countries.
    He refuses to criticize Communism and ignores the fact that the countries who use the SOA were attacked in the past by Communists trained and supported by Communist Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has dedicated his life to the cause of peace.
    He has done a great deal of work in the social justice arena in addition to his work promoting peace.
    He is very inspirational to many young people.
    He was arrested while serving as a priest in Bolivia because he supported human rights for the peasants.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 51 Votes: 78.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 35 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 68.66% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 664 Votes: 45.48% Annoying