I don't want the church to be closer to the LGBTQXYZ community The sinner should be transformed by the church and the Word of God, not the other way around.
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
The Pope of all people should know that. So I take it that he DOES know that, and that he does know biblical scripture but chooses to ignore it and do whatever he likes. He has placed himself as the moral authority, rather than God.
@@ifunanya24 the church has always done this. It changes its doctrines to mirror the values of society. The Christian religion is unrecognizable from Christianity of 2,000 years ago.
Don't you think it likely the Pope has read the Bible and understands it far better than you? Aren't the sacraments given to swindlers and drunkards? Perhaps you can join one of the many Protestant churches that disagree on the fundamentals of the faith. Call it Christianity a la carte.
@@tempstep4058 , Thank God by using his name YHWH and translated into English language Exodus 6:3 and Psalms 83:18 And Honor his Son Yeshua and translated into English language Jesus .
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
@@singed8853 I can tell you with 100% certainty that will not be an acceptable excuse when we die. I strongly believed that the priesthood of today and the one that used Judas to get to Christ is the same false church in the present. Christ said that He is the only mediator between us and God through the help of the Holy Spirit, the pope falsely claim that they and the priesthood are our mediators. God said no man can change His Word yet this church does the exact opposite. The Priesthood that was spoken about in Revelation are the true Priest and are being reserved for the final hours of man. You can disregard my statements as false or imaginary fairytales but the world will find out soon.
The video title is a deceiving. Let us be clear, the church blesses the couples, but not their union. "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" To bless those people who need the blessing to come back to righteousness..
@@alex-yj4gd what I stated is not an ‘excuse’ it is a condemnation of the concept of ‘sin’. It has no moral relevance if it has nothing to do with human wellbeing. At that point it’s just a nonsensical dictate. I could care less about fake punishments and fake torture from your sadistic made up belief system. If you can’t see that religions are codified superstitions and myths and that things called gods are made up - that’s your issue not mine. But consider that one reason Christianity is seeing a downwards spiral is that it has been out of step with and behind the moral values of modern western society. One day in the future we will see women allowed as clergy even though the Bible indicates women are intellectually inferior to men. Christianity will discard anything that’s convenient other than its cult leader. ‘Jesus is a thing called a god’. Although notably Jehovas witnesses don’t consider Jesus a thing called a god - yet they identify as Christians. So who knows.
Approving or blessing the relationship means the pope agrees with it. The Bible has been proven true again. Jesus himself said in the last days many will “fall away” from God -sound doctrine. We are truly in the last days. Repent and believe in Christ. Turn away from sin. He is the only way to salvation. He is God
Some restrictions??? Not a marriage ....yet. Francis of Rome is hell bent on destroying the Catholic church. Pray for his immortal soul 🙏 and for the lost souls he has led astray. A true shepherd protects his flock.
The church is a joke and always has been a joke. Christianity is a cult. The religion has continually changed its bible readings and policies to mirror the values of society. One day the Vatican may say abortion is okay.
If you are Roman Catholic you know very well you can’t even doubt of the popes authority, Vatican 1 and Vatican 11 ecumenical councils are very clear about it. The Pople and the church is infallible according to the catechism. If you don’t believe what is happening is infallible then welcome to the Protestant view of point. This is what we Protestants have always been protesting about. This proves that we have always been right and the Church cannot be infallible, beicause we are creatures, Only God and his scripture is infalible. This corruption of the CHurch that started since the 7 ecumenical council accepting veneration of icons, relics, and statues. While Protestants think images are not bad, we think it’s idolatry to use them as tools of worship in a church service that should only be through God our Lord. God bless you.!❤
NO priest in good standing will do this. CATHOLICS NEED TO JOIN TRADITIONAL PARISHES . Blessing SS couples as couples is condoning and blessing the lifestyle This is word play, semantics This is NOT love. To love another you must be concerned for the others eternal soul . This is leading these couples to damnation . This is diabolical hatred masked as compassion.
