[Mrs. Don-o]

Strategic, I think.

[Alex Murphy]

For those of us who are Christians — Catholics and Protestants and Orthodox alike — everybody acknowledges a unique role of the Pope in the life of the Christian community....I hope it will lead to a greater participation on the part of people who aren’t Christians. I went out of my way to welcome them, as I thought it would feel strange to them to attend a Christian event. But as I mentioned about our speakers, we even have an atheist speaking. We simply looked for the best speakers. Now, we’ve asked him to speak about subjects in a way that would not be contrary to Church teaching, but our goal was to have the best quality presentations and the best knowledge available. Twenty-four percent of our speakers are not Catholic. Most of them are Christians. A significant number are Jews. We have a Mormon leader who is talking about how Mormons keep families together, because they have a great reputation when it comes to family life, and we have an atheist who is speaking, which is very interesting.

Encouraging to see who he does and does not acknowledge as his fellow Christians.

[Resettozero]

To avoid irking a sizeable portion of the Free Republic readership, shouldn’t the denomination of the church be referenced somewhere in the OP’s headline?

Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Alliance, non-denoninational Christian, Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, etc.

Because Baptists are not the only ones who have a church leadership.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

I would respectfully disagree.

Extramarital heterosexual intercourse is a sin, but it is not disordered.

[NorthMountain]

Imitating the Holy Father, [I’d say] I think the devil is very active in the world.(1) And we know that the great tactic of the devil is to be confusing.(2) Because when you’re confused you can do anything you want, because you’re not sure what’s right and what’s wrong.

I think confusion is of the devil. I really believe that. So we should do everything we can to make sure that the Church’s teaching is clear and loving, and that we live that doctrine clearly and lovingly and not just talk about it. But that doesn’t mean that you reject anybody, and that doesn’t mean that you chase people away or condemn them.(3) It means you accompany them in all this, but you do it with clarity.

If we don’t evangelize clearly, the world will evangelize in our place(4). And that leads to disaster.

(1) The active presence of the evil one in our culture is not to be underestimated. The promotion of sodomy and mindless coupling in popular entertainment is of demonic origin.

(2) Yes, indeed: confusion is of the devil. Satan persuaded Eve that if she "ate of the fruit" she would be able to tell good from evil. Ever since, satan has tried to persuade Men that good is evil, and evil is good.

(3) Not sure what he means, here, and this can be misinterpreted. Sinful behavior MUST be condemned. Sinners MUST be called to repentance. We Christians are called to be clear on that point.

(4) Yes ... abandoning children to anti-Christ government schools, enlisting the perverts on TV to be electronic babysitters, supporting an all-powerful State ... yes, the world has many ways to evangelize with its demonic lies.

[NorthMountain]

. I don’t think in my whole life as a priest I’ve ever heard a homily on homosexuality. I talk to people, and they say they’ve never heard one either.

If not you, who?

If not now, when?

[redgolum]

And something most Western bishops/church leaders will avoid like the plague.

Because to many in the pews engage in such acts outside of marriage.

[ebb tide]

Does this mean Chaput is telling Francis and Kasper to cease their promotion of church recognized polygamy (adultery) and for Bruno Forte to cease his promotion of recognizing the “goodness” in homosexual “unions”?

[Salman]

"Disordered" rather than "sinful"?

Not the same concept at all.

[piusv]

I hope it will lead to a greater participation on the part of people who aren’t Christians. I went out of my way to welcome them, as I thought it would feel strange to them to attend a Christian event. But as I mentioned about our speakers, we even have an atheist speaking. We simply looked for the best speakers. Now, we’ve asked him to speak about subjects in a way that would not be contrary to Church teaching, but our goal was to have the best quality presentations and the best knowledge available. Twenty-four percent of our speakers are not Catholic. Most of them are Christians. A significant number are Jews. We have a Mormon leader who is talking about how Mormons keep families together, because they have a great reputation when it comes to family life, and we have an atheist who is speaking, which is very interesting.

Oh goody. More blatant denial of Mortalium Animos. The Conciliar Church moves further and further away from Catholicism and into apostasy.

[piusv]

Oh my gosh, I just read through most of the OP. Most of what this man said was lol-tastic.

[Salvation]

**Archbishop Chaput: The Church Needs to Say Any Kind of Extra-Marital Sex is “Disordered”**

Amen!