Archbishop Chaput: the terms of our relationship with Jesus 'are not ours to set' [CC]

[Catholic_Press]

As the Synod of Bishops gives rise to “a swarm of media attention and some very different interpretations,” Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia told readers of his weekly …

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[TCEL]

The central issue is, do we and they want Jesus Christ on his terms or on ours? If we can’t in principle accept the possibility of discomfort, suffering and even martyrdom, then we’re not disciples. We can’t rewrite or overlook what Jesus requires in order to follow him …

I wish I could find the blog I read about a man who recounted a conversation with his homosexual, Catholic friend. He told this friend that he couldn’t imagine what cross he must carry, to live chastely and not fulfill his sexual desire with another man. Paraphrasing his friend’s response, “Oh no. Don’t you dare think my cross is any harder than yours. If it is, you aren’t living up to the gospel.”