Why is the catholic Church chided for it's opposition to homosexual acts when Buddhism is opposed as well?

Question

You never hear of the bad homophobic Buddhists..........

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/nov/07110208.html

Isn't karma the same as your fate after this life?

Answer 1

In Buddhism it has a different meaning, I think... I mean it's not about homosexual sex -- it is about not inserting slot A into slot B. Lot's of straight people engage in many of the same things homosexuals do, as well.

Don't get me wrong, I see your connection very well. It's just easy to take out of context.

Answer 2

Christians believe the third sex is corrupt. They believe God have made only two so the third must be of ... A reason the pope cannot allow homosexual is they might corrupt the society.

Are you a man? If you are, do you feel alright when you girlfriend goes out with another woman who doesn't look very much like a woman? If she wouldn't prefer to sleep with you afterward but going out with her friend all the time, what would you do?

Buddhism doesn't oppose the third sex though it discriminates among the three: man, woman and the various third one. As Buddhism expresses the differences among the three - if a man has unlawful sex with a woman (imagination even), he will become a person mentally unstable when he reincarnates as a man or he could become a woman. If a woman disgust woman-life and not having pleasure in it but would do whatever to become a man, could become a man afterlife. So in Buddhism, sex is not important; everyone is equal. There are beings who have no sex organs - the live above all.

Answer 3

I can't speak for the Catholic Faith As a Buddhist I wouldn't agree Buddhists are against Gays Many Buddhists are Gay
We tend not to judge in that way knowing It is for the individual to decide for themselves
I'm not Gay but over the years I've known some wonderful People who are I certainly don't have any problem with it
Karma is a wast subject I'm not very skillful at cut and paste..!
May this help You

Answer 4

I read the article.

I still have never heard of homophobic Buddhists.


Did you actually read it all?

The Buddhists say that homosexuality is bad for the karma of believers. However, if you want to do it they have no problem with that at all. It is your decision and your karma. Where is their opposition to homosexuality?

And that does not make them homophobic any more than the heterosexual atheist who is quite happy to live and let live with homosexuals, but just does not want to take part.

Where the Catholic church will not be happy until homosexuality is made illegal again, it wants to meddle in the affairs of non-catholics.

Answer 5

Remember there are various branches of Buddhism and this is just ONE leader speaking for ONE branch.

What you need to look at though is the history of how homosexuality is treated in predominantly Buddhist societies. When you look at places like Thailand, which has the largest transgender population in the world and it is condoned. Or when you read up on the Chinese dynasties many of which had homosexual or bi-sexual emperors, or the celebration of the love between male monks or warriors in Chinese and Japanese erotic poetry, you see that views, spiritual and cultural differ.

What I am impressed with however is the D. Lama affirming in a universal Buddhist way that just because it is THEIR way, it is not meant to be forced on everyone and he does not support discrimination of gays and lesbians.

Answer 6

Yeah, because there's such a huge, powerful, and influential Buddhist presence in the U.S. When's the last time you heard anything at all about what Buddhists in the U.S. thought about any topic, period?

Also, the Roman Catholic Church is a hierarchical organization with a head that makes official pronouncments about what The Church teaches. Not all Buddhists necessarily believe the same thing, nor do they all have to answer to some kind of individual authority or organization.

There is no "The Buddhists think this." There are only (for the most part) individual Buddhists with individual opinions. Also, Buddhists for the most part are not political like the Roman Catholic Church organization is.

Answer 7

Regarding "Isn't karma the same as your fate after this life?"

The key difference is, karma is still conditional (dependent arising). It still depends on conditions for it to affect you. This means there are ways to reduce the effect, or even eliminate the effect.

For example, when one achieves Buddhism Sainthood (enlightened), he will no longer be re-incarnated in the destinies of hell, ghosts and animals. The bad karma cannot lead him to these destinies anymore because he is always mindful of right views upon death.

Whereas fate is unavoidable, you have no control over it. It is not in accordance to the law of conditional existence.

Answer 8

In Buddhism, one is taught to make decisions based on careful contemplation of ones acts and consequences as they may relate to the teachings, i.e. the noble eightfold path, and not to take at anothers word (whether the next door neighbor or the Dalai Lama) the absolute rightness or wrongness of a given act.

This is why you dont see Buddhists attempting to force their beliefs on each other or especially non-Buddhists.

Answer 9

Regarding Your add on
Karma
If a Person can't understand being Gay for example is simply a persons lifestyle
The causal conditions necessary for that Person to learn whatever that person needs to learn in their life cycle Then it may well be the only way to really learn is to come back as Gay and learn by direct experience

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See that made You feel uncomfortable
Could it be You have something to hide ?

Answer 10

As it says right on your site, even the least tolerant sects of Buddhism oppose any kind of sexual discrimination, even marriage discrimination. If the Catholic Church came to that level of enlightenment (pardon the pun), we'd all be a lot better off.

Find me a Westboro Baptist of Buddhism.