A Sister and her gay cousin
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By Bryan Cones
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BustedHalo has an interesting interview with a Daughter of St. Paul and her cousin, who is gay. The sister is a member of a fairly traditional religion community and her cousin was in a long-term relationship. What interesting is how their friendship--they both live in New York City--has affected how they view the other. It's long, but worth the read if you're interested in a on-the-ground discussion of homosexuality and Catholicism.
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Quite a good, sensitive and
By John David (not verified) on Wednesday, June 3, 2009Quite a good, sensitive and touching interview. It is these kinds of relationships where I see the Holy Spirit so quietly vibrant, so present. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Disordered is the right word, as it is true
By T. O'Rourke (not verified) on Wednesday, June 3, 2009It is an on the ground discussion of one religious’ interpretation of how she personally interprets homosexuality and how she has chosen to treat her homosexual apostate cousin accordingly. I find it dangerous that someone who knows who to articulate so clearly the natural law could then discontent it from Jesus, who is the Logos or the Word behind our recognition of the natural law, who in turn commissions us to preach his truth. In the end, she was not even able to say that her cousin was doing something wrong, as she already decided for incorrect pastoral reasons not to say that his behavior was disordered.
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Disordered is the right word Continued
By T. O'Rourke (not verified) on Wednesday, June 3, 2009Rather than teach her cousin basic fundamental philosophical concepts, she basically claims that he is unable to comprehend them. She thereby enters into a relationship with her cousin and his partner, which she sees no differences between that of a man and a woman, without first acknowledging that homosexual acts are always a sin, as they are intrinsically evil. She thereby becomes materially complicit with her cousin’s sin by mistakenly thinking that she would not be accepting him as a person if she were merely to acknowledge his sin.
Disordered is the right word Continued II
By T. O'Rourke (not verified) on Wednesday, June 3, 2009Her mistaken kindness in type takes Jesus of the Cross, as Jesus would always affirm the worth of the individual by calling first for his repentance. I can’t believe that her cousin would renounce a soul like this if she were to witness to the truth that Jesus died for his sins so that he may achieve salvation. We all need help. This is the most important help. Rather, out of mistaken kindness, she condones his actions and effectually normalizes them thereby providing a material cause for them to continue. That may be too philosophical. But study is the surest means in making the examined life really examined.
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The cross was there to give
By Anonymous (not verified) on Thursday, June 4, 2009The cross was there to give us salvation thru the crucifixtion of Jesus. I don't think Christ intended his cross to be a club to beat people into sumission to one's view.
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By Bryan Cones on Wednesday, June 3, 2009Tim:
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