Posted on 07/19/2017 7:20:59 PM PDT by marshmallow
AUGSBURG, Germany, July 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) Cardinal Reinhard Marx is more concerned about the Catholic Church apologizing for its inaction against previous German law prohibiting homosexuality than the countrys recent legalization of gay marriage.
The Munich cardinal, who is head of the German bishops conference and a member of Pope Francis Council of Cardinals, was decisive in saying he firmly upholds the Churchs teaching on marriage in a recent interview with Augsberger Algemeine.
But he criticized the Church for not being at the forefront on homosexual rights in Germany and said the Church must express regret for not acting to oppose the former law against homosexuality.
It must be recalled, Cardinal Marx said, that the Church has not exactly been a trailblazer as far as the rights of homosexuals are concerned.
We must express our regret that we did nothing to oppose homosexuals from being prosecuted, he continued.
The (German) law (against homosexuality) was not rescinded until 1994, he said, and we, as a Church, did not concern ourselves with it."
The German parliament voted 393 to 226 on June 30 to legalize gay marriage.
The new law was not a defeat for the Church, Cardinal Marx said, because marriage and family were issues that extend beyond the Church.
The Christian position is one thing. Its another thing to ask if I can make all the Christian moral concepts (state) laws, he said, according to LaCroix International. Whoever fails to understand that the one does not automatically lead to the other has not understood the essence of modern society.
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If the Church were to kick out all the gays, it would reduce the head count by half. DO IT, FRANCIS!
So.
Is the Catholic church pro gay now or is this guy not a Catholic?
At some point, you have to declare what side you are on.
The fags infiltrate the church and molest boys and give the church a bad name and we owe them an apology?
As soon as the queers apologize for Hitler.
I didn’t know Groucho had a brother named Faggo.
The homosexuals just made it to the top of the apology list.
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