Catholic Bishop: It's Alright to be a Homosexual, Just Don't do Homosexual "Acts"
In his 'Statement on Homosexuality', Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph Adamec of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese of Pennsylvania quotes the Catholic Catechism paragraph 2357 as saying:
"Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that homosexuals acts are intrinsically disordered." The Bishop shortly thereafter qualifies this by saying, "Please note that it (the quote from above) is speaking of 'acts'".
The Bishop further writes, "A homosexual person is neither morally good or morally bad, it is homosexual genital acts that are morally wrong."
1 Thessalonians 5:21 says, "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." Let's see -
Note that the Bishop makes the point that the homosexual "acts" are wrong - Rome does this so that it never has to address the issue of the heart, the need for true repentance, and faith in Christ ALONE, in welcoming homosexuals into their community.
By his qualifying word "acts", this Bishop is neglecting the change of heart that the homosexual needs - Jesus said in Matthew 5:28, "Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." The root of the problem is the heart; change the heart and the correct "acts" will follow.
Bishop Adamec deceives homosexuals when he asks them to strive to live a chaste life without showing them where the power is. And it's not in the false Roman eucharist - Jesus does not turn Himself into a piece of bread at the command of a Roman priest.
You will often see the phrase in Roman circles, "Gay and Lesbian Catholics." Can such people exist? Yes, they have not received Christ by faith ALONE. Can there be "Gay and Lesbian Christians?" No!
The bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, "Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor EFFEMINATE, nor ABUSERS OF THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND...shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such WERE some of you; but ye are WASHED, but ye are SANCTIFIED, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
The "and such WERE some of you" indicates that lifestyle is now in the past; that when faith is placed in Christ ALONE the result is what 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away..."
Lastly, Jesus came to call the "morally bad people". Jesus says in Matthew 9:13, "I did not come to call the righteous but SINNERS to repentance." Romans 3:23 says, "For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
Again we have a very clear choice: the teaching of a Roman bishop who says, "a homosexual person is neither morally good or bad", or Jesus Christ who came to "call...sinners to repentance." I'll take the teaching of Jesus Christ.
"Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that homosexuals acts are intrinsically disordered." The Bishop shortly thereafter qualifies this by saying, "Please note that it (the quote from above) is speaking of 'acts'".
The Bishop further writes, "A homosexual person is neither morally good or morally bad, it is homosexual genital acts that are morally wrong."
1 Thessalonians 5:21 says, "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." Let's see -
Note that the Bishop makes the point that the homosexual "acts" are wrong - Rome does this so that it never has to address the issue of the heart, the need for true repentance, and faith in Christ ALONE, in welcoming homosexuals into their community.
By his qualifying word "acts", this Bishop is neglecting the change of heart that the homosexual needs - Jesus said in Matthew 5:28, "Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." The root of the problem is the heart; change the heart and the correct "acts" will follow.
Bishop Adamec deceives homosexuals when he asks them to strive to live a chaste life without showing them where the power is. And it's not in the false Roman eucharist - Jesus does not turn Himself into a piece of bread at the command of a Roman priest.
You will often see the phrase in Roman circles, "Gay and Lesbian Catholics." Can such people exist? Yes, they have not received Christ by faith ALONE. Can there be "Gay and Lesbian Christians?" No!
The bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, "Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor EFFEMINATE, nor ABUSERS OF THEMSELVES WITH MANKIND...shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such WERE some of you; but ye are WASHED, but ye are SANCTIFIED, but ye are JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
The "and such WERE some of you" indicates that lifestyle is now in the past; that when faith is placed in Christ ALONE the result is what 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away..."
Lastly, Jesus came to call the "morally bad people". Jesus says in Matthew 9:13, "I did not come to call the righteous but SINNERS to repentance." Romans 3:23 says, "For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
Again we have a very clear choice: the teaching of a Roman bishop who says, "a homosexual person is neither morally good or bad", or Jesus Christ who came to "call...sinners to repentance." I'll take the teaching of Jesus Christ.
posted by Robt. B. at 4:14 PM
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