"Welcoming presupposes that someone arrives from the outside and is allowed in out of the generosity of others. But as the baptized, no one is a guest in this church. God knows us by name, loves us and tells us again and again that we belong to him. There is, then, no door to cross, because by virtue of our baptism we are already inside,"
Good points for lay Catholics too, actually. (OP is not Justin, just sharing the video)
Maybe I’m wrong.
But when I truly think about it… I don’t understand.
Why would an all-powerful deity, the one who created the universe itself, the stars, ocean, trees, animals, etc., care about homosexuality? I genuinely can’t imagine (theoretically) arriving at my time of judgement, and the Lord saying “Well, you followed allll the commandments and did everything correctly, but, you got married to a woman, so I’m afraid I can’t let you in.” Like what? Obviously that’s an extremely crude “what if” but that’s my perspective.
And ultimately, if being a homosexual is a sin, did Jesus Christ not graciously come to earth to wipe the sins of humanity away so that we may have eternal life through him? Why would being in a homosexual marriage stop that? Do people really think homosexuality is where God draws the lines? This being that we’re taught is ultimate love, won’t love us because of our love?
I just can’t.
Hello,
Based on feedback from members of the community, we are now trying to moderate the volume of posts that are either repetitive, blasted to multiple different subs, or posted excessively.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF THE POSTS THEMSELVES.
Much of the content that has been falling in this category has each, individually, been relevant and likely edifying in and of themselves. But we've been hearing feedback about the excessive nature of such posts from multiple different OPs.
We recognize this is a difficult balance. But as such, it seems best at this time for the sub to return to its original founding purpose, not merely to be a repository of graphics but "a place for practicing, non-practicing, curious, future, and former Catholics to share and discuss stories/questions related to the Church, its teachings, and LGBTQ+ life."