Shock as Vatican condemns gay unions as “sinful”
Pope Francis approved the latest attack by the Vatican on same-sex relationships
In a callous rejection of love and tolerance, the Vatican has declared that homosexuality is an aberrant choice and that same-sex unions are a sin that can never be blessed by God.
As pressure grows for the Catholic Church to recognise same-sex relationships, the Vatican has lashed out at the LGBTQ community in a bid to assert its outdated, discriminatory and dehumanising dogma.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the approval of Pope Francis, the church said that it cannot ever bless same-sex unions.
It insisted that “there are absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God’s plan for marriage and family.”
This is because, explained the Vatican, same-sex unions involve sexual activity outside of marriage, which it defines as a union between a man and a woman that allows for “the transmission of life”.
It further described homosexuality as “a choice and a way of life that cannot be recognised as objectively ordered to the revealed plans of God.”
And while the church said that it is not opposed to blessings given to “individual persons with homosexual inclinations” this cannot extend to their same-sex unions or relationships.
God “does not and cannot bless sin,” added the Vatican.
“This statement is hurtful to same-sex couples… who live deeply loving and committed relationships.”
DignityUSA, an organisation of LGBTQI Catholics, said it was “deeply disappointed” by the Vatican’s statement which it called “a setback” for inclusion and acceptance in the church.
“This statement is hurtful to same-sex couples and dismissive of the grace demonstrated by same-sex couples who live deeply loving and committed relationships,” said Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director of DignityUSA. “It harms families of LGBTQ+ people and young LGBTQ+ people who hoped the church would be more affirming, and even hoped to be married in the church someday.”
The Pope, who is known to be more progressive than his predecessors, has walked a fine line in expressing his personal views on LGBTQ people and upholding Catholic orthodoxy.
In October last year, he caused a stir when he said that he approved of the legal recognition of same-sex unions, but he did not pronounce on their religious recognition.
In fact, Pope Francis has been clear in the past that he is not in favour of marriage equality and that true marriage is only possible between a man and a woman.
He has also remained opposed to the recognition of transgender people and gender diversity, describing these in public statements as threats to the family and humanity.
I don’t care says what with my sexuality
Gay people never hate anyone,,but this Vatican what what,,is continuing to hate gay community,,
This is preaching hate to gay community
But Gay Community always make peace to the Christians
This preaching it’s from devel worshipper
As Gay community we’ll never bow to anyone who never love or respect to us
If you don’t love me,,,why should I love you?
If you don’t respect me,,why should I respect you?
If you create a hell for me,,I create so many hell’s for you
We don’t take nonsense go to hell with your Vatican
I have to agree with this confused leader of the Vatican, marriage is between a man and a woman. There is no such thing as loving relationships between people of the same sex. There lifestyle is an abomination to God and it should be an abomination to any God fearing follower of Jesus Christ. All sodomites lifestyle is sinful and God will never bless any union between people of the same sex. God order is marriage between a man and a woman as it is written in Genesis 2:24. LGQBT communities should learn to respect the Bible and those who choose to live godly and righteous. Look what’s happening in the world, all natural disasters, pandemics , I believe this is God speaking to this ungodly people
Give it up you sad excuse for human being.
Go read your book of fairly tales quietly in a corner.
This scripture is for you Bougardt. You think that kind, loving, gentle people like same-sex couples, and same-sex parents cannot go to heaven, but a hate-filled man like yourself will! Your views are not based on the Bible, they are based in homophobia. They are not based in fact, they are based in ignorance. Let Jesus’ words condemn you.
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single convert, and when he becomes a convert, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.”
Let’s not forget that he is simply a man with no more or less “say” in who we are, who we love or how we were created than any of us do. The greater “sin” is for anyone not to live the life we were created for with the heart we were created with.
All this means is this one ‘religion’ will not extend its ‘sacrament’ to any persons they deem unfit. That judgement will forever rest on them. God forgive them for turning so many away from their faith and beliefs. Polar opposite from the teachings of Christ himself.
So sad.
How sad that gays need rge acceptance if christians. Are the priests engaging in the transmission of life when they’re buggering altar boys?