“I am Yahweh. I do not change. I am why Jacob’s descendants are not destroyed.” (Malachi 3: 6)
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Wall Street Journal—The Catholic Church’s Looming Fight Over Same-Sex Blessings:
Reports that Pope Francis told a sex-abuse victim that God made him gay have drawn headlines this week, with many observers inferring a new level of acceptance of homosexuality, which the catechism of the Catholic Church describes as “objectively disordered.”
The Vatican spokesman declined to confirm or deny the statement, citing a policy of not commenting on the pope’s private conversations.
But no aspect of Pope Francis’ five-year reign has been better known or more controversial than his conciliatory approach to gay people, most famously expressed in his 2013 words about gay priests: “Who am I to judge?”
Conservatives have been prompt to argue that Pope Francis’ statements on homosexuality, confirmed or otherwise, don’t conflict with church teaching or suggest toleration of homosexual acts, but simply reflect the basic Christian message of God’s love for all people.
Yet the pope’s stance has encouraged a greater openness to homosexuality among the church’s hierarchy, leading to calls for the appreciation not just of gay people but of gay relationships. That trend is straining any appearance of a consensus on the subject within the church.
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SnyderTalk Comment:
I’ll be glad when people who call themselves Catholics realize that Catholicism isn’t sanctioned by Yahweh. It’s a man-made religion that has a long and sordid history. Pope Francis is just the latest iteration of popes with no comprehension of Yahweh.
I’m not picking on Catholics. Man-made religion thrives all over the world and is leading people astray. Recently, the Episcopal Church in the U.S. dropped the words “husband” and “wife” to open the door for sanctioning same-sex unions. See “U.S. church replaces husband and wife with two people in wedding vows”.
It’s no wonder that people are becoming increasingly repulsed by religion. Even people who don’t know Yahweh can recognize counterfeit religion.
Faithfully following religious traditions and faith in Yahweh are not the same thing. Religion is killing people. See The Trilogy.
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“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.” (John 17: 22-24)
