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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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As much flack as the Catholic Church gets, it's the only major denomination that has these debates. The Orthodox Church condemns homosexuality in even stronger terms and if anyone even brings up the issue, they are excommunicated. In fact, when Pope Francis softened his stance on same-sex issues, the Orthodox Church went full on recruitment mode to convert Catholics to Orthodoxy in places like Russia, Greece, and the Middle East. Many Protestant sects are also more conservative on the issue than the Catholic Church.
A lot of these stances are political more than anything. Catholics in liberal countries demand changes, but the religion is growing faster in 3rd world countries that tend to be more conservative. So do you cater to Europe which has a decreasing Catholic element, or to Latin America where the religion is thriving and machismo is king?