Posted on 12/18/2015 5:52:58 AM PST by marshmallow
Regensburg, Germany, Dec 17, 2015 / 03:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Bishop of Regensburg spoke out against "gender theory" in a homily recently made available in English - chastising the German bishops' conference for presenting the idea "as being basically compatible with Catholic belief."
Celebrating the feast of St. Wolfgang, who was Bishop of Regensburg from 972 to 994, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer taught in an Oct. 31 homily that gender theory - the idea of separating biological sex from gender - does not contribute to equality, and is ultimately a denial of nature and the goodness of creation. It puts at stake the essence of man and woman, denying their nature as potential fatherhood and motherhood.
A bishop's pastoral ministry, he said, "includes the duty and the responsibility to act as a guardian, to raise his voice, as necessary, to draw attention to discrepancies or errors, however convenient or inconvenient this may be."
"Recently, just such a necessity has again arisen."
Bishop Voderholzer noted that the German bishops' conference published a flyer in late October which "was written to declare these theories as being basically compatible with Catholic belief, in contrast to an extreme form of gender mainstream, and it claims to be formulating the Catholic position on this issue."
"In my opinion, the former appears impossible - finally, there is no such thing as 'gender light'. The concept lowers the drawbridge and opens the gate to positions irreconcilable with the Christian faith. And the flyer not only fails to present the Catholic position, it leaves it out completely."
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicnewsagency.com ...
It will be interesting to see the response of Pope Francis and the homosexual network in the hierarchy to this good and holy man.
Yep, the pope has to weigh in on this insanity at some point. Good on Bishop Rudy to go against the postmodern grain.
Comparisons to be drawn to the split in the Lutheran church, pre-WWII? Half supported the Nazis, Bonhoeffer’s group stood firm.
He already has. Article title from 3 weeks ago:
Pope Francis Slams Fundamentalist Catholics Who Believe in 'Absolute Truth'
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