tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post368485119011647607..comments2023-10-07T09:34:47.507-05:00Comments on Aggie Catholics: Why Same-Sex Marriage Is A Bad IdeaMarcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-3561730678144601642013-06-16T21:25:02.515-05:002013-06-16T21:25:02.515-05:00I would be surprised if you did not know by now th...I would be surprised if you did not know by now that the American Academy of Pediatrics is not a legitimate organization. If not, I can assure you the tiniest bit of research will help you understand that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738263039674827752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-16014232657577485352013-03-27T10:24:40.301-05:002013-03-27T10:24:40.301-05:00To put this in perspective, I challenge you to fin...To put this in perspective, I challenge you to find sinful behaviors that could not be inserted into the following.<br /><br />"The number of men and women who have deep-seated tendencies to _______ is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition."<br /><br />Really, there is nothing particularly special about it. A not-insignificant number are tempted? Who doesn't undergo temptation in one form or another? But we don't condone theft because someone is a kleptomaniac, or violence from men with XYY syndrome.<br /><br />A bad habit has developed in Catholic thinking that tends to atomize doctrine. Scads of Catholics wring their hands about the death penalty, without apparently ever thinking about exactly how it fits within a general system of justice and mercy. The same thing is displayed here with homosexuality. <b>Of course</b> some people are tempted by it, and <b>of course</b> some succumb to that temptation. The fact of temptation does not make sin OK for them any more than it does for me. <b>Of course</b> the consequences should be proportional to the gravity and the culpability of their sins, not more and not less, just like in every other case.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-78831855309951077032013-03-27T09:22:01.459-05:002013-03-27T09:22:01.459-05:00I am an infertile woman going through medical trea...I am an infertile woman going through medical treatment to try and fix what is going wrong with my body. It always hurts when people use infertile couples as an argument for allowing same-sex marriage. When reading your article, I was moved by this sentence from the Catechism -<br />"These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition."<br />I realize that this is talking about people with same-sex attraction, but it could just as easily be written about people who are infertile. Actually, we are all called to unite our cross to Christ's, no matter what that cross is. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608222623714605611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-82579735005257217952013-03-27T06:04:07.617-05:002013-03-27T06:04:07.617-05:00Our mission as catholics is to help bring our brot... Our mission as catholics is to help bring our brothers & sisters into a loving relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. One cannot be truly in an authentic relationship with Christ if they are living a sinful lifestyle & refuse to "Repent & believe the gospel." Same sex advocates will deny that it is sin. To call it sin is not discriminatory, hateful or berating them. It's speaking the truth. Christ didn't say to the woman caught in adultery, "I understand, its not your fault that you have this condition. I understand that you believe contrary to God's will for your life that if it feels good just go ahead & do it, you will still go to heaven. Its not really sin. I'm about to go be despised, rejected, tortured & nailed to cross & die a horrible death just so you can have the freedom to do whatever it is you want. Do the best you can in your life, as long as you really care about the other person, its OK." What He really said, "Go & sin no more."<br /><br /> Prior to repentance a person is deluded into believing he or she is something that he or she is not. They are alienated from God and ignorant of the things of God. Their mind and heart are blind to their true condition of ignorance and self-centeredness. Without repentance a person cannot know themselves nor can they know God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-62442433116537373572013-03-26T19:43:44.976-05:002013-03-26T19:43:44.976-05:00To counter the Pediatricians (who have a clear age...To counter the Pediatricians (who have a clear agenda and voted this in despite numerous protests from many in their organization) http://www.ruthinstitute.org/ITAF12/faculty/readings/SSParentingHJLPP.pdfMarcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-26944918087072646502013-03-26T18:47:11.805-05:002013-03-26T18:47:11.805-05:00More of the same. Still agree. Marriage is one man...More of the same. Still agree. Marriage is one man one woman for life. What I am hearing is about rights. what i am not hearing is about responsibilities. What are ones responsibilities in marriage. No one seems to want to discuss that.<br /><br />Still I am pleased that the side that wants dialogue. That wants understanding. That is standing up for its beliefs in the face of slander and name calling are the Catholics and fellow supporters. The other side is suppressing dialogue through name calling.Proteios1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03377168247856317914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-74403398011704144822013-03-26T17:38:10.320-05:002013-03-26T17:38:10.320-05:00http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/earl...http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0377<br /><br />The American Academy of Pediatrics has found that, "extensive data available from more than 30 years of research reveal that children raised by gay and lesbian parents have demonstrated resilience with regard to social, psychological, and sexual health despite economic and legal disparities and social stigma."<br /><br />http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/18/peds.2013-0376<br /><br />And the association itself has come out with a policy statement in support of same-sex parenting. <br />n/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299188051484203074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-57395838945107464752013-03-26T17:14:59.239-05:002013-03-26T17:14:59.239-05:00"Studies consistently prove the common sense ..."Studies consistently prove the common sense notion that the best place for a child to be raised is in a stable marriage of their mother and father." <br /><br />I am curious about what studies you are referencing here? I would like to see the numbers and the sample groups they are taken from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-25551642727713983272012-05-11T08:38:42.018-05:002012-05-11T08:38:42.018-05:00Amazing post! Thank you!Amazing post! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-24023655804935040542012-05-10T18:50:07.492-05:002012-05-10T18:50:07.492-05:00Marcel, where do you get your photos? I'm alwa...Marcel, where do you get your photos? I'm always on the lookout for good ones, particularly for my Austin Catholic New Media column. I'm most interested in the second one, because I can rarely find a nonwhite example couple.Lindsay @ Lindsay Loveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851651248359760680noreply@blogger.com