@@finallythere100 my friend you cannot leave your Church unless you become an apostate to their eyes. If you move to a traditional church you are doing exactly what a Protestant does. The Traditional Catholic chruches are not part of the infallibility of the Church or the Pope, according to Vatican 2 you are anathema if you don’t defend what your people says. Roman Catholic religion will continue to apostate, but true belivers will leave it.
What is the purpose of having their union blessed? How will that benefit them when they are openly in a sinful union. Where does it say in the bible God blesses sin -- the opposite is true. Radical Church leadership is encouraging it and there is a reason behind it. People need to think beyond what they're made to believe. The chaos from this recent move will make itself quite evident in a very short time. Destruction. Pray!
The video title is a deceiving. Let us be clear, the church blesses the couples, but not their union. "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" To bless those people who need the blessing to come back to righteousness..
@@joekey8464 It's done in the confessional one person at a time. The traditional Church has provided the path to sanctity for every person via the Sacraments. Each one of us is responsible for our own salvation. God has given us the gift to choose. The test is on...
Such a ‘blessing’ causes a number of questions. What is a homosexual couple seeking by asking for a blessing? What is the Church offering in response? What is the Holy Spirit called for and what is exactly being blessed? What is a spiritual purpose of such a ‘blessing’ and what sort of a particular help it intends to provide? Undoubtedly, the Church cannot bless the sin. Consequently, as long as the Church views the same sex relationship as a sin in its core, its ‘blessing’ does not look, at least, sensible. Faithfully yours, bishop Vincent Berg.
The church will just continue making it up as it goes along to mirror the values of society. They are so far afield from what the bible 'teaches' in so many ways that Christians from 2,000 years ago would find the Vatican, the Pope, the entire Christian church - to be heretics. They would not recognize this religion. It has significantly morphed. Whatever pretzel they have to twist - whatever word salad, or logic games they have to play - it will be done eventually. You seem to be offering such a logic game to justify not following the bible and flip-flopping on the issue. The truth is there is absolutely nothing immoral about gay people getting married and having a relationship. There never was anything immoral about this. These are consenting adults, and they are allowed to live the life they choose if they are not harming anyone. That is their right. The concept of 'sin' is meaningless if it has nothing to do with human well-being. There is nothing that diminishes human well-being about gay people entering into relationships with each other. It actually benefits overall human happiness.
Looks like Pope Francis needs to write an encyclical defining "spiritual blessing." And especially differentiating it from "social approval" and even "religious approval" as you seem to define it bishop Berg. A "blessing" that is nothing more than a stamp of religious/social approval is, spiritually speaking, worthless. (Of course, there is still the perceived superficial social value). Your questions "¿What is the Holy Spirit called for?" and ¿What is the spiritual purpose of blessing? are worth Pope Francis answering in that proposed encyclical. However, your implication that the Church's blessing is just an "approval" or even an "imprimatur" of the person's current spiritual status is woefully spiritually immature and naive. If that's the extent of your spirituality I suggest you seriously consider a change of career path. If you still want to remain a priest/bishop, then go on a minimum six month silent cloister period. If there are any current RCC spiritual directors even close to the caliber of Padre Pio, seek them out. May the Holy Spirit bless you, bishop Vincent Berg, and every person you interact with in any way, with a thousand orders of magnitude acceleration of your spiritual evolution.
