More Smoke: Vatican Explanation of Francis' Statement on Homosex Unions
Austen Ivereigh tweeted on November 1 a Spanish text, sent by an official of the Secretariat of State to a Latin-American nuncio explaining Francis’ statements on homosex unions.
The text was translated by WherePeterIs.com (November 1)
TO HELP UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE EXPRESSIONS OF THE POPE IN THE DOCUMENTARY “FRANCESCO”
Some statements contained in the documentary Francisco by filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky, have provoked, in the past few days, a variety of reactions and interpretations. Therefore, we are offering some useful points of clarification, with the hope of — per his instruction — providing an adequate comprehension of the words of the Holy Father.
More than a year ago, during an interview, Pope Francis answered two different questions at two different times that, in the aforementioned documentary, were edited and published as a single answer without the proper contextualization, which has generated confusion. The Holy Father had first made a reference to the pastoral need that …More
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To accept homosexual civil unions is the same as accepting freedom to choose a religion, I think. The Church says Jesus is God, but she doesn't oppose if someone wants to convert to (e.g.) Islamism. The Church says marriage is between man and woman, should she oppose to marriage between two people of the same sex? It's all about conscience, "the aboriginal Vicar of Christ" (J. H. Newman). This is my opinion. And my opinion is also that a Pope must be crystal clear.
“Those who would move from tolerance to the legitimization of specific rights for cohabiting homosexual persons need to be reminded that the approval or legalization of evil is something far different from the toleration of evil. In those situations where homosexual unions have been legally recognized or have been given the legal status and rights belonging to marriage, clear and emphatic opposition is a duty.”
Yes, one must oppose to it as far as you don't go against the conscience of anybody. The conscience is too dear to God and the Church... see that even the document you quoted expresses this idea: "everyone can exercise the right to conscientious objection."
It appears that their plan is backfiring
More Smoke: because there is a fire, which is this:
“What we have to have is a civil union (convivencia civil) law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that.”
No Catholic can stand up for that, therefore, the following:
Therefore, it is clear that Pope Francis was referring to certain provisions made by states, and certainly not to the doctrine of the Church, which he has reaffirmed numerous times over the years.
Is schizophrenia.