You can love someone without condoning or accepting the behavior
When you support someones destructive behavior
you are an " Enabler "
Look it up in Psychology
You do not support or help someone until they are ready to stop self destructive behavior
You could argue that Homosexuality is not self destructive
others would argue that drug usage, adultery, gambling, alcoholism and prostitution are not self destructive.
You are entitled to your opinion
The Catholic Church made theirs and considers it self destructive
If you disagree then do not join and enable their Church
2006-07-06 15:51:54
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answered by Dan W 5
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It is not a question about accepting people, no. It is about not accepting things that are against God's Law. It is not the person but that action. Anyone can be accepted however, when your action go against the teaching you claim faith in. What does that make your faith? A lie???
See if That lifestyle is offensive to God and you want to claim faith in God, well where do you draw the line between God's Law and your own law. Really that is what you are asking. It would be the same to rape kids then turn around and say but I'm a Christian God loves me there is nothing wrong with what I am doing. But the truth is, if it is wrong in the eyes of God doesn't matter what it is. Oh but I am forgiven!
Not if you choose to go against what you claim.
You are trying to put God into your own little box, to make him conform to your own ideas, instead of looking at what He has said.
God can forgive, however Jesus said go and sin no more. If you know it doesn't fit, then trying to make it fit isn't going to work.
If you don't agree with me that fine, I am not going to hate you for it. I am not going to condemn anyone for their life style. All I have said is what I by faith believe.
If asked what I think then yes I will say that I don't believe it is right , however I don't believe that killing is right either. Am I guilty of hate for that comment?????
It is not about condemnation it is about being true to what you say you believe. Label me how ever you wish.
2006-07-06 16:07:19
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answered by Dead Man Walking 4
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I don't know, But the catholic church isn't the only one, many religions don't accept gay people. I am a catholic but i do accept gay people I have a gay friend my self. I think that other people just don't understand others feelings, but they want other people to understand them. Jesus loves everybody no Mather who they are what they do or how the way they fell about something or someone.
2006-07-06 15:59:18
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answered by graciemnz 1
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Basically, love the sinner, hate the sin. Jesus loves everyone. Homosexuals aren't accepted in the Church because of the actions they take. Read Romans 1:24-30. It basically says being gay is not normal. Jesus would accept them as a person, but He doesn't accept their sin. There is a difference between loving someone and accepting them. We are called to love all our brothers and sisters. God loves everyone. He accepts everyone as long as they are truly sorry for their sins. He accepts us all as His children, but He will not accept our sins. However, He will forgive us for our sins.
2006-07-06 15:50:00
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answered by Anonymous
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I think the question is more of what you mean by acceptance. All sinners are welcome - indeed, the pews are full of us sinners. But as far as accepting say gay marriage, that's not substantiated by Scripture, at least as far the Catholic Church understands it, and so married homosexuals are not recognized as being married.
There is love there - we have several gay members in our parish, all of whom are welcomed and loved and strengthened by the Gospel as the rest of us are. One sings in the choir, another is a Eucharistic minister.
I've also seen congregations (Catholic and not) that are openly spiteful toward gays, not out of any Scriptural interpretation or doctrinal rule, but purely by the personality of the old fuddie-duddies leading it.
Whether you agree or disagree with what a person does, Christians are called to love them.
2006-07-10 04:30:32
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answered by Veritatum17 6
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Leviticus is part of the Hebrew Sacred Writings, that Christians call their Old Testament, not the New Testament.
If you guys actually read the Bible, instead of emoting about things you haven't even read, you would find Jesus changed many of the old, Hebrew laws. Or explicitly said that was the case.
And, Jesus definitely showed love for the most degenerate sinners, but he did tell them, "Go and sin no more."
What most of you seem to want is for the churches to say, "Well, we love you, so sin away all you want!"
2006-07-06 15:56:21
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answered by retiredslashescaped1 5
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There is a difference between accepting a person and accepting their sins. When you read about Jesus' acceptance of Sinners, when he ministered to them he always told them one thing. Go and sin no more. For some reason, people want to peg homosexuality as being the worst sin a person can commit. But to God sin is sin, whether it be homosexuality, gluttony, hate or murder. God loved us so much that he sent Jesus to die for us so that we may have ever lasting life. When one accepts Christ as Lord and Savior, we began a relationship with Him. As we get to know him through prayer, meditation and reading the Bible, we began to learn that the standards he sets forth are for our Good. I don't believe a person must change everything about himself or herself immediately when they are saved. I, as a pastor would not tell someone to give up everything at once. But the word of God tells me that if someone draws near to God, he will draw near to you. And you cannot help to change your life. If you are searching for God, I put this challenge out to anyone. Lock yourself in a Closet, away from the noise of life. Turn out the lights and just began to say the name of Jesus over and over. If you do that 10 days in a row, by the end of the 10th day, you will never be the same. I promise.
2006-07-06 16:00:23
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answered by Glenn w 2
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The Catholic Church believes there is nothing sinful about being homosexual. But homosexuals like all unmarried people are called to celibacy.
The Church specifically says, "They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided."
With love in Christ.
2006-07-06 17:04:24
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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Here is what the Catholic Church really teaches regarding homosexuals:
2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.
2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.
2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
2396 Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices.
2006-07-07 02:31:45
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answered by Daver 7
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I'm not Catholic, but Baptist, which is Christian, anyway.
What they teach at my church is to "hate the sin, but love the sinner." So at our church, they accept these people cause we are suppose to love them; the church just wishes them to stop being gay/lesbian/bi, just like they would for an adulterer
2006-07-06 15:46:34
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answered by Ashley 3
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