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[–] baldingpudenda 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So the vatican, after emphasizing homosexuality is a sin, has officially declared they are indeed people and worthy of blessing. I guess after blessing fornicators, blasphemers, adulterers, and the obscenely rich they realized it was ok.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

TeChNiCaLlY, under Catholic doctrine, being sexually attracted to or being in love romantically with someone of the same sex haven't ever been a sin. Just having sex with them is. What's new is that they are now willing to bless your sexless non-marriage homo life partnership. It's simultaneously useless to any gay Catholics, and a huge middle finger to the more conservative side of the church.

[–] MaxVoltage 7 points 11 months ago

Technically you can just say im sorry daddy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I just searched and it says "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind". So if it is limited to practices doable with women... can I jerk off or suck cock?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It's also based on Paul's ramblings, so I'm not entirely clear how you get from the biblical text to the official Catholic doctrine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You're asking that question to a cabal of judgy celibate men in robes...

[–] Jonna 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Burn_The_Right 1 points 11 months ago

Children don't count in the eyes of the lord.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Who knew that gays were actually people too? The rightwingers’ heads in the US Catholic League are going to explode! 🤯 The Methodist Church has been splitting apart because of this. Progress in removing gays as being classified as second class citizens marches forward - whether the conservatives want it too, or not. Just like time marches on. Some gays will say “Who wants the blessing of the church?”, but others will embrace a “right” of dignity long denied.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The progressive congregations that go along with these changes are experiencing a membership free-fall. The paradox is that the more congregations embrace modern values, the more surviving congregations promote the opposite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Actually they are just 2 different churches. Jesus was a brown-skinned liberal so I wouldn’t count Him out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That's a liberal thing to say but how liberal is the policy of prohibition of divorce and reinforcement of the law (I come to fulfill, not destroy...keep the commandments). Also, how liberal is the message of tolerating government oppression?

[–] MaxVoltage 1 points 11 months ago

Viva Christo Rey?

[–] 100_percent_a_bot 1 points 11 months ago

Don't get ahead of yourself, gays are now on the same level as cars and dogs since those could be blessed in a catholic church before

[–] BradleyUffner 3 points 11 months ago

Cool cool. Now do something about all your pedos.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

But still no marriage. You can suck and fuck, but you can’t have dignity.