No. Marriage is only between a man and a woman who are free to marry and have met their obligations as set by the church.I couldn’t find an answer…
Can RCC bless the civil marriage of two persons of same sex? If not, why not?
Can a priest be publicly married to another man and celebrate the sacraments, if they follow sexual abstinence from homosexual acts?
No, no, and absolutely not, for that would be confirming them in their sin, which is something the Church never does. In fact, it condemns such “civil unions” forcefully. No wonder people hate us so much.Seatuck, you didn’t answer my question. I didn’t ask for a definition of RC marriage, but whether it’s ok for the bishop fe. to bless in a church ceremonially and publicly, (not in a sacramental way as in a marriage between man and wife), marriage (by civil authorities effectively being legally bounding in society) of let’s say two women or two men??
Absolutely not! The Church would never bless acts of depravity which are grave sins. Any priest doing that should be reported to his Bishop.I couldn’t find an answer…
Can RCC bless the civil marriage of two persons of same sex? If not, why not?
Can a priest be publicly married to another man and celebrate the sacraments, if they follow sexual abstinence from homosexual acts?
The answer is NO.Which I did answer. If you read the link you will see why. To do so would be enacting a counterfeit and make a mockery out of a Sacrament. Bishop’s don’t do fake baptisms, fake confirmations etc and they can’t do fake marriages.Seatuck, you didn’t answer my question. I didn’t ask for a definition of RC marriage, but whether it’s ok for the bishop fe. to bless in a church ceremonially and publicly, (not in a sacramental way as in a marriage between man and wife), marriage (by civil authorities effectively being legally bounding in society) of let’s say two women or two men??
Sebastianos, do you mean Catholic Priest? I know in Finland sometimes other religions are said to have priests. In the Latin Rite there are very few married priests to begin with . The church certainly does not allow Priests to be “married” to a man in any way shape or form. If you see this going on you better contact the Bishop and the Vatican if necessary.I couldn’t find an answer…
Can RCC bless the civil marriage of two persons of same sex? If not, why not?
Can a priest be publicly married to another man and celebrate the sacraments, if they follow sexual abstinence from homosexual acts?
Yes a roman catholic priest. (there’s no scandal in finland afaik) Can he get married in a courthouse or wherever legal marriages (maybe it’s called something else, here it’s “registered relationship”) for same sex are made and still be a priest in RCC? I guess not, even if he and his “husband” were completely celibate, right?Sebastianos, do you mean Catholic Priest? I know in Finland sometimes other religions are said to have priests. In the Latin Rite there are very few married priests to begin with . The church certainly does not allow Priests to be “married” to a man in any way shape or form. If you see this going on you better contact the Bishop and the Vatican if necessary.
NoCan he get married in a courthouse or wherever legal marriages (maybe it’s called something else, here it’s “registered relationship”) for same sex are made and still be a priest in RCC?
Correct, the answer is NO.I guess not, even if he and his “husband” were completely celibate, right?
The Catholic Chuch does not and cannot.Question arises as here is public discussion on whether church (Evangelic-Lutheran, official state church here) can bless such “marriages” of gays or not.
Having a same sex attraction is no sinful in itself-- it is disordered. A person with such an attraction is called to be chaste. Acting on the same sex attraction is sinful.Someone being publicly gay, but not sexually active (sex acts) I guess is OK in RCC?
The term “gay” is typically used by those who are active in a sexual way with the same sex. The Catechism clearly states that homosexual sex acts are wrong. Persons afflicted with same sex attraction who reject the homosexual “lifestyle” and embrace chastity are able to fully participate in the life of the Church. You can visit www.couragerc.net– an approved Catholic ministry to persons with same sex attraction.Cathechism states that to be gay is no sin, but to act like gay is…
No. This is not possible. Ever.Have there been instances where church have approved two gays commitment with eachother and blessed them in a church or is it a strict NEVER,as I gather from previous posters?
Sebastianos, NO. neither priest, nor bishop, nor deacon can bless a same sex union in a Catholic church. Indeed it should not be done in any Christian denomination, but as you know the denominations have broken away from tradition and have begun their own journeys where the goal posts are changed as needed.Seatuck, you didn’t answer my question. I didn’t ask for a definition of RC marriage, but whether it’s ok for the bishop fe. to bless in a church ceremonially and publicly, (not in a sacramental way as in a marriage between man and wife), marriage (by civil authorities effectively being legally bounding in society) of let’s say two women or two men??