You might want to read Cherry 5’s post at #422: “Not true at all, first transition does not Equate to Surgery (SRS) , It could just involve Hormones…only a minority of Transgender people go for SRS Surgery.”
I don’t know if he did or not.
What does that mean?
If you understand it explain it to me.
Pretty sure the Church doesn’t condone mutilationg one’s body for whatever reason. Additionally,I am pretty sure the Church feels compassion for such individuals,loves them,however encouraging a disordered lifestyle that is incongruous with God, by passive acceptance is not the loving response to these individuals.
The response by me would be to love the individual. Understand that we all are confused because of sin. I know people that are homosexual. I no problem with them. If they were to ask me what I thought about homosexuality I would say it was confusion. Just like the rest of us. Homosexuality has been touched upon by the church though.
Wrong. It actually permits mutilation for a valid therapeutic medical reason.
But what is that loving response? Do you think if Caitlyn Jenner or another individual who is transgendered happened upon this site, they would get the impression that Catholics are filled with love and compassion for them?
The loving response is to not encourage their delusion.
Because of the kinds of judgmental and often harsh responses they get or got in the past, most LGBT people have probably been driven away from most organized religion and are hostile to it. And reaching out successfully to people in this community is very difficult for most churches, even those that are now more welcoming and accepting.
The Church does not see sex change as a valid therapeutic medical procedure. Go ahead, ask them.
There is another thread on this site re Pope Francis stating,be careful not to broaden your conscience so that everything fits. As Christians/Catholics we are called to love one another,however,encouraging our brethren to continue in disordered and destructive behavior,just so they will feel better,is unauthentic and harmful.
That’s a very low bar, don’t you think? By that standard, the Westboro Baptist Church could be seen as having a loving response.
Right, but does that answer the question?
Nonsense. No one here is suggesting Mr. Jenner be picketed or publicly admonished. We are stating, correctly, that he is putting his immortal soul in danger and that a Catholic should in no way support his actions.
Exactly. I know gay and lesbian people who think that terms used in the catechism like, “respect, compassion and sensitivity” and “unjust discrimination,” are nothing more than platitudes. And I think they’re right. I have a friend who is a school psychologist for a Catholic Diocese and works at several high schools. What she told me is that the gay teens that she has worked with have no confusion about the Church’s stance on homosexual behavior as sin. She said what they are confused about is whether or not the Church really cares about them.
You’re missing the point. How does Westboro type picketing and admonishment fail to meet the standard you set: “The loving response is to not encourage their delusion.”
Read more: ncregister.com/daily-news/daughter-of-sex-change-man-warns-jenners-children-of-pain-mourning-loss-ahe/#ixzz3cgQFkICV
That quote actually doesn’t in any way address the pain of children who’s parents undergo this process, a pain which is understandable, but the quote doesn’t address this at all.
