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Is a homosexual agenda unduly influencing the outcome of the Synod on the family?  It’s a question that needs to be raised because snippets gleaned from the Vatican in recent years seem to point in this direction. But before we explore this in more detail we need to underline the following points: Our faith demands we respect people of same sex attraction . I am repulsed when homophobic terms like 'sodomite' are bandied around internet forums or people’s lives discussed in such a way that it robs them of dignity. There are many people of same sex attraction in the church whose lives and faith are worthy of admiration. We should recognise that the presence of homosexual priests affects the church in different ways.  Some are true celibates who, despite having an inclination towards same sex attraction, honour their ordination vows. Though its painful to admit, other homosexual priests are sexually active, and therefore flout church teaching, but they neverthel...

  The Ordinary Synod of the Bishops on the Family  opened today to address the theme of “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the modern world.” The world’s media will be watching the bishops very closely, expecting them to ratify “changes” to the Church’s teaching on divorced Catholics and hoping for “changes” to the teaching on homosexuality . Journalists conveniently forget, what most of them know, that the core of Church teaching does not change. However, some of the bishops want to discuss precisely what this “core” really is. And that is unsettling. The issue of homosexuality  was raised by Pope Francis himself  when he declared early in his papacy, ““If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?,” deliberately using the English word, “gay.” This remark released an avalanche of comment both from within the Church and out that has continued unabated since it was made July 29, 2013. And to ensure...

Image via Wikipedia Rick Perry , the three-term Texas governor and probable GOP presidential candidate, gave social conservatives a scare Friday when he said that same-sex marriage is a decision better left up to the states.  Although avoiding the specific words, Perry implied that he would oppose (or at least not support) a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. For a man who portrays himself as a staunch social conservative, Perry  sure gave a tersely-worded quote  on the issue at an event in Aspen, Colorado : Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That's New York, and that's their business, and that's fine with me...That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment , stay out of their business. Perry's remarks came at an inopportune time. The Obama administration   decided earlier this year  to scuttle leg...