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Catholic AnswerUnlike the various protestant groups, the Catholic Church CANNOT make up doctrine or change its doctrine. When a priest get up in the pulpit to preach, the ONLY thing he is supposed to be preaching is God's revealed Word. The beliefs of the Catholic Church have all been revealed to Her by God, she can only accept them and try to live with them in humble love and acceptance. The Catholic Church never decided to reject same-sex marriage, it simply accepted the sacrament of marriage from Her Divine Redeemer, Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church is the Bride of Christ, and His Mystical Body. The mission of the Catholic Church is to help people recognize Our Blessed Savior as their God in an attempt to follow the way of life He has laid out for us. To accept God and His Way is to accept an eternity of joy and peace in heaven. To reject God and His Way for a few short years of pleasure on earth is to accept an eternity of pain and loneliness in hell. The Catholic Church thus is unable to support "same-sex marriage" because that would be supporting the opposite of what It is here to do: proclaim the love of God for His people, and show them how to attain heaven..
Attached below are some documents issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith when it was headed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger before he was elected to the chair of Peter as Pope Benedict XVI. This reflect orthodox Christian teaching and the doctrine of the Church as it has been held for the entire twenty plus centuries of its existence. In particular the Holy Father noted, in his releases, that all people, including homosexuals are made in the image and likeness of God, and that we are all responsible for our fellow man, and his welfare. Therefore homosexual individuals are to be treated with compassion and respect. However, as with all sin, and all sexual acts that are performed outside of marriage and outside of the dual objectives of God, to further the love between a man and a woman, AND to beget new life - all other sexual activities are sins; and, in particular, homosexual acts are "gravely disordered." Thus the Holy Father is trying to instruct both those who are trying to find a way to deal with their disordered passions, while at the same time those who are dealing with the homosexuals, whether in their family, their neighborhood, friends, or country. The Catholic Church can never condone sin either in the homosexual or in the person dealing with the homosexual. Please see the links below.
The Catholic Church recognizes marriage as something that cannot be changed by mere social convention. Marriage is that union between a man and a woman that can be found in every human society (exceptions are few and far between, and the difference is usually in that some cultures have accepted polygamy) and ordered to the good of the spouses and the continuation of that society and culture. A union between two men or two women is outside of this definition because it excludes by definition the second aspect. Catholics typically resist even calling it marriage, seeing it as absurd as calling bacon a vegetable because a group believes it is their right to include it in a vegetarian menu.
What else can I help you with?
What church did the Protestants reject during the Reformation?
The Catholic Church
Did the Church of England reject most of Catholic rituals and traditions?
the Calvinists
Why did puritans reject the catholic church?
Puritans rejected the Catholic Church because they believed it was corrupt, emphasizing simplicity in religious practice and governance. They sought to purify the Church of England from what they perceived as remnants of Catholicism.
Why do Mormons reject the POPE?
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) reject the Pope because they aren't Catholic. Only Catholics follow the Pope.
Why did Copernicus ask for his book to be published after his death?
because he did not want to be embarresed by the Roman Catholic church because they might (and did) reject his theory
Is a non practicing Catholic the same as a Protestant?
No. A non-practising catholic is a catholic that does not attend worship. Protestants are christians who reject the pope as head of the worldwide christian movement.
What is the name of the religious movement in Europe during the 1500s that broke away from the Catholic Church?
The revolt is referred to as the Reformation, an attempt by Christian groups to reject some practices that had developed in the Roman Catholic faith.
Why did the Puritans reject both Catholic and Anglican Churches?
First of all to reject the Anglican Church is to reject the Catholic Church, because that is what the Anglican Church is! Or at least a manifestation of the Body of Christ! The Church came to this country according to some sources, [Lingard, a Roman Scholar, ] just after the Death of Christ. He also reminds us that our first Bishop was Aristobulos, a friend of S. Pauls.The Puritans found all of this time wasting and irrelevant. They didn't agree with set liturgies and controlled prayer, they believed in a more personal approach to the Saviour. They didn't bother to take care of the church buildings or believe in what Our Bishop and martyr Bl, William Laud,] called ,'The beauty of holiness,'. They rejected the Real Presence and prayers to the Saints and Holy people of God, they had no thought for Tradition and the Holy Councils.Roman Catholic AnswerThe puritans rejected the Anglican Church because it was the established Church of England and they thought that when they had left the Catholic Church they had not left enough of its rituals and beliefs behind. They rejected the Catholic Church, ultimately due to man's sinful nature. They could not accept that the Catholic Church taught with the voice of Jesus, and they felt that their own interpretation of The Bible was enough to ensure their salvation. The sad thing is that in rejecting His Church, they were being disobedient to the very Bible they were claiming had the answers: Jesus said, "He who hears you, hears Me; he who rejects you, rejects Me."
Are you Catholic if your father was Catholic but is something else now?
How does the status of ones fathers belief system have any baring on ones own belief system? Catholocism is only hereditary in the sense that ones parents teach their kids to believe the teachings of catholicism. One can easily learn these teachings from a friend or TV or any other means. If they chose to believe the teachings of Catholicism, then they can go to a Catholic church and go through the sacriments and join the Church regardless of what there father has or ever will believe. Likewise one can easily reject the teachings of their catholic parents and leave the church, they do not remain catholic just because their parents are catholic.Roman Catholic AnswerYou are Catholic if you have ever been baptized in the Catholic Church or if you have been validly baptized in a Christian denomination and received into the Church.
Is it wrong to be catholic and attend Presbyterian Church?
The answer depends on what you mean by attend a Presbyterian Church. Sometimes in cases where a couple are a "mixed religion" that is to say one is Catholic but the other is not, it is not uncommon for either party to attend the parishes of each other. In other words the Catholic always attends Mass, but then also attends the Church of their spouse. In this case, this is not wrong provided attending the Church of ones spouse does not weaken or damage or otherwise threaten the Faith of the Catholic, or provided the Church the Catholic attends in addition to attending Mass faithfully is not explicitly or implicitly anti-catholic. However if one is Catholic but simply chooses to attend a non-catholic Christian Church, some red flags are raised. Why does such a person want to attend a non-catholic church? Why does such a person consider themselves Catholic when they do not want to attend Mass? Actions are extremely important to pointing to what one believes. Therefore one who calls themselves "Catholic" yet never attends Mass, or never attends a Catholic parish, but a Protestant Church is by their actions showing that they reject the Catholic Faith and have embraced another Faith. That, therefore is considered sinful provided the conditions for "Sin" are met.
What did Protestantism do or mean?
This refers to Churches which emerged directly or indirectly from the Protestant Reformation and generally constitute traditional Protestantism. In common usage the term is used to refer to any Christian church other than the Catholic Church or the Eastern Orthodox Church. There are non-Roman Catholic and non-Eastern Orthodox churches which predate the Reformation. Protestants often refer to specific Protestant churches and groups as denominations. They are differently named parts of the whole reformation "church", as Protestants reject the Catholic doctrine of the Catholic Church. . There are many independent, non-aligned or non-denominational congregations outside Catholicism.
How did the reformation affect other aspects of daily life in Europe and the English colonies of America?
The English king henry VIII decided to separate his nation from the catholic church after the pope refused to permit him to divorce his wife. henry established the church of England, also called the Anglican church. The church of England kept most catholic beliefs, but rejected the power of the pope. English reformer William Tyndale believed the Anglican church should reject all catholic beliefs and practices. In England people debated whether to keep most catholic beliefs or adopt more protestant reforms.
