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To: markomalley

William is way optimistic. The final document (of the bishops, not the Pope) was released only in Italian today, and believe me, its conclusions do not support the orthodox application of doctrine. It will be case by case, from what I can see (although there is no specific format laid out for this).

I didn’t read the whole thing - I skimmed it and focused on the (bland and meaningless) introduction and the conclusion. So I may be wrong.

But I don’t think the orthodox believers are going to be as happy as they thought they’d be.


2 posted on 10/24/2015 11:50:45 AM PDT by livius
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To: livius
But I don’t think the orthodox believers are going to be as happy as they thought they’d be.

When I wrote my comment, I hadn't realized that the Relatzio had been published (even in Italian).

One good thing about it is paragraph 76:

76. La Chiesa conforma il suo atteggiamento al Signore Gesù che in un amore senza confini si è offerto per ogni persona senza eccezioni (MV, 12). Nei confronti delle famiglie che vivono l’esperienza di avere al loro interno persone con tendenza omosessuale, la Chiesa ribadisce che ogni persona, indipendentemente dalla propria tendenza sessuale, vada rispettata nella sua dignità e accolta con rispetto, con la cura di evitare «ogni marchio di ingiusta discriminazione» (Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede, Considerazioni circa i progetti di riconoscimento legale delle unioni tra persone omosessuali, 4). Si riservi una specifica attenzione anche all’accompagnamento delle famiglie in cui vivono persone con tendenza omosessuale. Circa i progetti di equiparazione al matrimonio delle unioni tra persone omosessuali, «non esiste fondamento alcuno per assimilare o stabilire analogie, neppure remote, tra le unioni omosessuali e il disegno di Dio sul matrimonio e la famiglia» (Ibidem). Il Sinodo ritiene in ogni caso del tutto inaccettabile che le Chiese locali subiscano delle pressioni in questa materia e che gli organismi internazionali condizionino gli aiuti finanziari ai Paesi poveri all’introduzione di leggi che istituiscano il “matrimonio” fra persone dello stesso sesso.

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76. The Church has modeled her attitude to the Lord Jesus that in the boundless love he offered to every person without exception ( MV , 12). To the families who live the experience to have within them the homosexual person, the Church reaffirms that every person, regardless of their sexual orientation, must be respected in their dignity and welcomed with respect, with care to avoid "any brand of unjust discrimination "(Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons, 4). To reserve a specific attention to the accompaniment of the families in which they live homosexual person. Regarding Proposals to equivalent to marriage to unions between homosexual persons, "there is no foundation whatsoever to assimilate or establish even remotely analogous between homosexual unions and God's plan for marriage and the family" ( ibid ). The Synod believes in any case completely unacceptable that the local churches suffer pressure in this matter and that international bodies to condition financial aid to poor countries to the introduction of laws that establish the "marriage" between people of the same sex.

Thankfully, at least this paragraph leaves virtually no wiggle room. It talks about ministry to families who have sodomites in them but slams the door on ever recognizing the legitimacy of sodomite unions.

4 posted on 10/24/2015 11:59:06 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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