Is being gay a sin catholic
Homosexuality
Throughout history, Jewish and Christian scholars own recognized that one of the principal sins involved in God’s destruction of Sodom was its people’s homosexual action. But today, certain homosexual activists promote the idea that the sin of Sodom was merely a lack of hospitality. Although inhospitality is a sin, it is clearly the homosexual habit of the Sodomites that is singled out for exceptional criticism in the account of their city’s destruction. We must look to Scripture’s own understanding of the sin of Sodom.
Jude 7 records that Sodom and Gomorrah “acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust.” Ezekiel says that Sodom committed “abominable things” (Ezek. 16:50), which could mention to homosexual and heterosexual acts of sin. Lot even offered his two virgin daughters in place of his guests, but the men of Sodom rejected the give, preferring homosexual sex over heterosexual sex (Gen. 19:8–9). But the Sodom incident is not the only time the Old Testament deals with homosexuality. An explicit condemnation is found in the book of Leviticus: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. . . . If a guy lies with a male as with a woman,
Being gay and Catholic, a difficult journey 'between two worlds'
Some Catholics life an ongoing internal opposition between their faith and their identity as a member of the Homosexual community. This issue has become central to the deliberations of the synod taking place in Rome.
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Antoine knew his identity in advance on and has never doubted it since. The 39-year-old was 10 when he realized he was attracted to men. Since then, explained the devout Catholic, "everything gets stuck when you don't crave to lie."
"Imagine being a young, practicing Catholic and having the feeling that hell is all around you, ready to swallow you up if you decide to make the slightest faux pas, prefer kissing another boy," said Antoine, who still keeps his sexual orientation a secret from some people, notably in his parish, requesting anonymity like most of those who agreed to share their stories.
Trying to suppress his desires and reconcile them with his faith, Antoine decided to become a priest. "It also helps to explain to others why, as a teenager, you don't like football, why you don't get into fights, why you don't have a girlfriend," he said with a smirk. But
A few years before same-sex attracted marriage became the regulation of the land, I was in a Baltimore pub having dinner with a Jesuit priest. We were talking about vocation, and I was telling him I wanted to go to graduate institution so I could understand how to offer theological arguments in favor of homosexuality.
“And you know”, I told him, “the story of Sodom and Gomorrah isn’t about homosexuality per se, but rape. Even Jesus interprets the cities’ downfall in terms of their inhospitality.”
“Sure”, he said, taking another drink.
“And the biblical laws prohibiting same-sex activity were intended to maximise the population”, I added.
He nodded.
“And Paul’s rhetoric about what goes against nature …”
He sever me off. “Why are you so obsessed with this? You want to focus all your graduate work on this?”
I didn’t understand the question. I had to focus all my attention on this. These were the so-called “clobber passages” that Catholics and Protestants alike include used to marginalise queer people for centuries. I couldn’t just leave them be. I couldn’t just let them go unchallenged.
“Taking on these passages is important to me because I’m gay. And I want to get married.”
“OK, then get married.”
“And I
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church
BACKGROUND
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world, with approximately 1.2 billion members across the globe. With its origins in the earliest days of Christianity, the Church traces its leadership––in the person of the Pope––to St. Peter, identified by Jesus as “the rock” on which the Church would be built.
The Catholic Church in the Joined States numbers over 70 million members, and is organized in 33 Provinces, each led by an archbishop. Each bishop answers directly to the Pope, not to an archbishop. Those Provinces are further divided into 195 dioceses, each led by a bishop. At the build of the organizational structure are local parishes, headed by a pastor, appointed by the local bishop. The Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Together States meets semi-annually.
As part of a global corporation with its institutional center at the Vatican, the Catholic Church in America is shaped by worldwide societal and cultural trends. It is further shaped by leadership that is entirely male, with women excluded from the priesthood and thus from key leadership roles.
LGBTQ+ EQUALITY
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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can protect same-sex couples
Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless queer couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and "irregular" couples, under certain circumstances.
But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.
It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.
Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. The Vatican said it should be a sign that "God welcomes all", but the document says priests must decide on a case-by-case basis.
Introducing the text, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, said that the new announcement remained "firm on the traditional doctrine of the Church about marriage".
But he added that in keeping with the Pope's "pastoral vision" of "broadening" the appeal of the Catholic Church, the new guidelines would allow priests to bless relationships still considered sinful.
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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can protect same-sex couples
Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless queer couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and "irregular" couples, under certain circumstances.
But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.
It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.
Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. The Vatican said it should be a sign that "God welcomes all", but the document says priests must decide on a case-by-case basis.
Introducing the text, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, said that the new announcement remained "firm on the traditional doctrine of the Church about marriage".
But he added that in keeping with the Pope's "pastoral vision" of "broadening" the appeal of the Catholic Church, the new guidelines would allow priests to bless relationships still considered sinful.
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