Why is the Catholic Church against homosexual marriages?

Question

It is clear that the Catholic Church is the largest worldwide promoter of pediphia and gay sex between adult males and boys. See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_o...

So why are they opposed to adults engaging in the same behavior their leaders enage in with children?

Answer 1

Because they're hypocrites.

Answer 2

faith is tough by fact a super sort of religions have inspired this suited relationship between a guy and a female. It does not say that LGBT marriage isn't ok, yet nonetheless it does not say that it is. it is why some Catholics are opposed or no longer information to gays. besides the undeniable fact that, that's no longer what faith could desire to be approximately. it is meant to be approximately information and taking good care of yet another. the worldwide is changing rapid even with the shown fact that. it is a stream and finally (i desire) it is going to be lots extra familiar. to boot, no longer all Catholics are against gay marriage. some are slightly extra open minded, claiming all of them are not is fairly a stereotype. a number of my super Catholic acquaintances are allies :) and their church has a huge gay flag over the front

Answer 3

The Catholic Church believes that God himself is the author of marriage and has created it for one man and one woman.

The Church further teaches that being homosexual is not a sin but that all single people (heterosexual and homosexual) are called to celibacy.

What civil governments decide to do is up to their citizens and the constitution of the country.

But the Church has a commission from Jesus Christ to "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, ... teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you."

In obedience to this command, the Church has been telling world governments what it believes is right and wrong since the time of the Romans.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
About marriage, section 1601 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt3art7.htm
About homosexuality. section 2357 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm#2357

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

Homosexual behavior is not exceptable according to the Bible. Not all Catholics or priests molest children. This behavior is discusting and IS against the church! Priests are humans, and humans make mistakes. Satan trys to get everyone. And there needs to be some forgiveness for the priests that did do this. It is a shame it happened and the church I go to wouldn't allow this to happen!

Answer 5

Accepting sinful behavior in other people does them no good. Pointing out the sinfulness is not rejecting them. It's rejecting what is evil. We owe each other the truth.

Because some people with same sex attractions feel that they were born with such inclination doesn’t make it so. There is no proof for such an assumption. Such people assume this because they can’t remember ever feeling any other way. What we do know is that such people have not identified with the parent of their sex. There can be many reasons for this. The prevailing spin that our culture puts on this dynamic is that the culture must adapt to the need they perceive they have to live as though the behavior that such feelings suggest is good and ought to be the norm for them.

The prevailing spin that our culture suggests to all people is that everyone has a right to sexual gratification. Never mind about context; let pleasure be the guide.

The greatest fallacy in all this derives from the conclusion that if anyone suggests otherwise, he or she is passing judgment and is rejecting such people outright—as when you ask how we can be more like Jesus and accept those who are rejected. Jesus never accepted sinful behavior. He did accept sinners who were repentant and He always loved them—even in their most sinful moments.

I ask you, what is the context in which Jesus matters to us? What is the most important fact that we know about Jesus in relation to us? Quite emphatically it is Good Friday!
Good Friday is not only the day on which God revealed more about Himself than at any other time in the history of creation, it is also our context as followers of Jesus. It is on the cross that Jesus shows us how to live. It is there that He shows us what constitutes love: sacrifice. “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me (Mk 8:43).”

That God would love His creatures enough to become one of them and then suffer and die for them is beyond our ability to fully comprehend. Yet to the degree that we can appreciate what it is to suffer, to that degree we can appreciate such love. Each of us is given the opportunity for gaining such appreciation through the crosses that He allows us to have. There are many crosses that people have which prevent them from engaging in normal married life and therefore, genital pleasure. Homosexuality is only one of many. It is only when we look at our human situation in its proper context: the context of Good Friday, that we can recognize our place in it. It is only through accepting the cross of same sex attraction and offering it as a pure oblation in response to His self-gift, that such a person will know the full embrace of His nail-scared hands.

It is when we accept the cross in our lives and encourage others to accepet theirs, that we are more like Jesus—not when we water down His expectations of us! Source(s) Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.

Answer 6

Dead link, Darling, try the CNN website, they had something on the news about it today

Answer 7

Pedophelia and homosexuality are exclusive - thanks for trying harder to avoid making the comparison.

