Posted on 03/30/2021 6:20:43 PM PDT by marshmallow
At best it is experienced as cold and distant, at worst hurtful and offensive,’ says Bishop of Achonry Paul Dempsey
Ireland’s youngest Catholic bishop has expressed regret at language used in a recent Vatican document banning blessings for same-sex couples.
Earlier this month the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the approval of Pope Francis, said “the Church does not have, and cannot have, the power to bless unions of persons of the same sex.”
Bishop of Achonry Paul Dempsey (49), in a statement released through the Catholic Communications Office on Friday evening, said of the language in the document that “at best it is experienced as cold and distant, at worst hurtful and offensive.”
Many people, Bishop Dempsey said, “have expressed their anger, disappointment and disillusionment with the Church. This has been experienced as another hurtful response from the Church to people with same sex orientation.”
Ordained Bishop last August, he said language in the Vatican statement such as “that the Church ‘cannot bless sin’ is seen as targeting or treating same sex couples in a way that others are not targeted or treated in the Church. Many have found this deeply offensive. As a result some feel they are not welcome and have no place in the Catholic Church.”
There was, he said “a great sadness in this as no one should feel that they are not welcome in the Church, which is the Body of Christ. Further to this, so many people in same sex relationships have enriched the life of the Church and continue to do so in parishes across the world.”
The Church, he said, “needs to hear what is being said in relation to language. The Church must reflect upon how its language is heard and interpreted by people in today’s complex......
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They want a church that caters to their sin.
Never mind the prohibition is written plainly in the Bible .... young Bishop Dempsey needs to spend more time in bible study ....
True.
“At best it is experienced as cold and distant, at worst hurtful and offensive,’ says Bishop of Achonry Paul Dempsey”
How did this clown become a Catholic bishop?
Is Achrony Paul Dempsey a Catholic?
It’s like joining the Archie Club just so you can complain about Archie.
Suck it up, buttercup.
They just want to be left alone....right?
And just how have these gay men “enriched life of the Church?”
“they are not welcome in the Church.”
True. Homos are not welcome, especially around children. Who care about a bishop’s feelings? Not me.
Bishop Dempsey needs to tahe his complaint directly to Almighty God.
"Hurtful" - Well, sometimes justifiable punishment can hurt.
"Offensive" - An entirely subjective and often irrational feeling on someone's part.
Regards,
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