GAY TRUTH

The truth of the Catholic Church regarding homosexuality is so far removed from the mainstream media’s debates over same-sex “ marriage ” it is nearly impossible to achieve an accurate reading of the Synod’s final document ( Relazione Finale ) without an in depth understanding of the Church’s teaching in this regard. The most essential and basic teaching is that homosexual acts are gravely sinful, which means they separate the perpetrator from God and can lead to eternal damnation. (Naturally the inclination to commit homosexual acts – popularly called a homosexual orientation – is not sinful, just as the temptation to any other serious sin is not sinful in itself.)  Every subsequent understanding of homosexuality in the Catholic Church develops from this truth – and this teaching is missing from the Synod’s only paragraph concerning homosexuality. The   Relazione Finale   paragraph on homosexuality speaks first and foremost about respecting and welcoming homosexual persons

Español: Intercambio de anillos entre los novios (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) In light of the   Supreme Court’s decision  earlier this summer, here are six articles from  The Master’s Seminary Journal   that address the issue of homosexuality from a biblical perspective. 1.  God’s Word on Homosexuality: The Truth about Sin and the Reality of Forgiveness Abstract:   Through following a distorted meaning of “love,” some in the present day have condoned homosexual practice, without realizing that biblical love excludes homosexuality because of its sinfulness. Christians can best share the gospel with homosexuals by calling their lifestyle what the Bible calls it—sin. Genesis 1–2, Matthew 19, and Ephesians 5 describe clearly the way that God has instituted marriage as a monogamous, heterosexual relationship. Genesis 19, Jude 7, and 2 Peter 2 illustrate how the Fall almost immediately eroded the purity of human sexuality, including a devastation of the divine institution of marri