Mom's Lesbian Wedding

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I would not go. I agree with the others here who say that going is tacitly accepting this event as some kind of real “marriage.” This is much different than Jesus dining with sinners. We are all sinners. But to glorify a sin by a “celebration” is plain wrong.
 
Yes. Those who try to identify themselves with Jesus in those passages are very confused.
 
Honor the father and thy mother. #5 on the Top Ten List. Any relevance here?
And can’t there be a compromise. Attend but don’t do anything “official” that would signify acceptance or agreement?
 
There’s a word for those who argue that Christ would overturn the Holy Sacrament of Marriage and officiate at or bless a homosexual ceremony. …
 
I think you can honor your parents and not agree with everything they do. I’m not sure what don’t do anything "official " would be.
 
That’s the second person today to brag about 16 years of Catholic school and utterly reject catholic teaching.

Methinks Catholic education is not what it used to be…oh wait, we’ve been saying that.

A diploma from a Catholic school does not mean your theology is correct or that you have an accurate view of Catholic theology.
 
joeybaggz said:
Honor the father and thy mother. #5 on the Top Ten List. Any relevance here?
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I believe that this is a valid point. (Though by the numbering usually used by Catholics, it’s actually the 4th commandment.) 😉

I think that the need to honor one’s parents could potentially make this situation different than the question of whether or not to attend the same-sex wedding of one’s cousin or sibling, for example. I still would not recommend attending, but I also think it could potentially be acceptable to attend, depending on circumstances, as I stated previously. But the need to honor one’s parents should be considered in making the decision.
 
redbetta said:
Do you agree with the Church’s teachings on sexuality?
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I do not disagree with any Catholic teachings. In this case, however, Catholic teaching has no bearing, as it is not a Catholic wedding.
 
Sadly, even the best Catholic education is no surety against future heresy or blasphemy.
 
KatyCatholic said:
We should not celebrate the disordered and a same-sex “marriage” is inherently disordered.

don’t be judgy-pants on the word “disordered” … it has a meaning that does not connote inferiority in any way or that one is better or worse.

The letters of the alphabet, in order, from A to Z, ordered

The letters all jumbled, scrambled, backwards, upside down, disorderd
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Nice attempt to make the word “disordered” sound non-judgmental and something about which gay people in particular should have no reason to take offense. Let’s look at some common definitions of “disordered”:

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, 2010:
  1. Being in a condition of confusion or disarray.
  2. afflicted with a physical or mental disorder.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, 2016:
  1. lacking organization or regularity; in confusion; disarranged.
  2. Physically or mentally ill.
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus, 2013, 2014:

disordered adjective
  1. Characterized by physical confusion:
    chaotic, confused, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, upside-down.
    Informal: mixed-up.
  2. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:
    brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.
    Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.
    Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.
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diploma from a Catholic school does not mean your theology is correct or that you have an accurate view of Catholic theology.
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Why is it so hard for you to just accept that a lot of people have full understanding of Catholic teachings and just don’t agree with all of them. Now you have to insult quality of their education?
 
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Honoring your parents doesn’t mean we enable them or support them in immoral behavior.

There are nine ways we can share the guilt of another’s sin:

By counsel,
By command,
By consent,
By provocation
By praise or flattery, (how do you attend a wedding and this one doesn’t come into play?)
By being a partner in the sin,
By silence,
By defending the ill that has been done

I think there is a good chance several of those come into play in this situation.
 
One cannot support another in their sin. That is extreme dishonoring–to abet them in sin and participate in the potential loss of their souls. So throwing “Honor your mother and father” in the mix doesn’t apply here.
 
Let’s drop the “I will offend my LGBT brothers and sisters” line if I fail to honor their sin! Hogwash. What a weak argument before God.
 
It is the kind of deceptive rationalizing favored by the prince of lies.
 
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