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Related: About this forumVatican concludes that there are ‘no grounds’ for same-sex marriage
The Catholic Church will make no concessions for LGBT people in the church as the Family Synod concludes in Rome.
Joe Williams
25th October 2015, 1:47 PM
As the controversial Catholic synod closed this weekend, Roman Catholic bishops voted on a summary document which decided against overhauling the churchs teaching on gay Catholics.
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In addition, despite an early who am I to judge PR blitz attempting to bolster his image, the Pope is yet to lift any of the actively homophobic and transphobic policies of his predecessors.
Proposals to reach out to gay people were scrapped by the Church last year and despite suggestions that the plans would return this year, it is clear that the Church has no plans to change its stance on the subject.
deathrind
(1,786 posts)That brought us "Trials by Ordeal".
So...there's that
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)If they stopped saying "no homo" after everything.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)We will be lectured and admonished, and if need be an inquisition will commence.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)mr blur
(7,753 posts)Fixed.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Change doesn't happen overnight, you know!
Or over a decade.
Or over many decades.
And so on.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Within the archaic, woman-hating, gay-hating, anti-human doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, there are absolutely no grounds for marriage equality.
If you want to be part of that institution, you have to follow its hateful rules. But remember, just because you don't support the same rights for everyone, it doesn't make you a bigot. You're just following the rules.
edhopper
(33,565 posts)unless you know the make up of each of the 13 committees within the synod and their respective agenda, plus the specific textual context of their decision, you shouldn't judge their obvious homophobic bullshit.
rug
(82,333 posts)That is less taxing on one's reason.
I do prefer that.
Who wouldn't?
rug
(82,333 posts)Fact-based thinking people usually prefer somewhat more substance.
edhopper
(33,565 posts)A concise distillation of an ongoing discussion.
rug
(82,333 posts)It may take a few hors though.
is no feast.