If Fr. James Martin’s superiors agreed with him instead of correcting him that is sad.
I’m curious how an atheist determines that a view, or anything, is “antihuman”. If you label something “antihuman” you are implicitly stating that there is an objective Human Nature that this “antihuman” thing is infringing upon or violating. So what is Human Nature, and how is it determined?So the bridge to peace and joy is built by imprisoning gay people and persecuting them. Got it.
Ignoring his anti-human (un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/) views on gay people and the inhuman way they are treated in Africa, the man still seems to have very little knowledge of the true African culture and traditions that were prevalent before Islam and Christianity got there. which is kinda ironic considering his line of defense against “European mentality”. So who is stupid now, I dare say, huh?
With a man like this Catholics don’t even need enemies.
Exactly what part of the book do you think should be corrected?In responding to the message I sent you did not quote the last part where Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery “Go and sin no more”. (After He said “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”)
Also, could you fill me in on some of those hard teachings of Jesus that relate to sexual sin? I think it was more of an issue for Paul, who had to contend with the wild and wacky world of the Roman Empire, where sex & power went hand in hand and a level of debauchery that puts today’s standards to shame was the norm. This just shows the importance of context.
When it came to orthopraxy (right behavior) what Jesus offered was extremely mild in relation to what Jews believed the Law demanded. Hence…
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” - Mt 11:28-30
When I think of the hard teachings of Jesus, it’s not the “sins of the flesh”, but stuff like “love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you” that comes to mind. This way of thinking is really hard and requires much grace.
Right, Jesus pretty much limited his comments to adultery and mercifully abrogated the Old Testament penal code that went with it. No more stoning!
Has Fr. Martin ever said homosexuals must stop committing homosexual sins and repent eventually?
I agree that we should not “punish” and “demand”, but we need to speak the truth in love and peace.
Reading what you quoted, Cardinal Sarah certainly doesn’t come off looking too good. But is that paragraph fair? Not necessarily; I haven’t seen the whole speech, and I’m not convinced that he called it stupid *because *it “called on African nations to repeal laws that place sanctions on homosexual conduct”.So the bridge to peace and joy is built by imprisoning gay people and persecuting them. Got it.
Ignoring his anti-human (un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/) views on gay people and the inhuman way they are treated in Africa, the man still seems to have very little knowledge of the true African culture and traditions that were prevalent before Islam and Christianity got there. which is kinda ironic considering his line of defense against “European mentality”. So who is stupid now, I dare say, huh?
With a man like this Catholics don’t even need enemies.
