What I have said, over and over again, is that social constructs do not drive morality. Yet, you keep thinking that social opinion drives morality. You are free to believe such an ungrounded opinion. Your concept of morality will shift like the waves of the sea.
The Bible defines what the Vatican/Pope express as official positions. Roman Catholicism cannot go against the Bible and still remain in Christianity.
Actually, you are ignoring the vast amount of archeology that confirms the history presented in the Bible.
Our Tiny >>>>>>>>>>> The Pope.
I have to believe he has maintained Good wood since this thread started.
What would we be left with otherwise? That women shouldn't be allowed to work or vote or participate in science and innovation?
The Vatican/Pope are allowed to interpret the words as they see fit, into the church's official positions.
So join the episcopal church if you want an organization that changes with the winds of the culture. See how that works out for you.Oops, someone forgot to inform the Episcopal church, who officially recognizes and has preformed gay marriage ceremonies since 2015, LOL. There are also several Catholic parishes know to be gay friendly and Fr. Mychal Judge, the FDNY Chaplin and the first recognized casualty of 911, was gay.
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If I was you, I'd maybe stick to snake handling and being morally superior to other Christians, vs. attempting to discussing theology - just a thought
Nevertheless, God Bless you and enjoy your Holy Week.
Every major religion does.
All that you suggest are social issues of which the Bible is silent.
Your ignorance is great on many topics, including this one as is your imagination.
No one disagrees that the Vatican/Pope interpret as they understand the Bible. On this issue, they have made their interpretation. If a person doesn't like it, they should leave. The Roman Catholic Church leadership is reading the Bible and choosing to agree with the text rather than cast it off and follow the waves of social opinion.
Not true! As you said:
You just did. Now changing your tune, no surprise.
LOL, you are simply a moron.
LOL, your stupidity knows no bounds. smh
Once again, you assume that the layity drives doctrine. It does not. Therefore either the layity conforms to the doctrine of the church or it leaves the church. I believe Jesus parable about the wheat and the tares applies in such a situation.
Irrelevant to the topic at hand.
I don't. When a church organization creates tradition contrary to the Bible, I would point it out. In the case of this thread topic, I already provided information showing the greek words used to speak of same gender sex tells the reader that it is wrong. You would have to ignore what the text says in order to say otherwise. Rome seldom does that. What Rome tends to do is create a ruling from a place of silence in the Bible and then declare it to be equal with the Bible. This is because the official statement of Rome is that the Bible and Tradition are equal in authority. Not all Christian traditions agree with Rome. If a Roman Catholic doesn't like the churches position, they can leave. Nokomis has chosen a different tradition. It's his choice. I don't have his tradition, but I respect his right to hold his tradition as I respect your right to be an atheist.
Churches will survive. They may be small home churches like they were at the beginning. They may be persecuted by the national cultural tyrants, but they will survive. As I mentioned, the church in China is growing by leaps and bounds so that there are now more Christians than there are Communist Party members.
Tiny's got some work to do!
Right, they'll be around. But they'll survive like record shops survive. In niche circles. Which is pretty sad in my opinion.
It's sad for the people who oppress the church. In places of oppression the church thrives. China, Iran, India these places are seeing growth, despite overt government persecution. Where the church is dying is in places where human pride is strongest.
The reeducation camps will pop up soon. I lived with a visiting professor from China, he got into the local Chinese Christian Church when he was here, said if it wasn't for his kid he would stay in the US.
An atheist might think this. A sociologist would know better.