Hello 1HolyCatholic
Thank you again and I won’t go off topic anymore. It was just the figure caught my eye and I thought of my friend, so wanted the link. God Bless you my dear.The official catholic interpretation is that being tempted to sin is not sinful if you don’t give in.
No. The official catholic interpretation is that gays are called to be celibate. If they don’t choose it, it’s not a sin to be gay, so they wouldn’t be going “straight to hell”
From a perspective on the term “Christian,” which means “follower of Christ,” one may not use this term in conjunction with any term that violates the Teachings of Christ. They obviously contradict each other.
Then perhaps you need to “scour” it a little more if you are that interested. I already gave you my source so I am moving on.Hello OneTruecathApos
I’m having what my daughter calls a ‘‘senior moment’’I’ve scoured the catholic league website you linked and I cant find any article that says there were only 5 cases of priestly misconduct in 2005. Most of the articles on abuse except one seem to be written before 2005 and one in 2006. Having read them, I cant see the reference for the 5 cases you mention. I would love to send the link to a friend of mine. Can you help me? Can you provide a direct link to the church document and relieve my ‘‘senior moment’’
Hello OneTrueCathApos
and I’ve forwarded the link to my friend. I was simply asking for a little help. Good for you moving on my dear, good for you. As to the question, while the catholic churches position is crystal clear that homosexual activity is a sin, but feeling a sexual orientation of homosexuality is not a sin, I know several catholic ‘‘couples’’ who are in a terrible fix trying to reconcile their undoubted love for each other, and their love for God. Homosexual men and women need to be remembered in our prayers, very specifically, because their burden is not an easy one. To live the Gospel they need our prayers and support. One of the problems I feel the catholic homosexual community has suffered is that they have not felt supported enough or encouraged enough in their faith by the church, and have drawn support and acceptance in their own kind. Sin cannot find unburdening in sin. I think as a community of christians, and most especially catholics, we have let down our homosexual brothers and sisters.From time to time the United Methodists fly a barrage of rainbow flags along the side of the road at their facility near my home. It’s hard to know exactly what message they intended to convey.
Confirming people in their sin is not an act of charity, it is an act of malice.
The practices of some United Methodists (including United Methodists in high office), just like in the Catholic church, do not always match the actual official teaching of the United Methodist Church as a denomination.
The Catechism of the Catholic church states that we should accept them and respect all homosexuals. I am with you. I just don’t get how people could think that if a kid is gay and finds out at 14 that he is, that if he dies at that age he’d go straight to hell. I can’t fathom this because God knows what we are to be before we are born. I am not homophobic and never will be.Hello OneTrueCathApos
I found it with help from 1HolyCatholic. The link you provided didn’t actually go to the relevant page you related to your source. But we got there in the end.
Where did that come from?
Non-Catholics (and you know who you are) do in fact teach this. That ALL GAYS will go straight to hell.
Even those that don’t act on their disordered desire?
Don’t know, but my friend was in a Baptist church in the Midwest and told me they preached hell and damnation about this. In fact, a father brought his son up front and told everyone to pray to let out the demon in him. I later heard this boy attempted a suicidal incident but thank God, through His infinite mercy, he never succeeded.
Oh I am sure some do…but its news to me.
Almost 10 years ago my niece called me and asked if I could speak to a young man in her Gay/Straight Alliance group at school. He was from a conservative Baptist church and gay. I told her I’d be happy to speak with him but he’d need parents permission first. They refused of course and would not allow him any type of conseling that would “condone” his sexuality.
That is awful I bet the parents will be punished from God.
I hope they find peace…I know God aches along with them and wants to comfort their broken hearts.