So, we’re getting real and seeing that powerful force… and his name is Lucifer.
I agree. SSM is not going to destroy the family or procreation among heterosexuals. And if a Catholic Sacramental Marriage is in trouble, it’s certainly not because 2 gays get married in a civil ceremony somewhere. Or even if they do in a non Catholic faith community which is willing to perform SSM.
When you believe homosexuality is a sin, how can you say “let it be”? Let people continue to live in sin is an indifferent attitude to their soul and eternity.This is not compassion but malice. What you are saying is to let them enjoy their sin now and go to hell later. You either don’t care for those people or you don’t believe in the Bible teaching.
Actually He was fulfilling the Law and the Prophets. Which are the books of the Hebrew bible. He said so. He also said he did not come to destroy the Law, and that the Jews were to observe all of the Law, just not the examples of the Sadducees and Pharisees. The modernist interpretation that Christ eliminated the Law is mistaken. If that were the case, then St. Paul would not have written Romans Chapter 1.
Unfortunately, most LGBT people do not experience the Catholic Church as the most loving institution when it comes to them.
Such would be contrary to “choosing love”.
Where are the data that support this claim?Unfortunately, most LGBT people do not experience the Catholic Church as the most loving institution when it comes to them.
Why not? Do you think that will somehow provide your stance adequate cover fire?
Well, the road is going to be difficult for the foreseeable future, especially since some Catholics won’t even stand up for our values on anonymous on-line forums.
Heterosexual divorces came from legally and spiritually recognized marriages. A homosexual relationship is not a marriage. A homosexual relationship is not the same as a marriage, therefore the two cannot be compared.
That seems like a fair estimate to me. Judging by demonstrations, writings and publications by the LGBT community bashing the Catholic Church…I would think that only a very few LGBTs would approach our Church.
And therein lies the big problem IMO. If you don’t accept it as the norm, there will be dire consequences for you. This is what happens to those who hold onto firm convictions about marriage as defined by God, and then secular society decides to systematically dismantle and destroy traditional marriage as we’ve known it. And you’re seeing these consequences already first hand. For instance, the Indiana pizza shop owner who refuses to cater a gay wedding based on their religious convictions. Or the floral shop or bakery owners fined for refusing to provide cakes or flowers for a gay wedding to name just a few.
Therefore…it’s good??
The homosexual sexual acts are sinful.
Who is endorsing SSM? All I said was “let it be.” I do not personally endorse it. What I find most tragic, however, is how this issue drains much spiritual energy, from both those pro and con. Let it be and maybe God will bring good out of it. (I would make a pitiful crusader, but I thank God that He wants me elsewhere.)
Is apathy a widely applicable approach? If not, then why on this issue?
Indeed. But there is no reason to advocate for the abandonment of Crusades by all!
This is true, but I’m not confident that the majority of Catholics are being call by God to fight this evil.
How does one bring more light when let the darkness be?
When people see the light, they will change. The light comes from within, and gays are perfectly able to experience this light as are we.