tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post4898558254343119928..comments2024-03-28T09:17:03.940+00:00Comments on AncientBriton: The crunchAncientBritonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357913998344777403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-14689495718924072202014-03-09T11:27:36.711+00:002014-03-09T11:27:36.711+00:00I hear from BBC 'Sunday' this morning tha...I hear from BBC 'Sunday' this morning that Unite Union are prepared to represent the gay priests who wish to 'marry' ! So watch out Archbishop Welby and Barry ; the new process will be to interview their priests along side a union representative.Simple soulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-80903674738595825252014-03-07T15:45:01.655+00:002014-03-07T15:45:01.655+00:00Colin Hart who is the campaign Director for the Co...Colin Hart who is the campaign Director for the Coalition for Marriage has posted : ' C4M is planning to raise the redefinition of marriage as a major issue during the upcoming European Elections'.<br /><br />Have you noticed the tendency for some persons nowadays to introduce their spouse as " my partner" ?Simple soulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-71267174445231092852014-03-07T10:27:01.896+00:002014-03-07T10:27:01.896+00:00Recently Pope Francis was tackled by journalists o...Recently Pope Francis was tackled by journalists on a flight from Brazil and he said when asked. "A gay person who is seeking God, who is of good will - well, who am I to judge him?" He made this response when asked about an alleged 'gay lobby' in the Vatican. <br /><br />Pope Benedict XV1 's response in 2006 ( also on a flight!), on answering a question about gay marriage, was similar : "It's true that there are problems and things that Christian life says no to," he told reporters. "We want to make people understand that according to human nature it is a man and a woman who are made for each other and made to give humanity a future."<br />He went on to say :<br />"However instead of focusing on condemning attempts to legally recognize homosexual unions, let's shine a light on the positive things, so we can make people understand why the church cannot accept certain things, but at the same time wants to respect people and to help them."<br /><br />Both Popes sought to reaffirm the teaching of the Catholic Church that homosexual acts are wrong but homosexual orientation per se is not sinful.The Catholic Church makes a distinction between 'homosexual acts' and 'homosexual tendencies'.<br />However,I understand that searching assessment is now made into the sexual orientation of men seeking ordination to the priesthood and it is now the firm practice of the Catholic Church to not accept for ordination men who hold a homosexual inclination.<br />The view of the Vatican is ,while excluding such men for ordination,"such persons must be accepted with respect and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. They are called to fulfil God's will in their lives and to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's cross the difficulties they may encounter."<br />Men ( and I suppose I must admit also women) enter Holy Orders to administer the Sacraments and to follow and teach Christ's way and part of teaching is by example , and as Pope Benedict said priests are there to promote an encounter between man and God : sometimes this involves self -sacrifice. <br />If we claim to be part of the One Holy Catholic Church then marked effort should be made to align ourselves in the Anglican Church with a consensus of moral teaching. <br />Homosexual activity is another issue which is distancing the Anglican Church from the See of Rome.Simple soulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019954714374602353.post-1037988794088877132014-03-07T08:36:39.412+00:002014-03-07T08:36:39.412+00:00I think there are various terms that are going to ...I think there are various terms that are going to be excluded or changed to fit in with the legislation. No more husbands and wives for example. So a rewrite of the Bible and all those novels will surely have to follow. What a mess - and it wasn't even in the Tories manifesto. I wonder what Cameroon would introduce next time, assuming he wins the election in just over a year's time?Joseph Golightlynoreply@blogger.com