Benedict xvi homosexuality
In a new book interview with Pope Francis, the Holy Father recalled that Benedict XVI defended him when he was accused of promoting “homosexual marriage.”
In the Spanish-language book “The Successor: My Memories of Benedict XVI,” Pope Francis relates that on one occasion he had “a very beautiful visit with him [Benedict XVI] when some cardinals came to see him, surprised by my words about marriage, and he was very clear with them.”
“One morning they showed up at his house to practically put me on trial and accused me before him that I promoted homosexual marriage. Benedict didn’t get agitated, because he knew perfectly well what I think. He listened to them all, one by one, calmed them down and explained everything to them,” Pope Francis recounted.
The Holy Father explained that this happened when he mentioned that “since marriage is a sacrament, it cannot be administered to homosexual couples, but that, in some way, a guarantee or civil protection had to be given to the situation these people are in. I said that in France there is the formula of ‘civil unions,’ which, at first gla
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church
BACKGROUND
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world, with approximately billion members across the globe. With its origins in the earliest days of Christianity, the Church traces its leadership––in the person of the Pope––to St. Peter, identified by Jesus as “the rock” on which the Church would be built.
The Catholic Church in the United States numbers over 70 million members, and is organized in 33 Provinces, each led by an archbishop. Each bishop answers directly to the Pope, not to an archbishop. Those Provinces are further divided into dioceses, each led by a bishop. At the base of the organizational structure are local parishes, headed by a pastor, appointed by the local bishop. The Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States meets semi-annually.
As part of a global organization with its institutional center at the Vatican, the Catholic Church in America is shaped by worldwide societal and cultural trends. It is further shaped by direction that is entirely male, with w
There is “no right” to be queer . It is “an intrinsic moral evil’
He declared the human rights of LGBTs can be ‘legitimately limited’
London, UK – 3 January
Speaking ahead of the funeral of the former Pope, Benedict XVI, this Thursday, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said:
“Pope Benedict was an unrepentant homophobe. Some of his doctrinal declarations on homosexuality echoed the bigotry of far right and Islamist extremists. He will not be mourned by the LGBT+ community.
“In , as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he authored an official Vatican declaration:
‘Some Considerations Concerning the Catholic Response to Legislative Proposals on the Non-Discrimination of Homosexual Persons’
“This stated that a queer orientation is an ‘objective disorder’ and a ‘tendency ordered towards an intrinsic moral evil.’
‘The apply of homosexuality may seriously threaten the lives and well-being of a huge number of people…(it is) behaviour to which no one has any conceivable right.’
“It demanded that Catholics oppose L
Pope Benedict vs. the Signs of Our Times: Homosexuality
When it comes to gays and Cardinal Ratzinger, I recall the time when I was invited to converse to a gathering of Dignity members (Dignity is an corporation of gay Catholics) in a Catholic Church in San Francisco (I was still a Dominican priest in good standing at the time).
Part of my preparation for my talk was to read Cardinal Ratzinger’s two documents about gays where he says such things as “homosexuality is an intrinsic moral evil” and an inclination to homosexuality is an “objective disorder.” And more.
Feeling kicked in the gut by the ugliness and the venom in his writing, I sat down and asked myself: “What am I feeling?” The reply that came was this: “I feel enjoy whoever wrote this wants to see gays locked up in concentration camps.” Then it hit me, “Oh my God, that is exactly what the Nazis of Ratzinger’s childhood did!”
In neither of these ugly documents is there a single citation from science&#;citations from his catechism abound however.
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