Seems to me like
- God's law hasn't changed
- The Church hasn't changed
- active homosexual conduct (sin in thought, word and deed) is still sin, and
- the Pope and Franklin Graham are on the same page.
You're welcome!
Posted on 12/29/2013 9:04:49 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Although I agree with you regarding the presentation, I’m not so sure I’m looking for graphic explanations. We do not need extreme clarifications. We just need the man in white to actually speak unequivocally Catholic.
Jesus tailored His message to His time and audience.
You want to throw the whole book at anyone who brings up the issue, and that, I must say frankly, is a sign of pride. If the message is helpful towards those who would eventually yield to God, then we don’t need it to be encyclopedic every single solitary stinking time!
Which is not always authentic biblical.
The accepted Catholic attitude, as best as I have been able to observe, is to assume that there’s little or nothing to do about the “temptation” but to swear to singlehood.
This sells the power of God short. Authentic biblicism promotes the power of God shamelessly.
Not to put too fine a point on it, the manhood needs to be restored to the “gay” (sad) man. GOD CAN READILY DO THAT WHEN CALLED UPON IN EARNEST but I think Catholic counseling norms are not up to it today, again based on what I have seen. As a Crazy Evangelical I do not have those shackles.
Seems to me like
You're welcome!
You’re assuming. “IF” is a big if. Also, Jesus didn’t hold back. He even let disciples leave him when he said hard sayings they didn’t like.
I’m not looking for Bible thumping, just a complete Catholic POV...not one that leads others to believe that somehow Catholic teaching changed. We should always be clear and not mislead.
You have your opinion. I have mine. No need to judge signs of pride. I haven’t judged you, have I?
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