Which Christian denominations support Gay Marriage?

[Guyonthestreet]

Eastern Rite Catholics do have married priests.

I know.

That’s why I quoted the link to the library article for OTCA.

She claims the catholic church does not have married priests.

Which is misleading and incorrect.

 

[1holycatholic]

OTCA stated the catholic church does not allow married priests.

No. He wrote:
The Catholic church doesn’t allow priests to be married
Which is sloppy English, but true. Married men can be ordained to the priesthood, but priests are unable to marry.

He also mentioned the existence of married Eastern Rite Catholic priests.

His writing isn’t great, but “doesn’t allow priests to be married” is not the same as “does not allow married priests.”

 

[Guyonthestreet]

No. He wrote:
The Catholic church doesn’t allow priests to be married
Which is sloppy English, but true.

No.

The Catholic church doesnt allow priests **to be **married is not true.

The Catholic church doesnt allow priests to marry is true.

They are completely different statements and the one OTCA made is not true.

 

[GeorgeSword]

There are people who are born gay as to sexual attraction and they have to live their life floating upstream to some extent in our society.

We need to be more charitable in our accepting them even if we don’t support their way of living. I’ve met some Protestants who firmly believe that a gay or lesbian can somehow change to become straight and that they were not born that way. I don’t agree with that. It’s a difficult life “choosing” to be gay. Some folks are bi-sexual too. We are all human beings created under God and while we have our opinions, we are not the final judge and jury. God will be the final judge. He gave us freedom of choice too. Most same sex attracted people are law abiding very fine citizens. That said, as a nation, if it came to a vote, I do not believe in legal same sex marriages to be equal with man/women marriage and would vote against it. I support and defend our Church’s views in this regard.

Best regards,

New Age Catholic

They cannot change. Homosexuality is sinful. We are all born with sin, and homosexuality is simply a temptation which some must bear and never fall into, no matter their temptation.

 

[1holycatholic]

No.

The Catholic church doesnt allow priests **to be **married is not true.

The Catholic church doesnt allow priests to marry is true.

They are completely different statements and the one OTCA made is not true.

It appears that we’re squabbling over OTCA’s poor choice of words.

Bob is going to be married to Sue someday.

Someday Bob is going to marry Sue.

 

[1holycatholic]

Apparently, they are in good company since the Roman Catholic church has appointed hundreds of homosexual clergy. Equally apparently many of them active from the Bishop level on down. The issue is often ignored until it blows up in the case of the founder of the Legionaries of Christ or the Bishops.

Even EWTN has noted the gay subculture within Catholic seminaries and estimates of gay Catholic clergy range up to around 33%. As a matter of fact I have met a couple of gay Catholic priests who were practicing that I can think of off the top of my head. There have been news stories of many more including the one a few years ago that was killed by a male prostitute he was visiting.

So your pointing the finger at other denominations above is pointless except maybe to divert attention as you are accusing others of.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bishops
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_Roman_Catholic_priests

All are called to chastity. A priest with homosexual desires is no exception. The Episcopalians teach that homosexual activity is acceptable, the Catholic Church does not.

By your silence do you condone the use of abortifacients?

 

[JohnnyBeth]

Which Christian denominations support Gay Marriage? Here a list that I have put together based on various internet sources, whose reliability, I’m not quite sure of. So, Please let me know if this information is inaccurate. Thank you!

In my opinion; if a denominations encourages or tolerates homosexuals being united in anyway, shape or form to the name of Christ; that group in not Christian& brings shame on the name of Christ and will be punished by God. Any type of fornication, including heterasexuals that play the fornication or pronography games continually are not Christians.

My favorite is the claim that God loves me and He made me that way. It is a lousy argument by some because it is the actual participation that makes the sin. One can be gay and have an interest in serving the Lord and never have any type of sexual relations and controls their lusts.

God doesn’t mince words on His attitude concerning fornication; if that is the patteren of your life and you practice a fornacating lifestyle; plan to be separated from God forever.

