Morphine Prince 109,655 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 VATICAN CITY (AP)  Catholic bishops scrapped their landmark welcome to gays Saturday, showing deep divisions at the end of a two-week meeting sought by Pope Francis to chart a more merciful approach to ministering to Catholic families. The bishops approved a final report covering a host of issues related to Catholic family life, acknowledging there were "positive elements" in civil heteros-xual unions outside the church and even in cases when men and women were living together outside marriage. They also said the church must respect Catholics in their moral evaluation of "methods used to regulate births," a seemingly significant deviation from church teaching barring any form of artificial contraception. But the bishops failed to reach consensus on a watered-down section on ministering to homos-xuals. The new section had stripped away the welcoming tone of acceptance contained in a draft document earlier in the week. Rather than considering gays as individuals who had gifts to offer the church, the revised paragraph referred to homos-xuality as one of the problems Catholic families face. It said "people with homos-xual tendencies must be welcomed with respect and sensitivity," but repeated church teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman. The revised paragraph failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to pass. Two other paragraphs concerning the other hot-button issue at the synod of bishops  whether divorced and civilly remarried Catholics can receive Communion  also failed to pass. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the failure of the paragraphs to pass meant that they have to be discussed further to arrive at a consensus at a meeting of bishops next October. It could be that the 118-62 vote on the gay paragraph was a protest vote of sorts by progressive bishops who refused to back the watered-down wording and wanted to keep the issue alive. The original draft had said gays had gifts to offer the church and that their partnerships, while morally problematic, provided gay couples with "precious" support. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bishops-revise-document-gays-expect-approval-125810087.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatSLAYGUY 68 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonna Lee 384 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 there are two kinds of us catholics... i like it when u treat me mean it turns my mood from black to blue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Mess Everybody should let it go, this battle is pointless. Why would you even be interested on a religion who says you are gonna burn in hell? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I hate all religions tbh, I hate all Humans tbh.... but when you really think about it we are all the SAME.... disappointing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Die 1,864 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 The pope tried. Nod if you wanna make love with the enemy. ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 It said "people with homos-xual tendencies must be welcomed with respect and sensitivity," but repeated church teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman.Mess"Mess"?Does anyone expect any more?"Must be welcomed with respect and sensitivity" is perfectly fine. I don't expect the Catholic church to be any more welcoming than that and I certainly don't expect them to approve of gay marriage. "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 John Paul II and Benedict stacked the hierarchy with conservatives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatSLAYGUY 68 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 "Mess"? Does anyone expect any more? "Must be welcomed with respect and sensitivity" is perfectly fine. I don't expect the Catholic church to be any more welcoming than that and I certainly don't expect them to approve of gay marriage. This is also true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nein 508 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 They need to catch up with 1970 and accept women priests and birth control, before they catch up with 2014 on gay marriage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker 3,770 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Funny how people give so much power to the church and religion Kindness rules all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,041 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Those who against it need spankings, bad priests. Bless Papam tho :flutter: (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcina Dimitrescu 1,157 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 baby steps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauser 1,262 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 The world would be so much more at peace if it didn't place so much importance on the views of people who live their lives according to fairytales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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