My Teens Says Gay Marrige Is NOT In 10 Commandments

[dailey31]

So my 14 year old daughter questions EVERYTHING about being Catholic. So frustrating for me because I never did that as a teen, I just always KNEW in my heart that the Catholic faith was the one true religion (probably had something to do with the nuns at my school that guided us kids).
Anyways, she doesn’t understand the “big deal” with people being gay or gay marriage and says its not one of the 10 commandments so they should just be left alone to be “happy”. Any suggestions on how to respond to this? Thanks!

 

[1ke]

Anyways, she doesn’t understand the “big deal” with people being gay or gay marriage and says its not one of the 10 commandments so they should just be left alone to be “happy”. Any suggestions on how to respond to this? Thanks!

Respond with an in depth study of the 10 commandments. Particularly the 6th commandment.

Also the book 12 Tough Issues by Archbishop Pilarczyk would be a good book study to do with her. There is an updated and revised version of the book.

 

[TheLittleLady]

That is because most western people have not been taught the truth about marriage.

Ask your daughter “what is marriage?”

I will bet you a chicken sandwich that she answers something along the lines of “it is when two people love each other very much and want to make a commitment to each other and to share that celebration with their friends/family”

Start by teaching what marriage IS.

Resources:

https://lifeteen.com/blog/tag/gay-marriage/

If your parish gives you FORMED.ORG they have some excellent resources. You can subscribe for around $10 per month if your parish does not offer it.

Why Don’t Same-Sex Couples Have a Right to Marry?

It seems unfair to say that gay people can’t get married. It is a violation of their civil rights.

bulldogcatholic.org

 

[Entwhistler]

Leviticus Chapter 20 mentions Gay “marriage” though.

 

[MCH1]

Google what Saint Paul had to say about it.

 

[ATraveller]

The 10 Commandments don’t talk about drunkenness, serving the poor or bestiality.

Jesus did not say anything directly about marriage when he was here.

Jesus did address marriage.

He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” -Matthew 19:4-6

And Jesus made reference to sexual immorality elsewhere in a general way because He knew many will try to make excuses for damnable sins.
The New Testament also deals with sexuality.

 

[thistle]

I’m sorry, I just don’t agree. I am a Catholic and I don’t have an issue with homosexuals marrying. It is possible, as well as being devout. Jesus did not say anything directly about marriage when he was here. Sexuality was mostly discussed in the old testament. The Old Testament is not something that I follow much.

It is not possible to accept homoseuality and be devout. Accepting homosexuality is a direct rejection of a Church teaching and is heresy and is the opposite of being devout. You cannot be devout and reject God’s teachings!!

 

[ATraveller]

I believe Jesus Himself and what He said.

Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” -Mt 4:17

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. -Mt 15:18-20

 

[runningdude]

Well, it is not one of the Ten Commandments; the ten are not all inclusive. They reflect and summarize Natural Law, but do not dictate it. They highlight the particular concerns of God and Moses for the Jewish people at that particular time. That said, tackling the detailed theological arguments against gay-marriage first may not be best way to reach your daughter. If she is 14 and questioning everything, there may be more basic level things to address first.

Without understanding the love of Christ at the center of everything the Church teaches, the moral implications at the edges can easily seem cruel and alienating. Your daughter is going to see the end results, most of which are sinful; gay men living lonely isolated lives, high rates of suicide among the transgendered. She will see greater societal acceptance as the solution, and the church’s teachings as thwarting the solution. She will see the church as teaching hate, and it will take quite of bit of work to build a better understanding of the church, and the church’s firm belief that there is a better way than wanton sexuality.

 

[dailey31]

AGREE with everything you said!