someone can be for gay rights and not be gay
someone can be for the right to self-defense and be a pacifist
there are so many similar examples
its called “live and let live”
It’s called ‘moral relativism’ . It’s called, 'let’s attempt to defend our position by casting aspersions and bringing up the equivalent to the by accusing those who attempt to point out a great evil of being ‘intolerant’, unable to understand nuances, the old Daniel Websterism of “I disagree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”.
You see, you can ‘say’ or ‘believe’ anything you choose, and I will defend your right–and I’ll also insist on your obeying your responsibilities as well.
Your ‘right’ to yell “FIRE” in a crowded movie theatre is abrogated by law. If there is no fire, and you are simply yelling because you have a ‘right’ to ‘free speech’, and people are crushed to death by the actions of those trying to escape ‘fire’, you are morally responsible for your part in their deaths; they would not have been crushed had you not yelled and incited a panic. There are laws about this. So your ‘free speech’ carries the responsibility that you exercise it with due care and consideration.
Now below I am speaking ‘generally’ and not to a specific person.
Likewise, your right to a different opinion on moral issues is your ‘right’; but if you are Catholic, you carry the responsibility to know the Church’s position on those issues and if your position differs, your responsibility is to examine your position in light of that, with the presumption being that if you are in opposition, you are more than likely in error. Further, if in your mad hubris to exercise your ‘right’ to think or say whatever you choose despite your ‘status’ as a member of a religious group you chose not only to disregard the teachings as an individual, but to espouse your teachings to others, to misrepresent them as ‘authentic’ or of equal or even greater value than the Church’s teachings, your responsibility as a Catholic to not only know but obey and model Catholic teaching for others is gravely compromised and you run the risk of suborning the truth and of leading innocents astray. Further, when your position involves a neglect at best and active cooperation at worst with grave sin–be it perjury, theft, fornication, adultery, abortion or other murder–your immortal soul is in grave peril.
Is it really worth it to appear ‘society’s darling’ by babbling of tolerance, of ‘personal distaste’ for certain actions even when they lead to
death, rather than risk looking like some ‘nut’ for following and encouraging the Catholic faith??
I surely don’t think so. I’d rather follow God than the media, rather model my conscience on the Church’s teachings than the newest theory from some scientist, rather listen to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit than the gobbledegook of the latest media darling or pundit.