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Look at the backgrounds of all his appointed people. Then again, if you’d watch Fox, you’d know…

I’d be careful in looking at Fox News as being objective and fair. MSNBC is in the tank for the Democrats and is extremely prejudiced in its view points; likewise FOX News is horribly biased in the Republican camp. CNN is somewhat in the middle, leaning more toward Dems and independents. I personally don’t trust FOX anymore than I do the other two. Fox brags that they show things of importance like tea parties and yet they try to hide the images of our President being made to look like Hitler or Stalin. They don’t show so much the images of Obama as a primitive African tribal native that’s blatantly racist. And yet on MSNBC they ONLY show the red-neck, backwards racists at these rallies and not the other folks. Either way it’s not showing the whole picture in order to paint a picture, sadly. I have a good friend who will ONLY get his news through Rush Limbaugh everyday. He doesn’t trust anyone but Rush. That scares me. And my liberal grandparents only get their news through liberal sources like radio shows out of San Francisco. Equally scary. What happened to news without filters, without agendas?

 

[NewAgeCatholic]

That’s not for you to judge.

Interesting your signature quote as to atheism 1holycatholic. You can rotate it with this one perhaps. Many truisms out there. " If it were not for Catholics there would be no Protestants."

You can borrow this one from me.

 

[Guyonthestreet]

It appears that we’re squabbling over OTCA’s poor choice of words.

Bob is going to be married to Sue someday.

Someday Bob is going to marry Sue.

The statement ‘‘the catholic church doesnt allow priests to be married’’ is not the same as ''Bob is going to be married - (followed by) to Sue someday.

If the catholic church did not allow priests to be married, then no priest would be married in the catholic church, because if you were married you could not be a priest.

The catholic church has married priests.

So that statement is incorrect.

 

[NewAgeCatholic]

The statement ‘‘the catholic church doesnt allow priests to be married’’ is not the same as ''Bob is going to be married - (followed by) to Sue someday.

If the catholic church did not allow priests to be married, then no priest would be married in the catholic church, because if you were married you could not be a priest.

The catholic church has married priests.

So that statement is incorrect.

I think most do understand the to be married, as to “get married” after they become a priest. Yes, there are those very rare few that are married, were married, then subsequently (later) become Catholic priests, or perhaps some that had a wife predecease them before they became a priest. I’ve not come across any personally. The Catholic priests and nuns still take a vow of celebacy the last time I checked, but maybe that has been dropped. I’m old school learned, but new age and trying to keep up with it all.

 

[Jimmy_B]

I think most do understand the to be married, as to “get married” after they become a priest. Yes, there are those very rare few that are married, were married, then subsequently (later) become Catholic priests, or perhaps some that had a wife predecease them before they became a priest. I’ve not come across any personally. The Catholic priests and nuns still take a vow of celebacy the last time I checked, but maybe that has been dropped. I’m old school learned, but new age and trying to keep up with it all.

Hi,
What is a “New Age Catholic”? Never heard the term…just wondering.

 

[NewAgeCatholic]

What is your opinion of it? For me, it’s a user name. I could call myself Pope John Paul III or IV, but they’ve probably been taken. What would that mean if I did? I don’t read anything into someone’s cyber space user name nor am making any statement with mine. I’m just trying to humbly keep up with the new age living today as a Catholic is all as most others in our faith. It’s not about us ole timers. It’s about the good youth that really matter as to our future and the world’s future. We live in smaller world today and diplomacy is key not the divisions of my youth and elders. Ethnic backrounds are merging in many ways and that’s a good thing.

 

[Jimmy_B]

What is your opinion of it? For me, it’s a user name. I could call myself Pope John Paul III or IV, but they’ve probably been taken. What would that mean if I did? I don’t read anything into someone’s cyber space user name nor am making any statement with mine. I’m just trying to humbly keep up with the new age living today as a Catholic is all as most others in our faith. It’s not about us ole timers. It’s about the good youth that really matter as to our future and the world’s future. We live in smaller world today and diplomacy is key not the divisions of my youth and elders. Ethnic backrounds are merging in many ways and that’s a good thing.

Ok, I get it now, thanks. I was just wondering because it was mentioned in the post of yours (below) that I referred to… and it is your user name. No biggy…don’t really follow the New Age stuff… just curious. Thank you for responding…God bless!

