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[Catholic Caucus] Fernández: Calling Homosexuality Disordered Is "Problem"There is "a problem" with theological language because it “sometimes ignores the effect it can have in people's hearts, as if it were indifferent to the pain it causes,” Tucho besame mucho, Francis’ destroyer of the Faith, told the homosexualist oligarchs' Quotidiano.net (July 13).He was referring to the truth expressed in the Catechism that homosexuality is “objectively disordered”. Tucho explains that Francis "would undoubtedly use a different language” - as if that were theologically relevant.He wipes away the biblical condemnation of homosexual acts by saying that it should not be interpreted literally, but...

[Catholic Caucus] U.S. Cardinal Calls for Removal of “Intrinsically Disordered” from CatechismA U.S. cardinal has called for the language of “intrinsically disordered” to be removed from the Catechism. His comment followed the publication of an article in which he sought a better, wider welcome for LGBTQ+ people in the church.*Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego made his comments about church teaching on homosexuality during an interview with the podcast Jesuitical, which is produced by America Media. Asked how he would approach the question of LGBTQ+ inclusion, specifically when the language used is considered harmful by many people, the cardinal responded:“I’ve...