@@solofemaletravelerme Church not mentioned? Matthew 16:18 NKJV - “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." Matthew 18:17 NKJV - “And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector." Acts 2:47 NKJV - praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved." Acts 5:11 NKJV - So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things." Acts 8:1 NKJV - Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles." Acts 8:3 NKJV - As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison. Acts 11:22 NKJV - Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. Acts 11:26 NKJV - And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Acts 12:1 NKJV - Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Acts 12:5 NKJV - Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Acts 13:1 NKJV - Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Acts 14:23 NKJV - So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed. Acts 14:27 NKJV - Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 15:3 NKJV - So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren. Acts 15:4 NKJV - And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them. Acts 15:22 NKJV - Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. Acts 18:22 NKJV - And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch. Acts 20:17 NKJV - From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. Acts 20:28 NKJV - “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." Romans 16:1 NKJV - I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, Romans 16:5 NKJV - Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ. Romans 16:23 NKJV - Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. 1 Corinthians 1:2 NKJV - To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 1 Corinthians 4:17 NKJV - For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. 1 Corinthians 6:4 NKJV - If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge? 1 Corinthians 10:32 NKJV - Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God, 1 Corinthians 11:18 NKJV - For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 1 Corinthians 11:22 NKJV - What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you. 1 Corinthians 12:28 NKJV - And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 1 Corinthians 14:4 NKJV - He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 1 Corinthians 14:5 NKJV - I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. 1 Corinthians 14:12 NKJV - Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel. 1 Corinthians 14:19 NKJV - yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 1 Corinthians 14:23 NKJV - Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind? Etc. etc. etc.
@@JoseRodriguez-dw9dv most Christians don’t read the Bible so they are painfully ignorant about the contents. They are quite literally sheep about their religion. Grew up in it and just following along.
As it should be. LGBTQ people have their own church, the Metropolitan Community Church. I do not understand why they try to insert themselves everywhere including places they know they will be turned away. Like openly gay "married" teachers in Catholic school. It's like they are seeking to sue the Church for something which is their own fault.
As a Christian who’s suffered from same sex attractions I do not agree with the Antichrist Pope. Christ said to repent. That goes for me and everyone else. Just because man says they’re married it doesn’t mean God recognizes it. The government should have never taken place of God and determined they’ll say who’s married or not. That’s determined between family members and God alone. The pope is a false leader acting as god teaching that all ways lead to Christ however that contradicts the very word of God whom he says he serves. You cannot serve two God’s.
Amen. God loves each of his children. I totally agree with you that the government should never have the authority to tell who can get married or not. As long as both parties are of legal age, everyone should be able to get married to anyone they want. Just like you mentioned, if God doesn't approve of the marriage then the problem gets solved in heaven. No need for anyone down here to judge the love of others because it will all get sorted in the afterlife. I don't judge you for your same sex attractions and I will add that you need not feel shame for it. God loves each of his children unconditionally and that goes for you just as much as anyone else. Who can be mad with a loving God like him? Showing and expressing love for others is a great way to honor God. So get out there and start loving everyone! Have a blessed day!
If the African bishops are as Conservative as some of the Protestant ones, then my guess is no, to answer your question. Many African Archbishops and Bishops in the Church of England / Anglican Churches have stopped their fellowship with the Archbishop of Canterbury Rt. Rev. Canon Marcus Welby on this very issue.
From what I understand, it is not a blessing of the homosexual relationship/union but rather a blessing/petition requesting that God's grace be bestowed upon these individuals so that they may obtain the fortitude to live a holy life. May God bestow this blessing upon us as well. Amen 🙏
Well, here's my two cents worth. Im an old school southern catholic living in the midwest. I still carry and practice my faith the old way and i refuse to go modern. When our belove Pope John Paul ||, now St. Pope John Paul, passed away, i began to feel fear for the church. This pope, Pope Francis, will be responsible for many catholics leaving the church. The day i walk up to the doors of the church we attend and i see a rainbow flag flapping in the wind on the side of the building, i will turn around and never enter there again. Slowly but surely, the devil is ruining the catholic church. Lord Jesus, help your blind and confused children.
Is this thing called a devil also a thing called a god? Sounds like you think it has superpowers and isn’t a human. How does that not qualify it as a thing called a god? It’s more powerful it seems than Hades.
@@singed8853 God is not a man, nor is the devil. God is Almighty, all knowing, the Alpha and the Omega. The devil is a fallen angel who has the power of influence and yes, it is super natural and can cause more havoc and chaos thru persuasive lies and hounding.