Answer 8

Catholicism is just one of many pagan cults. Please read on:
They require many useless sacraments(works) for their 'salvation' Whereas Ephesians 2:8,9 proves that salvation is a GIFT from God. Now,how does one earn a gift? YOU CAN'T! All one has to do is receive this most precious gift and repent and THEN once you are saved, good works will show that Christ lives within you.
They require confessing sins to a mere man (priest) There is only ONE Priest,Jesus Christ himself. God can hear just fine,He doesn't need a man to intercede for Him.
Calling the pope holy father is blasphemy for there is only ONE Holy Father,God.
They require infant baptism for salvation. Baptism does NOT save ANYONE! If a child dies before the age of 5 or so,he or she will go to heaven anyway because they are too young to become born again and to understand what it entails to invite Jesus into their hearts.
Proof of baptism not being required to be saved? The thief next to Jesus on the cross.Jesus told him,' I assure you,today you will join Me in paradise' The thief obviously didn't have time after that to get baptised.
AFTER one is saved (accepts Jesus as his/her personal Savior,God expects us to be baptised (submerged) as an outward SHOW of our faith in Christ.But in itself is NOT a requirement for salvation.
Jesus said WIDE is the path to destruction (hell) and narrow is the gate to heaven that so few choose. Just take into account the top 2 cults in the world (catholicism and islam) , over 2 billion lost souls. That path is very wide,indeed.
Here's another touchy subject that Catholics cling to,Peter being the first pope:

PETER, THE FIRST POPE?
The newly organized sociopolitical “church” now found itself facing a vital how-to problem — that is, how to
successfully merge paganism and Christianity. One man had to be looked upon by all as Head. He must be
looked to by the “church” as “bishop of bishops,” while the pagans regarded him as their Pontifex Maximus.
But, how could one man be both the head of the church and the head interpreter of the pagan mysteries at the
same time? In an attempt to cover the discrepancy, church leaders sought for similarities between the two
religions. They knew that if they could only find a few points in common, they could blend the two because
the majority was not concerned with details. Their desire was for numbers, money, and political power.
Concern for “truth” was secondary if considered a relevant issue at all. The “church” did merge into paganism
and accordingly, into apostasy as well. Somewhere the real Jesus Christ, the only true mediator between God
and man, got lost in the mix. The “church” leaders would “Christianize” the pagan office of “Pontifex Maximus”,
transforming him into the “interpreter of Rome,” the interpreter of the Roman Catholic Church. Astoundingly,
yet perfectly demonstrating the customary occultic practice of wordplay, they found a tool for the trade: the
actual word “Peter”
ROMAN CATHOLIC TEACHING
Right now let’s review the traditional, though outrageously mistaken, Roman Catholic teaching that the apostle
Peter was the first Pope. According to Roman Catholic doctrine, Christ appointed Peter as the first Pope, who
then went to Rome and served in that capacity for twenty-five years. Beginning with Peter, the Catholic
Church claims a succession of Popes to this day, and upon this belief, the entire framework of Catholicism is
built. But, does Scripture teach that Christ ordained “one” man to be above all others in His Church? Can we
find any Scriptural authority for the office of Pope, a Supreme Pontiff? Did the early Christians recognize
Peter as such? The answer is “no.” Scripture makes it plain that there was to be equality among the members
of Christ’s Church and that “He,” “is the Head of the Church,” not the Pope (Eph. 5:23). If Roman Catholic
doctrine was true, when James and John came to the Lord and asked if one of them could sit on His right hand
and the other on His left hand, Jesus’ answer would have been somewhat different. Christ would have undoubtedly
given the right-hand place to Peter without a designation of left-hand positions.
JESUS’ ANSWER TO PETER
Here is the answer Jesus actually gave: “And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying,
Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And He said unto them, what
would ye that I should do for you? They said unto Him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right
hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can
ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? And they said
unto Him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with thebaptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not
mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be
much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to Him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they
which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise
authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your
minister” (Mk. 10:35-43). In these verses we find Jesus telling his disciples that they were not to act like
kings, they were not to wear crowns, they were not to sit on thrones, and they were not to pattern themselves
after heathen rulers. Yet every Pope has done these things down through the centuries. In these verses our
Lord was plainly saying that none of the apostles were to set themselves up as rulers over others. Instead, the
principles He taught clearly contradicted a hierarchal church government headed by a “council of cardinals”
and a Pope having full authority as the “bishop of bishops.” And before the Protestant Church forgets
to “remove the plank from their own eye,” a “leader of leaders,” is the current Protestant version of such a
chain of command.
“For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves
will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they
make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the uppermost
rooms at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called
of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi (meaning “teacher”): for One is your Master, even
Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for One is your Father,
which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for One is your Master, even Christ” (Mat. 23:4-10). In
this passage, Jesus even warned the disciples not to use flattering titles such as “father” (the word “Pope”
means “father”), “rabbi,” or “master.” “For One is your Master, even Christ,” He said, “and all ye are
brethren.” The idea of one of them being exalted to the position of the “Holy Father” (the Pope) is at utter
variance with this text. Ironically, many other organized societies and/or religions besides the Catholic
Church take on such titles: the Shinto religion, the Confucian creed, Fraternal organizations, and Masonic/
Secret orders to name a few