Posted on 10/14/2014 1:26:28 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
Such statements seem to be in line with the more merciful approach the church has taken toward gays and lesbians under Pope Francis. In 2013, Francis famously said, “Who am I to judge” gay people?
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This present day equivocal two-stepping by the Vatican makes one wonder if Lutherans and Anglicans didn’t have it right about Rome.
“Who am I to judge” gay people?”
Taken out of context. What he said was “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” He means homosexuals who are living a chaste lifestyle. The act of sodomy is a sin.
But dimwitted liberals took the “who am I to judge” words and ran with it, purposely misquoting what he said for their own personal agenda to legalize homosexual activity and the homosexual lifestyle. The only thing that bothered me about the statement was him using the PC word “gay” to describe a homosexual. First pope in history to not refer to them as homosexuals, which they certainly are. The word means “happy” and most homosexuals I have met in my life are anything but happy. Most are mean-spirited, vindictive, miserable people who stay mad because most people deplore their immoral, perverted lifestyle. They want acceptance for this degeneracy and the only people that will give it to them are liberals, which is a mental disorder itself.
Although I may not be seeing through the confusion created by the Catholic-hating media, I don’t see the Holy Spirit working through the Catholic Church.
I am not a Roman Catholic and even I agree with that statement.
Of course not, since the Pope decided to add 6 liberals to the committee to write the document because those who were elected were too conservative.
One thing will come from this. We know it was the Pope himself who watered this document down when he saw who the members elected to write it and added 6 liberals.
With all due respect to Pope Frances, he is evidently unaware of Paul's words of 1 Corinthians 5:12-13. In that passage Paul indicates that, yes, Christians have the responsibility to judge church members who show by their actions that they have probably rejected Jesus.
No!
It’s the liberals who are backtracking after their hopes for endorsement of their agenda were dashed.
I disagree. We don’t really know much of anything. We can imagine, speculate, fictionalize, believe this or that story, but of facts we have very few, and even fewer from reliable and/or verifiable sources.
If they are living a chaste lifestyle and not engaging in sodomy what actions are to be judged?
Statement of intent produced by the Pope's handpicked drafting committee.
But probably only if they agree with it.
“When the dust settles, I’m afraid very little will have come of all this.”
Wait. Isn’t that what we want? :)
“Then what ARE you trying to say?”
Technically they haven’t said anything yet. Calm down. The Church moves in centuries not days.
Matthew 5:28 tells us that Jesus taught that if you even think of doing something sinful then you are guilty of the sin.
Then go ahead and condemn everyone. Because no one is perfect. That’s why Catholics have confession.
Aren't you glad that God wants everybody to repent, even though some will not do so?
Sounds like "love the sinner, hate the sin".
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