catholic teaching

I'm honestly curious, does the Catholic church "ban" gay marriage itself? My understanding is that Catholics do not believe in sex before marriage, but would that really apply if the gay/lesbian couple is married? Is there a specific teaching that forbids gay marriage or gay acts? What is their reasoning behind this?

The Catholic Church believes that God himself is the author of marriage and has created it for one man and one woman.

The Church further teaches that being homosexual is not a sin but that all single people (heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual) are called to celibacy.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
About marriage, section 1601 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s ect2chpt3art7.shtml
About homosexuality. section 2357 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3s ect2chpt2art6.shtml#2357

http://www.catholic.com/library/gay_marr iage.asp

Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco calls for an end to hate and name calling in the aftermath of Proposition 8, and issues a call for reconciliation based upon trust, respect, and tolerance: http://www.sfarchdiocese.org/about-us/ne ws/?i=1505

Here is a Pastoral Message to Homosexual Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and the Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, December 2008: http://www.archdiocese.la/files/PM-homos exualCatholics-200812-eng.pdf

With love in Christ.

2008-12-15 20:46:50 by to.write.♥.on.her.arms

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and why does the Catholic Catechism favor "self-observation and use of infertile periods"?

+ Abortion +

Catholics believe that from the moment of conception until natural death, each human being is endowed by God with dignity and rights. Therefore abortion is viewed as the murder of an innocent and defenseless human being.

You shall not kill. (Ex 20:13; cf. Deut 5:17)

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. (Jer 1:5; cf. Job 10:8-12; Ps 22:10-11)

My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth. (Ps 139:15)

Early Church writings: You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish. (Didache 2, 2: SCh 248, 148; cf. Ep. Barnabae 19, 5: PG 2, 777; Ad Diognetum 5, 6: PG 2, 1173; Tertullian, Apol. 9: PL 1, 319-320)

And finally:

"A person's a person, no matter how small!" -- Dr. Seuss, "Horton Hears a Who"

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2270 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3s ect2chpt2art5.shtml#2270

+ Natural Family Planning +

The Catholic Church believes that God allows natural forms of birth control.

Judeo-Christian tradition has taught for thousands of years:
1. Single people should be celibate.
2. Married people should be faithful to each other (adultery is wrong).
3. Married couples should welcome God's gift of children and, therefore, artificial birth control is against the will of God.

Here is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's website on Natural Family Planning: http://www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/nfp/

With love in Christ.

2008-12-18 17:55:33 by lil* balla*

is competition good or bad in catholic??? I think It's bad in catholic value because competition is comparing person with person and make one feel proud and make another feel lacking and so bad.

<<What is catholic teaching about competition? is competition good or bad in catholic???>>

Theologically, there is nothing inherently wrong with competition in and of itself. However, those involved in forms of competition must not cheat.


<<I think It's bad in catholic value because competition is comparing person with person and make one feel proud and make another feel lacking and so bad.>>

Life itself is a competition of sorts, or a combination of competitions.
In life we win some and we lose some. It doesn't matter so much so long as we have the Wisdom to allow the experience to make us better than what we were before.

The idea that competition is bad because there has to be losers, and those losers may "feel bad" is not a theologically based assertion. It's a politically correct assertion.

2010-02-12 14:50:26 by killy gonso

I'm Catholic but sometimes it sounds so far-fetched that a Christian God really exists with all the suffering and evil going on in the world.

What are the chances that our souls will actually go to a place called Heaven?

I just had this discussion with my mom, who has recently become atheist. I believe that human free will causes the majority of suffering in the world. I believe that even in cases of natural disaster, it was human's choice to park his trailer in tornado alley or build so close to the beach. So, I do not think suffering is a punishment from God, but a result of free will. Someone chose to drink and drive, someone chose to smoke cigarettes, etc. I do believe that there is eternal life waiting for the believers.

2009-05-21 21:06:17 by .

7.Why are the principles of Roman Catholic social teaching morally binding on all people and not just Roman Catholics?


8.How does the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World and the United States Catholic bishops’ Economic Justice for All link faith with business?

9.For what three reasons does CST maintain that human work has an inherent dignity? What specific implications does this teaching have for American corporations?

Here is some background so that you can research your own answers.

The seven major themes of Catholic Social Teaching are:
• Life and Dignity of the Human Person
• Call to Family, Community, and Participation
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
• The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
• Solidarity
• Care for God's Creation

For more information, see: http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/projects/socia lteaching/socialteaching.htm#intro

Here is a short list of Papal and Vatican Documents on Catholic Social Teaching:

• Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor) -- Pope Leo XIII, 1891 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/leo_xi ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_1 5051891_rerum-novarum_en.html

• Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress) -- Pope John XXIII, 1961 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_x xiii/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_en c_15051961_mater_en.html

• Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World) Vatican Council II, 1965 http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_counc ils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_ cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html

• Laborem Exercens (On Human Work) -- Pope John Paul II, 1981 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_p aul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_en c_14091981_laborem-exercens_en.html

• Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concern) -- Pope John Paul II, 1987 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_p aul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_en c_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis_en.h tml

• Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) -- Pope John Paul II, 1995 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_p aul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_en c_25031995_evangelium-vitae_en.html

• Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love) -- Pope Benedict XVI, 2005 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedi ct_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_ enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est_en.html

• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church - Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2004 http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontif ical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_ justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-so c_en.html

• With love in Christ.

2009-11-28 18:47:49 by savyyy