"Biblical Commission: homosexual unions should not be condemned"

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No, the sky is not falling. I’ll defer judgement until we get an official statement. I’m betting that some blogger is misrepresenting.
 
Hilary White is a great pro-life Catholic reporter. I’d love to see her commentary on this topic.
 
If this is true, how do they " reimburse" that judge her communion?
 
Sometimes I look at my faith and then the Catholic voices today and I don’t recognize them as compatible. Maybe I am not Catholic?
 
I found another article on this, and while the text appears to be close to what Hilary White posted, it is not exact. It isn’t necessarily all good, but it isn’t as bad as saying outright: “homosexual unions should not be condemned”


Here are the parts of the article about homosexuality:
The scholars also looked at the treatment of homosexuality in the Scriptures, noting that “the Bible does not speak of the erotic inclination toward a person of the same sex, but only of homosexual acts. And those are treated only in a few texts, which are different from one another in literary genre and importance.”

The book dedicated several pages to the account in Genesis 19 of what happened in Sodom and the account in Judges 19 of what happened in Gibeah. In both cases, it said, what is condemned is not “a sexual transgression,” but pride and aggression toward a stranger or strangers needing assistance.

In the Old Testament, “only in the Book of Leviticus do we find a precise list of prohibitions regarding immoral sexual acts and among these is listed homosexual relations between males,” the book said. The point of the list, it continued, is to “safeguard and promote an exercise of sexuality open to procreation.”

The scholars cautioned, though, that Christians must preserve “the values the sacred text intends to promote, avoiding the literal repetition of that which bears traces of the culture of the time.”

The contribution of science and the reflection of moral theologians will be necessary to take the investigation of homosexuality further, they said. “In addition, pastoral attention will be required, especially with individual persons, to carry out that service of good that the church must assume in its mission on behalf of men and women.”
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While the exact quote, “homosexual unions should not be condemned” doesn’t seem to appear in there, some of this text does seem to imply that this is the argument that they are making. The statement that “Christians must preserve ‘the values the sacred text intends to promote, avoiding the literal translation of that which bears traces of the culture of the time’” seems to imply that we shouldn’t be condemning gay marriage, with respect to the part of the bible that they are talking about. “Taking the investigation of homosexuality further” is a clue towards what their true intentions may be (i.e., maybe homosexuality isn’t really wrong after all, we just don’t know enough about the science behind it yet!)

So while it isn’t all doom and gloom yet, there are reasons to be concerned about this, in my opinion.
 
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This seems to be espousing the theology of “queering the Church.” I have read the arguments before. It looks like an agenda is being pushed. This co-incides with the German Bishops’ push to reappraise the issue. These are confusing and unsettling times. Pray, pray pray
 
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I felt like that when I learned the full extent of the pedophile scandal
 
How can this issue still be considered open to investigation?

I’m losing patience with the perpetual revisiting matters which the Church has settled.
 
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Taking the investigation of homosexuality further” is a clue towards what their true intentions may be (i.e., maybe homosexuality isn’t really wrong after all, we just don’t know enough about the science behind it yet!)
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I can already hear these Catholics saying, “We just dont know if God might choose to allow a man to impregnate another man. God’s mystery is unfathomable!”
 
I agree. And with that the Church should probably not “explore” sexual matters that are disordered.
 
Don’t let modernist views discourage you. Hold onto to your Bible your catechisms and maintain the traditional and historical teachings of the faith.
 
In Genesis 1the creation events, including man, conclude this way:
And it was good
And it was good
And it was good
And it was very good.
I think words like disordered challenge this fundemental reality of creation in the minds and lives of gay people. I know I do not intend to add to these peoples pain and burden.
And it isn’t modernist to have compassion or empathy. Mercy is the essence of orthodox Christianity. Don’t ever let anyone make you feel less Catholic for having it
 
The fact that you are concerned with reimbursing her with the Eucharist and not her amending her lifestyle tells everyone reading how serious to take you on this matter. Thanks for that.
 
People motivated to do Satan’s work have unlimited appetites.
 
I’m gonna get some hate for this but it needs to be said.

Hilary White and the authors of that article are liars. They are deliberately misleading people in an attempt to show heretical belief in the highest positions of Clerical power and that is beyond reprehensible. The quotes like “homosexuality and homosexual unions as a legitimate and worthy expression of the human being” and “exclusive valorisation of the heterosexual union in favor of a similar acceptance of homosexuality and homosexual unions” are specifically stated in the report to be from dissenters. Heretics. Not the writers. Heretics.

At no point does the commission say that homosexual unions are morally acceptable, just that our pastoral care for those with SSA may need reworking.

It is shameful that so many completely failed to research this issue on their own and instead turned to sensationalized, deceptive reporting seeking to sow division among God’s people. Have faith in God’s promise. Hell will not prevail. But your constant search for clerical heresy might drag you down there.
 
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