Excommunication Is a Solution They'd Never Consider

CWR Dispatch: German Catholic bishops call for change to Catechism on homosexuality

Bishop Peter Kohlgraf of Mainz has suggested that Catholics with homosexual inclinations cannot all be expected to live chastely and the Church should adopt a pastoral approach that acknowledges this.

Guess What Church Laws James Martin Would Like to Be Loosened

Gospel: Today Jesus's disciples are critiqued for picking grain on the Sabbath (Mk 2). He responds: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Jesus was a devout Jew, grounded in Jewish tradition. But he knew when to set aside some laws in favor of greater need. pic.twitter.com/oc0SSz4PxJ

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) January 19, 2021

Not Politically Correct

The Church helps sexual minorities overcome unnatural attractions—Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)https://t.co/bYLjZ4WJji

The Orthodox Church treats people with non-traditional orientations pastorally, not by expelling them from churches, but by helping them overcome their un... pic.twitter.com/ZVlKYWidtW

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) November 6, 2020

Hochschild's Apology for the Pope's Statement on Same-Sex Civil Unions

Natural law includes clear teachings about marriage (because marriage is a reality independent of positive law).

Natural law does not include clear teachings about "civil unions" (because civil unions are, by definition, defined by positive law).

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020

Natural law includes clear teachings about what marriage is.

Natural law includes a general requirement that positive law support marriage.

Natural law does not determine precisely how positive law should support marriage.

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) October 22, 2020

But the Natural Law does have something to say about non-procreative sex acts. It also arguably has something to say about what status should be given to those who engage in such acts with members of the same-sex. After all, Thomists recognize that law as a teacher, and in this case, it is not merely about the "union" alone, but everything that is associated with it and is legitimized by it. The fact that SSA may be involuntary does not mean that mercy requires that we validate their lifestyle choices.

Creeping Towards Schism?

Rod Dreher: Is US Orthodoxy Going Pro-Gay?

Desire of the Everlasting Hills

website

Desire of the Everlasting Hills from Courage International on Vimeo.

SSA Does Not Define the Person...

Crisis: Highlighting Same-Sex Attraction Is a Mistake by PETE JERMANN

Msgr. Nicola Bux Speaks Out

Vatican theologian: ‘Clericalism’ is ‘smokescreen’ hiding homosexuality as abuse crisis’ real cause

Adelphopoiesis

1P5: Adelphopoiesis: The Myth of the “Gay” Byzantine Marriage Rite by L.S. Predy

What Would an Byzantine Response Be?

CWR: Celibacy, Chastity, Same-Sex Attraction, Priesthood: Some Necessary Distinctions by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
In the hyper-sexualized society we Christians inhabit, chastity is as counter-cultural today as it was for the early Christians in the decadent Roman Empire.

Fr. Stravinskas refers to this article: “Celibacy and Priests with Same-Sex Attraction” by Ryan M. Williams.

“The Church has always counseled against ordaining those who have same-sex attraction.” On the surface, that would seem to be the case, but a bit of history and psychology might be helpful here. It is undoubtedly true that “the Church has always counseled against ordaining” not “those who have same-sex attraction” but those who act out that attraction. Indeed, “homosexuality” and/or “same-sex attraction” are modern concepts. Prior to the nineteenth century, those categories cannot be found. What made one be considered a homosexual was the fact that one engaged in homosexual activity. Does a man with same-sex attraction who marries a woman contract a valid marriage in the eyes of the Church? Canonical praxis would suggest an affirmative response, which is to say that his “orientation” may make his marriage to a woman more difficult but not necessarily impossible.

Are there however unresolved psychological issues that lie at the origin of the same-sex attraction, which would be an obstacle to effective ministry? This is not a question of a modern "identity" but rather of whether one is psychologically healthy -- even if it is a relative standard (and not the same as holiness or virtuousness) it would seem to be a necessary foundation for public ministry.

(As for the counter-example of the man with SSA who marries a woman -- could not the existence of SSA be later cited as a ground for an annulment, should "things not work out"?)

Who is corrupting Spain?

Happy that "Tender un puente" was launched in Zaragoza at the Centro Pignatelli, a faith and social justice center of the Jesuits. Estoy feliz de que se haya lanzado "Tender un puente" en Zaragoza en el Centro Pignatelli, un centro de justicia social y de la fe de los jesuitas.

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) January 19, 2019

"Tender un puente" is the Spanish-language translation of "Building a Bridge," about showing respect and welcome to LGBT Catholics.
"Tender un puente" es la traducción en español de "Building a Bridge"https://t.co/eqhjY4boGT pic.twitter.com/0ybDJ0bOa8

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) January 19, 2019

A friend wrote: "A room to overflow, with lots of varied people and beliefs, where two-thirds of the room were not 'the usual people.' Testimonies, invitations and challenges provoke spontaneous applause. But above all, a time for listening, meeting and to keep walking.” pic.twitter.com/ruEggCY0G1

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) January 19, 2019

Interview with Cardinal Brandmüller

CWR Dispatch/CNA: The Church and sexuality: An interview with Cardinal Brandmüller
“I would argue,” says that German prelate, 90, “the real scandal is that when it comes to this issue, clergy and employees of the Church are not sufficiently distinguishable from society overall.”

And who will lead this charge?

NCReg: Pope’s Homosexuality Comments Could Encourage Discussion at Abuse Summit by Edward Pentin
The issue has so far been avoided by those preparing for the event, but now is highlighted in the wake of Francis’ recent forceful remarks about the problem.

The Public Face of the NuChurch

another vid

LifeSite: Fr. James Martin: Pope appoints ‘gay-friendly’ bishops, cardinals to change Church on LGBT

Sandro Magister: Gomorrah in the 21st Century. The Appeal of a Cardinal and Church Historian

The Problem Is Not Clericalism

Clergy sex abuse on the rise again, and church leaders are ignoring why, sociologist says

Efforts to address clergy abuse must acknowledge both “the recent increase of abuse amid growing complacency” and the 'very strong probability' that the surge in abuse in past and present is 'a product, at least in part, of the past surge and present concentration of homosexual men in the Catholic priesthood.'

Rorate Caeli: Op-Ed: If Homosexual Militancy can even dictate the agenda in the Church

The Usual Suspects

Fr. Z: “Gay” Parade in Rome with @JamesMartinSJ and a bishop close to the papal inner circle

Thinking with the NuChurch Instead?

CWR Dispatch: Fr. James Martin is not thinking with the Church by Fr. Steve Mattson

What Fr. Martin writes and says seems guided more by GLAAD than by God, and is more aligned to the thinking of the World than the Word.

Yes, the Problem is "Clericalism"

Rorate Caeli: De Mattei: “I will not say a single word about this”