@@andrefruge3987 how do you know any of this? No such thing as gods have ever been demonstrated to exist in the slightest. What has been established is mankind’s desire to both make up mythology and believe mythology.
@singed8853 I take it you don't believe in God or any power higher than yourself. There is plenty of proof that God exists. It's all around you. However, I have learned that it doesn't pay to argue with someone that doesn't believe.
The Popes don't read Bibles very often. Jesus said: "For from within, out of the HEART of men proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as DECEIT, SENSUALITY, envy, PRIDE, and FOOLISHNESS. "All of these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." And the Pope wants to bless these hearts?
You don't understand what blessings do or what the Vatican literally said. The blessing does not bless the alleged wrongdoing, it is meant to be like medicine against it. They need God's guidance. IF it is disordered, then a blessing may help undo that. What's the alternative, leaving them with no connection to God's Church and they just die spiritually? Is that what you want? What about if the Church did that to all the cuckold conservatives and adulterers and divorcees? Heterosexual sins are far more pervasive and devastating to marriage and growing than this.
Jesus said: "When anyone hears the words of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. "@@singed8853
I didn't believe in God a few months but one day I had this weird dream then as if I was getting signs to get closed to God. About a month later my sister asked a pastor if he would come and talk to me (as I was doing drugs 🧊) I gived it a chance and as I started to see evilness in this World i told myself I better get right with God cus I don't wanna burn for enternity. I already suffered so much I didn't wanna die n suffer agai
Revelation 13:5-7 "And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them."
That prophesy is for the new caliphate to come. Allah is the beast who acknowledges no other god but himself. He'll change laws to sheriah, and many will be beheaded.
Good question. The answer is they should not be blessing any such relationship as well as homosexual relationships. It just conflicts with the teachings of Scripture.
@@Sufferer2Which is my point...sin is sin. I have never heard anyone invite heterosexual couples living together to come for a blessing of their union. And I'm over 60, a devout Catholic and have known many priests and no one has even suggested there was such a thing. Individual blessings, I am fine with but as I haven't read the Pope's statement, what I'm getting is that the blessing can only be given if the couples are open to çelibacy. Isn't that what confession is for....Jesus didn't tell the woman at the well He knew she had many husband's and was with one at that time to bring him out and He would bless their union. He told her to sin to more. I love Pope Francis and have much respect but with the continued breakdown of families, this leaves me with a quesy feeling that this is a slippery slope. I believe we must always love the sinner...but blessing the sin?
Maybe the LGBTQ should make an effort to conform their lives to the teaching of the scriptures and the Tradition on homosexual acts and sexual acts outside of marriage between a biological man and woman as created by God.
This is a monumental set and a great mile stone towards the destruction of the this religion and God is revealing the false teachings of the Catholic Church.
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
I respect you Pope Francis but I absolutely disagree with you. We all are sinners but blessing two individuals who are committing the actual sin is not acceptable.
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
As I understand it, a Priest has the option not to bless same sex unions. Same sex unions are still not considered a marriage. You can still have your own opinion.
@@cherylwaclawczyk9098 There won't be a second, they'll make sure of that. It'll be like how Iran, whose government functions very similarly to the Vatican's, does it - if one leader was too "liberal", it will put an ultra-conservative in place next. So take your pick of the most crotchety, least Christ-like cardinal out there, he'll probably be the next Pope.
What’s the difference what you call it? Whether is a couple or a so-called phony gay marriage it’s still a grievous sin by thousands of years of judeo Christian tradition. People have a right to be homosexual and to be protected but not blessed in this serious sin. I don’t hate people who do this I just won’t accept their sins as ok.
