Posted on 11/20/2010 6:08:23 PM PST by WebFocus
I’m not a Catholic but let’s follow the logic trail for a moment. The Church’s position against contraceptives is for what? That it prevents pregnancies and the pregnancy can be the will of God so who are we to block it from happening?
However, in gay sex, there is no chance of pregnancy but there is a chance of disease transmission. The Church is not in favor of disease transmission and there’s nothing in the Bible about “thou shalt not wear latex” so, so far, there’s nothing about gays wearing condoms that would seem to violate Church teachings.
It is gay sex, itself, that the Church sees as wrong which would be true whether a condom was worn or not.
So, since the condom has two purposes - pregnancy prevention and disease prevention - it would seem to me that the use of condom ought to be okay when there is no chance of pregnancy anyway.
Then again, if any sex outside of heterosexual marriage is considered sin, the only people who could enjoy Church-approved sex with a condom would be when the married heterosexual partner has had her tubes tied or his vas deferens snipped.
At least, that’s how I see it if you follow the logic.
(and yes, I know that condoms aren’t a foolproof way to prevent either pregnancies or diseases. That’s for another debate.)
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the only people who could enjoy Church-approved sex with a condom would be when when the married heterosexual partner has had her tubes tied or his vas deferens snipped.
Both examples of sterilization are against Church teaching as is the use of a condom.
At least, that’s how I see it if you follow the logic.
Still waiting for the logic to make an appearance.
LOL. The Guardian. Leave it to them to get it completely and totally wrong. But they’re not this stupid. They’re getting it wrong on purpose to sow discord.
He's still following the doctrine of the church.
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