Originally Posted by NewAgeCatholic

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*I think most do understand the to be married, as to “get married” after they become a priest. Yes, there are those very rare few that are married, were married, then subsequently (later) become Catholic priests, or perhaps some that had a wife predecease them before they became a priest. I’ve not come across any personally. The Catholic priests and nuns still take a vow of celebacy the last time I checked, but maybe that has been dropped. **I’m old school learned, but new age ***and trying to keep up with it all.

 

[NewAgeCatholic]

I think someone sent me a link dealing with New Age and although I don’t click youtube links and this one was not one of those, I clicked that one they presented. I did not read it through to judge. I’m in no way connected with some movement against the Church. I just thought it up without any real direction and certainly mean no harm to anyone. I am what I am. As I said, I’ve been here for 5 days and about 40 visits to my profile which I’ve just filled in yesterday. That said, I’ve had two posts removed already, one with a very personable moderator I’ve talked with, and then one has given me 5 demerit points already for something very petty imo and I will try to overlook. I’m always available via private mail to exchange views which may be off topic or expose us to more de-merits.

 

[NewAgeCatholic]

Thanks Jimmy. It was difficult today to read a post suggesting I should be excommunicated and not a Catholic really by a poster who has over 6000 posts. You have over 3000. I’m quite mild in my posts but will defend my views, but if I do it in a mild way, I likely will not make it to 100 posts here. I don’t know how you do it to attain all of those. I guess it’s a pecking order. Like many Catholics, I am challenged to accept some of the man made rules of the Church without question. I have issues on some counts and won’t hide my views. I hope I don’t suffer as a poster by the moderator’s fines, but somehow I think I may. I probably should post my email addy in my profile here so I don’t lose communication if that should happen with the good people here I can learn from. I just would appreciate some warning from them before they AX me altogether so I can bid my fond farewell to those I’ve contacted here.

 

[1holycatholic]

The catholic church has married priests.

We agree that the Catholic Church has married priests, and that the Church does not allow priests to marry.

I went back and looked at post #199 and your quote without attribution which appears to be OTCA’s words is actually part of the catholic.com article you mention later in the post.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

We agree that the Catholic Church has married priests, and that the Church does not allow priests to marry.

I went back and looked at post #199 and your quote without attribution which appears to be OTCA’s words is actually part of the catholic.com article you mention later in the post.

Maybe there should be a thread about me?
The Roman Catholic church DOES NOT ALLOW priests to be married. period.

 

[OneTrueCathApos]

Apparently, they are in good company since the Roman Catholic church has appointed hundreds of homosexual clergy. Equally apparently many of them active from the Bishop level on down. The issue is often ignored until it blows up in the case of the founder of the Legionaries of Christ or the Bishops.

Even EWTN has noted the gay subculture within Catholic seminaries and estimates of gay Catholic clergy range up to around 33%. As a matter of fact I have met a couple of gay Catholic priests who were practicing that I can think of off the top of my head. There have been news stories of many more including the one a few years ago that was killed by a male prostitute he was visiting.

So your pointing the finger at other denominations above is pointless except maybe to divert attention as you are accusing others of.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bishops
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_Roman_Catholic_priests

The Roman Catholic church had not appointed homosexual clergy. They came in as pedophiles. Just like they do in your church. Your diversion from the truth of your own church is despicable. The Catholic church has the LOWEST molestation rate around. It is happening right in your OWN churches. All 30,000 denominations. Hell, there are even more murders from parishioners in a non-Catholic church. They just walk in and blast everyone. Why is that happening? Hmmm…

 

[Guyonthestreet]

We agree that the Catholic Church has married priests, and that the Church does not allow priests to marry.

I went back and looked at post #199 and your quote without attribution which appears to be OTCA’s words is actually part of the catholic.com article you mention later in the post.

Well go back and look at post 119 again. Underneath the quote is this:

***From The Catholic Library of this site:

catholic.com/library/Celi…Priesthood.asp***

So my quote is attributed.

I gave my source under the quote.

It’s all there - quite clear to read, click on and see.

You appear to have missed it.