tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post5993176819621722555..comments2024-01-17T03:08:25.317-06:00Comments on The Progressive Catholic Voice: Quote of the DayPCV Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519134580470262558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-54639850067772791712012-11-03T18:16:07.462-05:002012-11-03T18:16:07.462-05:00George, since a modern day understanding of homose...George, since a modern day understanding of homosexuality was unknown to the biblical writers, I don't think it's fair to say that "the scriptures . . . are clearly not on the side of homosexual marriage." Actually, they wouldn't be on the side of our present day understanding of marriage. After all, men today can't have more than one wife or any number of concubine. Also, we don't treat women as the property of men. <br /><br />What the scriptures do speak about, and point us toward in their limited way, is love. And increasingly, Christians are recognizing that this love (and thus God's transforming presence) is present and active in the lives and relationships of gay people. I'll always place this love above any and every form of tradition -- scriptural or doctrinal. To do otherwise is make these traditions into idols.Michael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-52220283185148579282012-11-02T17:15:37.060-05:002012-11-02T17:15:37.060-05:00dave446,
It soundsl like you THINK you know the q...dave446,<br /><br />It soundsl like you THINK you know the questions and give the same inance pre-packaged answers without LISTENING. <br /><br />The scriptures never say once that we are to take our lead from the people. Whatever one may think of the scriptures they are clearly not on the side of homosexual marriage.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876502085465766394.post-42971650733745366272012-10-29T05:15:22.869-05:002012-10-29T05:15:22.869-05:00This posting really identifies the reason Catholic...This posting really identifies the reason Catholics have/are left/leaving the Catholic RELIGION...the bishops/Pope no longer attend to the questions of the faithful. They THINK they know the questions, giving inane and pre-packaged answers without LISTENING. Whatever happened to the words of Acts spoken by the original twelve...(paraphrased)...we must take our lead from the people for it is within them that the Spirit lives, guides, gives life. I suppose like much in Scripture, out contemporary Apostles use and twist the missives to serve their perception of what the Truth is, what the faithful seek/need. They speak not for Christ but for their own egos.dave446https://www.blogger.com/profile/17695131129065070310noreply@blogger.com