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To: HarleyD
———Yes, this is a typical Catholic answer that many of us Protestants have come to expect. “The Catholic Church never taught.... [fill in the blank]”. From Wikipedia:

In Roman Catholicism, homosexual acts are considered contrary to natural law and sinful, while homosexual desires are considered “disordered” but not themselves sinful. -——END

Wikipedia is not the Catholic Church. Moreover, this line
“while homosexual desires are considered “disordered” but not themselves sinful”, can't be found in any Catholic teaching prior to the 1960’s, it is a novelty, nothing more than newspeak, liberal double speak, which is undefined. It can mean different things to different people. No matter what any Catholic will tell you, it is not catholic (universal), moreover, it is not clear. What exactly constitutes a “homosexual desire”? Is it different than lusting? It has to be, or else it's a mortal sin. Do you see how it is meaningless.

I can perfectly understand why a God fearing conservative Protestant would think this liberal double speak “teaching” is hogwash. I agree 100%. However, it's not Catholic.

59 posted on 05/08/2011 9:38:29 PM PDT by ccastle
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To: ccastle; HarleyD
Ccastle: Wikipedia is not the Catholic Church.

I can perfectly understand why a God fearing conservative Protestant would think this liberal double speak “teaching” is hogwash. I agree 100%. However, it's not Catholic.

Thank you. A lot of the misinformation on both sides is willfully made by those who seek to divide Christians (not HarleyD) and we each believe the distortions made of the others

60 posted on 05/09/2011 1:42:02 AM PDT by Cronos (Libspeak: "Yes there is proof. And no, for the sake of privacy I am not posting it here.")
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