RE: Gay, Catholic and Doing Fine
February 8, 2016 at 3:24 pm
(This post was last modified: February 8, 2016 at 3:25 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(February 8, 2016 at 12:12 pm)robvalue Wrote: Does someone become a catholic because they already feel this way about gays, or are they required to feel this way because they have become Catholic?
Same goes for all the other doctrines.
Feel what way about gays? We are supposed to "feel" about them the same way we feel about everyone else - which is to love. "May he who has never sinned cast the first stone," and all that. Especially since I said being gay is not immoral.
As for homosexual activity, yes, a practicing/devout Catholic should adhere to official Church doctrines regarding faith and morals, and that includes Church teaching on human sexuality - in which we believe sex is reserved for husband and wife. Of course, any Catholic has the right to not believe in it if they don't want to, but then they would be what you guys call Cafeteria Catholics - not devout/practicing.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
