Sexual interest in animals is pretty much always hedonism; I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone actually falling in love with an animal. I have also never heard of someone falling in love with a prepubescent child. In contrast homosexuality is as much if not more so about love than sex per se.
This is where the slippery slope argument makes no sense to me. You say “X is right” but also “X leads to Y, and Y is wrong.” But why is this reason to actively oppose X? Why not instead work to change the culture in which “X leads to Y”?
Can’t say I have ever heard that argument. I have heard the argument of allowing gay “marriage” would lead to other atrocities against the sacrament of matrimony and the case where the woman married her dog in Europe illustrates that quite well.
Yes you can disagree with behaviors of people, in fact the Scriptures tell us we must. But no, we cannot dislike them; we are called to love all, including our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
They may report what the Pope says, but they do not report on his statements in context. The context in which he speaks every time he opens his mouth is within the teachings of Mother Church. He has never said anything or done anything outside of orthodox teaching of the Church; but we sure have had many articles and talking heads tell how he has done otherwise.
We **cannot **judge people. We can, and must, judge actions.Hmmm… Cardinal Dolan was excited and pleased with Michael SAMs ‘coming out’? The Cardinal says we shouldn’t “judge people” according to the bible…
Well if we can’t judge people, then who are we to have any sense of judgment on cheaters or prostitutes? If a celebrity cheats on his wife with a gay prostitute should we say bravo, good for him?
The view that coming out as gay is good is not dogmatically rejected by the Church, though certain documents have discouraged the view. This question is subject to theological dispute, however, whereas the morality of homosexual acts is not subject to theological dispute.
This is not true of everyone with SSA. I myself never had to lie or deceive to remain private about my attraction to men. Of course, I was helped by the fact that (in modern parlance) I am bisexual.
No. If a 14-year-old boy lies to an untrustworthy adult who asks if he likes other boys, that is not wrong. It is wise.
In all my years, I have never experienced it on this scale, either. Excluding the heterodox, these times are very alarming for sincere Catholics who know their faith and simply want to live it the best they can. Cling to sensus fidelium, stay close to our Mother, and pray for the Church is all I can say.
:ehh:
Not true and typical to say the least.
It most certainly is an action and a sin. For example, I am a sinner like Sam but I don’t promote my sins like Sam and imply that what I am doing is ok. There is a big difference. Attitudes like this are one reason why we have so many confused children nowadays, may God forgive us for changing His Word.
But Sam did talk about his actions. In his statements, he also revealed that he had been dating another male athlete at the university. That’s an action. Now, in fairness, I don’t think the journalist included that part of the statement in his set-up to the Cardinal and the Cardinal did not seem overly familiar with the case. Had the Cardinal been given more information, I don’t think his response would have been so exuberant.
Michael Sam is also personally selling his own “Stand with Sam” gay pride merchandise:
Well, it seems to me there are three cases here:
Yes, this sounds right to me. Though I do think that we should not assume, simply because two gay men are dating, that they are sexually active.
Good point.
May I ammend?
“If you lie, it could be bad.”
A point which seems to be often overlooked. Thank you.
