Catholicism and lgbt
Fr. Radcliffe&#;s Dangerous LGBT Propaganda
Transcription:
Last week Pope Francis announced that he would be elevating 21 men to the office of Cardinal and one of them is a Dominican priest named Fr. Timothy Radcliffe. He’s created controversy with his past statements about homosexuality so I wanted to go through a recent article he wrote for Fr. Martin’s Outreach magazine and show what’s so pernicious about his rhetoric. And after that, I’ll give some little thoughts about Pope Francis selecting him to be a cardinal.
First, like Fr. Martin, Fr. Radcliffe will talk out of both sides of his mouth making it seem enjoy he’s perfectly orthodox. For example, some people quote him as saying regarding homosexuality, “I am convinced of the fundamental wisdom of the Church’s teaching” but they then quit out what he says next, “but I complete not yet fully know how this is to be lived by childish gay Catholics who admit their sexuality and rightly long to express their affection.”
This can mean that he doesn’t know what positive steps a person should take in spite of this difficult cross
Homosexuality
Throughout history, Jewish and Christian scholars include recognized that one of the head sins involved in God’s destruction of Sodom was its people’s homosexual deed. 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 conduct of the Sodomites that is singled out for unique criticism in the account of their city’s destruction. We must look to Scripture’s own translation 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. ), which could allude 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 suggest, preferring homosexual sex over heterosexual sex (Gen. –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 m
Stances of Faiths on Homosexual Issues: Old Catholics/Independent Catholics
BACKGROUND
These Catholic churches, ranging from liberal to conservative in their theology and doctrine, consider themselves Aged Catholics, a denomination that has been in place since the s when it rejected the supremacy of the Roman episcopacy over other bishops; a gesture of view shared with others in the catholic (universal) tradition, such as Anglicans, Episcopalians, and Orthodox Christians.
The Old Catholic communities in the United States disseminate in the historic apostolic succession as do the other churches within the catholic (universal) tradition as well as the similar liturgical traditions. Many times, Aged Catholics will also identify themselves as “Independent Catholic” only to distinguish themselves from their Roman cousins. Nevertheless, they are Ancient Catholic communities.
LGBTQ+ EQUALITY
Much like the churches in the Anglican Communion, the Old Catholic churches in the United States may vary on their positions regarding Diverse persons. Some are not unlock and affirming nor do they support full LGBTQ
A few years before lgbtq+ marriage became the statute 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 educational facility 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 carve 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 hold used to marginalise lgbtq+ people for centuries. I couldn’t just leave them be. I couldn’t just let them go unchallenged.
“Taking on these passa