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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 leadership that is entirely male, with w

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The Vatican has approved a landmark ruling to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings.

A document from the Vatican’s doctrinal office approved by Pope Francis on Monday said such blessings would not legitimise irregular situations but be a sign that God welcomes all.

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The document backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex” but “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not ev

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Some Christians try to rewrite Church history to show that homosexual behavior was ignored or even celebrated. So in today’s episode I’ll be responding to Mason Mennenga’s video “Who Were the first Gay Christians?”

Mason:

LBTQ Christians have existed since the start of Christian history. This might come as a surprise to you since many Christians claim that LBTQ relationships are a modern invention, but L-G-B-T-Q people have existed since the inception of history, and that means that LBTQ Christians have existed since the beginning of Christian history.

Trent:

Mason is actually taking the opposite view of what revisionists normally argue. As you view in my response to the documentary, which the producers tried to take down by the way, they try to contend that homosexual relationships are up-to-date and so the Bible can’t be condemning because they were unheard of in biblical times.

But of course there have always been people with same-sex attractions. That’s why St. Paul says those who engage in homosexual acts along with other unrepent

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On the other hand, if two men or two women can truly commit to living as roommates in a Platonic relationship, specifically as brothers and sisters in Christ who inhabit chastely in a non-romantic/non-exclusive friendship, that can be a morally good option to consider. One Catholic man who has done that well is Paul Darrow, who is featured in the poignant documentary Desire of the Everlasting Hills, which the devoted Catholic apostolate Courage has produced (see below for related links).

I was blessed to meet Paul, who is a Courage speaker, during my prior work as a theology advisor for EWTN. In the past, Paul was in an exclusive same-sex relationship, and yet, after he reconciled with the Church, his ally commented that he was a much better roommate as a chaste Catholic living with him as a friend, than he ever was when they were in an exclusive, same-sex relationship.

I suggest that you, your daughter, and others concerned view the documentary Desire of the Undying Hills, which Courage has produced. I also inv