also I think it would be fairer to quote him in full on homosexuality. what he said was "the sociological-scientific foundation of this teaching is no longer correct", not "this teaching is no longer correct". you can obviously hold the former and not the latter, as long as you think there is some other correct basis for the teaching. he does want a "fundamental revision" of the doctrine, but it's not exactly clear that he means approval of homosexual acts by that.
"The Japanese say: It is white, but maybe it is also black. You can combine opposites in Japan without changing your point of view.” How absurd! Does this explain Pope Francis' thinking?
I'm glad that the Church is addressing the issue of homosexuality. I have no experience of it myself in close family but a good friend of mine whose child I have known since he was born in 1995, has the issue. From his earliest days he was very 'gay'. A happy, vibrant, carefree child, but just very 'gay'. His parents didn't try to 'straight' him but didn't encourage him to be gay either, but now he is happy in a long term gay relationship and its a difficult thing to deal with as a Catholic parent. On this personal level, I'm supportive of the Church doing a deep dive into the traditional teaching, to have an understanding of Liam and the one life he has to lead.
Lord, protect us from errant Cardinals.
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also I think it would be fairer to quote him in full on homosexuality. what he said was "the sociological-scientific foundation of this teaching is no longer correct", not "this teaching is no longer correct". you can obviously hold the former and not the latter, as long as you think there is some other correct basis for the teaching. he does want a "fundamental revision" of the doctrine, but it's not exactly clear that he means approval of homosexual acts by that.
"The Japanese say: It is white, but maybe it is also black. You can combine opposites in Japan without changing your point of view.” How absurd! Does this explain Pope Francis' thinking?
I'm glad that the Church is addressing the issue of homosexuality. I have no experience of it myself in close family but a good friend of mine whose child I have known since he was born in 1995, has the issue. From his earliest days he was very 'gay'. A happy, vibrant, carefree child, but just very 'gay'. His parents didn't try to 'straight' him but didn't encourage him to be gay either, but now he is happy in a long term gay relationship and its a difficult thing to deal with as a Catholic parent. On this personal level, I'm supportive of the Church doing a deep dive into the traditional teaching, to have an understanding of Liam and the one life he has to lead.