Looking for support for not attending a gay wedding ceremony

[Kathryn_Ann]

Dear Friend, I hope this scripture will help!

** 1 Thessalonians 5:22

“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”**:angel1::getholy:

And I would not attend myself, as it might* appear *to some that I was condoning it.

St. Paul also speaks of being careful not to offend those who are new or weak in the faith.

Sometimes, our faith might even allow us to do something which does not take away from our walk as Catholics, but we must, in all charity, remember those who either look up to us, or who might think we are condoning something sinful.

We do not live only unto ourselves. Christian love helps us to remember that appearances can cause others to falter in their burgeoning faith.
Blessings,
Kathryn Ann:heaven:

 

[heaintheavy]

Having said that, it is customary to treat all guests, even rude guests, as guests.
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But do you really think DG was rude? Re-read her first post–it was entirely honest and loving.
And her second post looked like shock and hurt by what that other poster said in response to her attempt to reach out to someone who said they were “looking for support” when no one else was there.

But back to the original question:

I do wonder…
If the original poster was getting married in a Catholic ceremony and his gay sister didn’t agree with Catholic teachings because they were against all that she believed…would the brother be completely understanding if the gay sister did not attend his wedding?

I guess he would respect and encourage her actions, even if they caused a lot of family hurt and alienation?

 

[heaintheavy]

heaintheavy;9193071:

Except the OP is Catholic, looking for advice from other Catholics, specifically teachings for the Catechism or Canon law to help in the situation. A non-Catholic** is not in the position to advise a Catholic on the official teachings of the Catholic Church. To advise someone of the Catholic faith to just go to the wedding ceremony without knowledge of what our Church teaches is irresponsible and a bit arrogant.**

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But she didn’t “advise” her to go!
Did you read the post?
She told the OP that she thought the official Catholic teaching and the catechism said the proper thing for her to do was to *not * attend the wedding! And, she told her why not–and she got it pretty much correct!