Cardinal Marx: Church should see positive aspects of homosexual relationships [CWN]

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Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich has said that the Church should “say sorry” for mistreatment of homosexuals.

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I’m sorry, but these statements by the Cardinal make absolutely no sense. What specifically has the Catholic Church done that is so terrible towards gay people? Try to teach the truth that marriage is between one man and one woman?

Assuming that the quotes in this story are accurate, he seems to be contradicting the teachings of the church that we should oppose same-sex marriage. And this guy is a Cardinal? If the story wouldn’t have told me this, I would have assumed he was a supporter of gay marriage and not a Catholic at all.
 
“We have to respect the decisions of people. We have to respect also, as I said in the first synod on the family, some were shocked but I think it’s normal, you cannot say that a relationship between a man and a man and they are faithful [that] that is nothing, that has no worth,” he said.
Yes, it has a special worth - the quality of intrinsic evil that means it can never be considered as good in any optic.
“in all the history of mankind that [marriage] was the relationship between one man and woman, two who are open to give life for the next generation and that is a special relationship I think.”
He thinks?
 
This is exactly what some people wanted the Church of England to do back in January when Anglican Communion had its meeting over gay marriage. A letter was written to them to apologize to the gay community. Now my question is, why is that happening here? And also, why is a Cardinal suggesting this? We are the Catholic Church!
 
It’s Cardinal Marx from Germany. He has some unusual opinions. I suppose it keeps everyone else on the committee on their toes.
 
tseleehw said:
I’m sorry, but these statements by the Cardinal make absolutely no sense. What specifically has the Catholic Church done that is so terrible towards gay people? Try to teach the truth that marriage is between one man and one woman?

Assuming that the quotes in this story are accurate, he seems to be contradicting the teachings of the church that we should oppose same-sex marriage. And this guy is a Cardinal? If the story wouldn’t have told me this, I would have assumed he was a supporter of gay marriage and not a Catholic at all.
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I was thinking the exact same thing.

Mary.
 
The things we have begun to touch upon in the thread about whether some people are destined to have a heavy burden placed on them (carelessly, de facto) by the Church, which are a lot of work to unpack, are cynically used by him as plausible cover.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=1013734

The couple he was talking about in the Synod, which he show-offishly keeps on congratulating himself for doing, are navel-gazing.

If such a couple would develop a balanced style of living, with plenty of time for all sorts of other people and some interesting hobbies, they might end up as house sharers who at most have the occasional “fling” that none of us would need to know about.

Marx thinks sexuality and attraction aren’t private (private = of no concern to the public if not threatening others’ mental and physical safety).

He ought to realise that a spirit of Christianity is to not reinforce sex obsession.

Is he just not bright enough? Pastors must apoligise for not fostering real friendliness and for reinforcing the wrong kind of sexual obsession under the cloak of “good marriages”, yes.
 
German clergymen instigated the Photian schism, a German clergyman triggered the Great Schism, a German clergyman started the Protest Revolt… Now, German clergymen are for adulterous and homosexual relationships. See the pattern?
 
Augustine said:
German clergymen instigated the Photian schism, a German clergyman triggered the Great Schism, a German clergyman started the Protest Revolt… Now, German clergymen are for adulterous and homosexual relationships. See the pattern?
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How charitable of you to paint German clerics with such a broad brush.🤷
 
Augustine said:
German clergymen instigated the Photian schism, a German clergyman triggered the Great Schism, a German clergyman started the Protest Revolt… Now, German clergymen are for adulterous and homosexual relationships. See the pattern?
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And then you have men like Benedict XVI and Cardinal Muller. Don’t be so quick to judge.

I was not surprised when I saw that Cardinal Marx was the one who said this.
 
I suppose the Church should apologize to adulterers & cohabiters also? 🤷
 
This is so frustrating… Things like this lead to nothing but confusion (and worse!).
 
Can an openly gay man become a priest? By that I mean acknowledging his orientation but still celibate. Or is it considered an impediment, like a psychic illness?
 
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Can an openly gay man become a priest? By that I mean acknowledging his orientation but still celibate. Or is it considered an impediment, like a psychic illness?
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I think the most recent ruling of the Church was that men with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” cannot be considered for the Sacrament of Holy Orders. However, I’m not sure exactly how that is defined.
 
How much more insane will it get before Our Lord finally says, "Enough!!?
 
I do not feel that I am a member of the same Church the cardinal is.
 
apologize for what?

Should Jesus have apologized to the adulteress for telling her to “go and sin no more”?
 
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