Comments on: Saturday April 27, 2019: Jesus Freaks

By: Laura Kazlas

Laura Kazlas — Sat, 04 May 2019 04:52:50 +0000

In reply to Linda. Jesus said that some were incapable of marriage because they were born that way. I do believe Jesus knows that many homosexual people were born that way.

By: J

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:50:17 +0000

Oh and homosexual marriage is an oxymoron. Marriage is for procreation, thus homosexuals should not marry.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:43:19 +0000

Misinterpretation of a statement causes all to throw stones! God bless you Chris for writing the truth in professing our Christian, Catholic beliefs. ACTING on homosexuality or any sexuality outside of marriage is a sin. Homosexual marriage would also be a sin, unless living as two brothers or two sisters without sexual action. To be born homosexual is not a sin. The action of sex makes it a sin. This is not a judgment but a fact. Only our Lord will judge and that is between ourselves and Him on that fateful day. Fear the lord all of us sinners! I am living in sin married to my husband outside the church. Since he (non-Catholic) was previously married to a non-practicing Catholic through the court, got a divorce and we have not been permitted to marry in the Catholic Church until I show the priest the ex-wife’s baptismal certificate… Cannot make this up! We completed paperwork for our diocese, took the pre-Cana classes, provided witness to his previous marriage testimony that it was outside of church, etc and I drew the line when asked to show her baptism certificate. Thus, a sinful woman in the church’s eyes. I consequently may not be a Eucharist minister, a Godmother to my nephew, etc. Alas, I keep my faith in the Catholic Church beliefs… I send my child to Catholic school and attend mass ritually. We all have sinful thoughts and it may be best to keep them to ourselves, unless we would like to discuss them with others, which usually is not received well as others see it as judgment. Why do people feel the need to profess sexuality? Abortion is another heated sin that will allow people to justify! Do not kill is a commandment! Of course we love the sinners, but still must state the sin as Jesus would. It can be taken as personal, but that is not our judgment! May you and your cousin find mercy and forgiveness with the Lord, Chris. God bless us and peace and love to all. ??

By: John J Ciribassi

John J Ciribassi — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:00:45 +0000

I am very sorry some of you feel the way you do about my retelling of my experience with my cousin. About your judgement of my actions and my intentions. My comment to my cousin involved pointing out the nature of the behavior, as made clear in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10). It is with love for the person to indicate the serious nature of the sin. As is gossip, lying, adultery, etc. We are all guilty of sinful behavior at at one time or another. I did not judge my cousin, or anyone who sins. It is right that only God can judge but we also have a responsibility, as did the Apostles, to have the courage to speak the truth. Whatever that sin may be. And whatever the consequences of the proclamation may be.

By: Aurora

Aurora — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:04:56 +0000

“It is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

By: Stel

Stel — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:42:22 +0000

John I was deeply troubled by treatment of your cousin. He did not need to hear you tell him in essence – that although he is a sinner, you will still “love” & tolerate him. How betrayed your cousin must have felt. I wonder if you feel the same compulsion towards divorced or remarried friends and family? Jesus taught to not throw stones. Jesus embraced all people. It’s great that you have a strong faith and that you want to profess that faith – but when you start judging & condescending to other people in the name of your religion then you have crossed a line. There is only one judge – and that is Our Lord & Holy God Almighty – and only one Judgement Day. I think you owe your cousin a heartfelt apology.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 01:02:31 +0000

Hey John,

It seems many of the readers of your reflection have not familiarize themselves with the teachings of the Catholic Church. I know reading the catechism can be difficult, but it is the written foundation of our belief. If one were to look up the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality in the subject index they would be referenced to #2357 in the catechism. If I may, I think it would help if your readers understand why the Church takes it’s stance by reading up on that particular subject.

Taken from a Catholic blog that I think is appropriate: “We make our little deals with the Devil, and some make big deals. We may even thank God for the Devil’s help, in our moral confusion.”

Mark

By: carol

carol — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 19:11:50 +0000

Your comment on homosexuality shows everything that’s wrong with the catholic church, and why many more leave the church than join. Homosexuality is not a lifestyle choice. The flaws of the church are not embedded in Jesus’ teachings, they are the result of church leadership having the arrogance to dictate who qualifies for God’s love and who doesn’t. Shamefully, such exclusions still go on today. Jesus instructed the apostles to lower their nets and when they did they came up with a large catch. I’ll bet one of them was one of the outcasts of societal norms of the day. Maybe one of Jesus’ messages was this, everyone who believes is included.