The stroke of midnight this past Sunday morng hered a new era human rights for gay and lbian New Yorkers. From Niagara Falls to the southern shore of Long Island, same sex upl, many of them already mted relatnships for s, were award hundreds of legal rights they had
Contents:
- CAN I ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
- MAY CATHOLICS ATTEND A “GAY WEDDG” FOR PASTORAL REASONS?
- SHOULD A CHRISTIAN ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY UPLE?
- SHOULD I ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY FRIEND OR FAY MEMBER?
- IN THE E-MAIL: SHOULD A DEAN ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?—UPDATED
CAN I ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
* catholic attending gay wedding *
One fay member, who is gay, is ntemplatg marriage to a same-sex partner. Our posn on homosexual behavr and same-sex marriage is well known to everyone who is faiar wh our mistry. We believe that homosexual unns are nsistent wh God’s sign for human sexualy as set forth the openg pag of the Bible and the words of J Himself: “From the begng of creatn, God ma them male and female.
When Homosexualy Hs Home: What to Do When a Loved One Says They’re Gay. Love Into Light: The Gospel, the Homosexual, and the Church.
The Complete Christian Gui to Unrstandg Homosexualy: A Biblil and Compassnate Rponse to Same-Sex Attractn. Is God Anti-Gay?
MAY CATHOLICS ATTEND A “GAY WEDDG” FOR PASTORAL REASONS?
Should a Christian attend the weddg of a gay uple? What factors should a Christian nsir if ved to attend a gay weddg? * catholic attending gay wedding *
My Fay Member Is Gay.
Unrstandg Homosexualy. The stroke of midnight this past Sunday morng hered a new era human rights for gay and lbian New Yorkers. Every one of them is gay or lbian, and every one of them is eply mted to their Catholic fah.
Lucky for those of gathered the park on that balmy, blsed, late afternoon, the prence of God is not subject to the limed, fallible men who make church their marriage, the women shared what most human begs, gay or straight, long for: a relatnship that giv wns to the life-givg power of God's love our world. "LGBTQ enforcer and homosexual Democrat ngrsman David Cicille is sponsor of the Equaly Act. Q: I received an vatn to attend the weddg of my gay , Dave, and his partner, Sean, New York State, where gay marriage has been legalized.
SHOULD A CHRISTIAN ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY UPLE?
Dave’s branch of the fay—cludg his mom, “Aunt Sue”—all seem to fully accept the ia of gay marriage, perhaps bee they love Dave and have grown to love and accept Sean.
Some rears might be thkg that Lra is probably one of those judgmental Christians who would snuff out a relatnship jt to take a stand on gay marriage. Stt is gay. Rejectg the ia of gay marriage is not the same as rejectg those she lov.
SHOULD I ATTEND THE WEDDG OF A GAY FRIEND OR FAY MEMBER?
As Lra pots out, she is pable of lovg her gay fay members but rejectg gay marriage, the same way she is pable of lovg her heterosexual dghter but would reject her cisn to live wh a boyiend and wouldn’t celebrate a habg hoewarmg party or allow the unmarried uple to sleep together her home.
If someone v you to a gay weddg or to a weddg of a different relign — pecially if that someone is a iend or relative of yours — don’t hate to go. And if you are ncerned about sndal, remember this: There’s a difference between a Catholic prit pridg at a gay weddg and you attendg one.
Scripture and the Church’s magisterium otherwise teach that homosexual sex—whether between two men or two women—is an trsic moral evil, let alone attemptg to publicly sanctn such a relatnship.
IN THE E-MAIL: SHOULD A DEAN ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?—UPDATED
And the Church distguish between same-sex attractn (SSA) and homosexual acts (see CCC 2357-59). The obv lack of bodily plementary illtrat that one need not voke God to make a pellg argument agast homosexual sex. May Catholics Attend a “Gay Weddg” for Pastoral Reasons?
Wh that clarifyg ment, we n addrs the qutn head-on: Why would a Christian feel nscience bound not to attend or participate a gay weddg? Which is why—as much as I might want to build bridg wh a lbian iend or reassure a gay fay member that I re for him and want to have a relatnship wh him—I would not attend a same-sex weddg ceremony. If a gay uple next door v you over for dner, don't turn them down.
And, as paful as may be for and for those we love, celebratg and supportg homosexual unns is not somethg God or His Word will allow to do. First, a word of enuragement: if you are the kd of iend that a gay uple would ve to their weddg, then you are probably dog somethg right. Homosexualy is jt one of many ss listed 1 Corthians 6:9-10 that will keep a person om the kgdom of God.