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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Being raised catholic, and living as a fairly "casual" catholic, the bolded is absolutely no business of any one individual to do this. I know there is something about "not judging others" that we are all to live by. We have gay members in our family and friends who are gay. We love them and support them unconditionally, I don't care what any religious stance is. I look at church like I do the sales training courses I am required to take. You have to determine what applies to you and what doesn't, and take from it what is going to help you in life going forward.
The church labels homosexuality as a sin along with many other common place sins; abortion, divorce, adultery, pre marital sex, masturbation, suicide, drug abuse, and on and on. Now if someone completely dis agrees with religion, or is totally apathetic with regards to religion, or is an atheist, what bearing does the Catholic churches stance have on any of this? You can be a catholic yet still not hold the same views as the church on every single matter. And I know myself along with many more "staunch Catholics" believe this and live this way.
The catholic church has become the whipping boy when it comes to religion however. Ask the Baptists, the Mormons, the Buddhists and Islamists what their churches stance is on homosexual relationships and the true answers will be far worse then "they are sinners'. While you are at it ask the Mormons what their stance is on those of African American heritage. I mean based on any and all religions we are all sinners. The catholic stance on this is no different then most every other religion in the world. They are not setting same sex couples on fire or throwing them off of bridges.
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I agree with a lot of what you've said.
To be clear: Catholic doctrine does not 100% align with Christianity... don't ask me for specifics but it's more staunch. Just like Baptists or Mormons etc... Yes there are shades of grey, so to speak. But also Christians as individuals have their own brains and prejudices and can make their own good/bad/ethical/moral-based decisions. Just like non-Christians. But so far this whole thread seems to be railing on at others about judging... Prejudice comes in many flavors for sure.
To me this current subject matter really is just a distraction from much larger and more pressing issues in my life... such as job security, covid, liberal government, Alberta's economy, future of our youth, etc...