Attending Get-Together for Homosexual Couple

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I didn’t see anything trolly about it. Scandal is anything that leads others to sin, but if you think something will lead others to sin than you probably shouldn’t participate in such behavior under a certain sphere of reason.
 
Interesting thread and I think the OP handled it as well as he knew how. I went to one gay wedding and sent a card to another before I was Catholic. Now I am catholic should I seek to mention this in Confession? I have totally forgotten to do so before now :confused:
 
If you didn’t know it was sinful than it isn’t necessary to confess it, but you can if you want.
 
I think I sort of did know but convinced myself I was being bigoted. None of the couples were Christian to my knowledge so they would not have been aware or believed that they were sinning.
 
If you have doubts you can confess it to be sure. Writing it on a piece of paper helps me remember when I go.
 
I am a bit weird I actually really love confession! Always feel so happy afterwards! Second favourite sacrament after Eucharist 🙂
 
Lots of opinions expressed on this thread. I would caution to make sure all of our decisions are held to the same standards - we can’t have double standards for certain situations.
 
Your mother totally misunderstands the “who am I to judge” approach, which included the words “seeking out God.” Clearly your dad’s friend is not seeking out God in his actions. I have been in a similar situation with a second cousin and did not attend. How my supposedly Catholic family could I’ll never understand. I guess they’ve forgotten about Mortal Sin and Sanctifying Grace.
 
Thorolfr said:
By refusing to congratulate the couple, what would have been accomplished?
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Uh, maybe I don’t feel like congratulating them? My cousin is a lesbian and conceived a child through IVF. I didn’t congratulate her.
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Would the father’s friend have decided to split up with his spouse because his best friend did not approve?
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The OP doesn’t need to be pals with his father’s friend.
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Would his feelings have been hurt and would his relationship with the OP’s father have been damaged?
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If I don’t approve of my parents friends, that’s my choice. It shouldn’t affect their relationships. Even if it did, too bad.
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But there can be consequences, which in this case might have required losing a friend.
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The OP is not necessarily friends with the couple. Also, sometimes friends grow apart or one friend can’t accept different viewpoints. Sometimes it’s better to let the friendship die.
 
Are you sure the pastor doesn’t accept his own son, or does he just not accept that his son is living with you and having a forbidden relationship with you?

For what it’s worth, I do think the pastor should send you a Christmas card and a birthday part, just because you are friends with his son.
 
No one sends me birthday cards or my parents. Maybe I get one Christmas card from my Godparents, but that’s it.
 
Maybe that’s something that can change. Perhaps we should all be more willing to acknowledge our friends’ friends in our gift giving.
 
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I didn’t see anything trolly about it. Scandal is anything that leads others to sin, but if you think something will lead others to sin than you probably shouldn’t participate in such behavior under a certain sphere of reason.
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Going to a party for a gay couple won’t make me or anyone else commit a homosexual act.
 
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Not going to a party doesn’t make me hate gay people. Its a scandal in the form of approval of sin and it is a legitimate reason. I think people just want to call posts they don’t agree with trolls.
 
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Not going to a party doesn’t make me hate gay people.
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And not one soul here said that.

But scandal involves leading others to sin…which is why I said what I said.

Sorry, but I’m not scandalized by any of this, and as I’ve got a brain that works, someone else’s actions don’t lead me to follow their example.
 
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Not everyone is as smart and great as you. Approval of sin is a important issue, but maybe I am using the wrong word.
 
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If someone can’t reason right from wrong at that level, they possibly shouldn’t be left alone to be an adult unsupervised.

We all sort of learned that in, oh, kindergarten, and I refuse to believe people are that daft.

Going to a party for a gay couple doesn’t make someone go out and sleep with someone of the same sex.
 
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I think there are better ways to show love than through cards a few times a year. And it is easy to forget.
 
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I hope that only pertains to the cards.
 
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