@@GaetanoLetiziaMusic Well, it’s a divisive issue. The Pope is trying to be welcoming to all people. We are not the judge. The Holy Spirit can minister to people and change them. They too need the gospel just like straight people. “Not by might, not by power, but by His Spirit peoples hearts are changed.” Don’t forget the Apostle Paul was a murderer of Christians and Jesus still chose him. When the Holy Spirit speaks to us, he can change our hearts. Through the Holy Spirit, many people have turned around and either have changed their ways and/or lived a celibate life but still have homosexual feelings. I believe the Pope is allowing each Priest to make that decision. If I was gay, I would prefer to live a celibate life. However, I am not convinced that every gay person has that choice. Love is the answer. Again, we are not the judge.
@@Chas1160huh??! If you want to liken what Jesus did to compared to what Pope Francis is doing, it would be the equivalent of Jesus Christ choosing Saul as an apostle whilst he was still murdering Christians and Jesus affirming Saul in the ONGOING persecution and killing of Christians! Whereas this blessing that the Pope is doing DOES NOT call them to reject, turn away from their lifestyle, (like Jesus to Saul/Paul) it actually AFFIRMS the sexual union itself and blesses it. But since God didn’t bless this union in biblical scripture, (in fact this union is condemned over and over) the blessing is coming from who then?? The pope isn’t confused, he’s not a novice, this is INTENTIONAL. He knows!! 😈.
It's the OPTION to bless, not requirement. Don't worry, almost all Catholic Churches are extremely bigoted and GQP, and that's not even counting the priest, who's on a literal death mission. He doesn't have to do it. You can probably even decorate the altar with liberal heads on stakes in a matter of years as well
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
@@singed8853 I'm just hearing what a person said so that's all I heard, it's nothing like I agree with the person of what she said because I'm the person who's judging the gay people I support them. If I was a straight american I'm okay with gay rights just not gay kissing or that doesn't matter to me anyway I let the gay people do whatever they want, let them do whatever that makes them feel happy.
That is a NO NO, Pope knows is wrong but his madness against the Cardinals wants to do and did his Evil, hope he re-evaluate, his wrong doing! His manhood and pride seating on Saint Peter chair , doesn't deserve. He is reassuring one more time he doesn't like St. PETER'S JOB!
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless. The bible says men who have sex with other men shall be killed. The bible is immoral by our standards of today.
Cannot even read about it,pleasing men againstThe Truth .Choosing human weakness against Faith and Divine providence.God will take care of His Church ,sin cannot prevail in Christ Church
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate. Christianity will continue its downwards spiral in followers. And among other reasons it's because many passages in the bible are considered immoral by modern day western standards. In some instances - wildly immoral. Kill men who engage in sex with other men???? Even the church rejects that portion of the bible and simply states it "doesn't understand" it. Laughable really.
The Church is going down a slippery slope by approving same-sex blessings. This has recently happened in the Anglican and the United Methodist Churches. The Book of Jude states in verse 4: For certain men have crept in stealthily [gaining entrance secretly by a side door]. Their doom was predicted long ago, ungodly (impious, profane) persons who pervert the grace (the spiritual blessing and favor) of our God into lawlessness and wantonness and immorality, and disown and deny our sole Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Not everyone who says, Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus says Depart from me you evildoers, I never knew you.
Gay people having relationships either each other harms no one. Whatever you are talking about is nonsensical superstitious weirdness and has nothing to do anyway with things that harm no one. ‘Doom’ aka a doomsday cult. Thats what Christianity was at its inception. That’s what it is for some people today. It’s demented.
Pope Francis still affirms that they are committing sin in their homosexual relationship, and if they don’t turn away from their homosexual practice, and repent, then they will go to hell. I don’t know why they find that encouraging, maybe they haven’t read the document properly. They should scrutinise it quickly before they make bigger fools of themselves. The church has always been able to bless active homosexuals, as seen at Mass every week, during communion.
I am a Catholic and my wife has been going through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). She was supposed to receive the Sacraments of Initiation, and become a full member of the Church next month. She has now decided to not finish the process and I have decided to leave the Church. I am not returning. This was the last straw.
My simple question is: Why does the LGBTQI+ community want a blessing? The Bible’s teaching is very clear that any relationship outside of God’s model for relationships between men & women, especially marriage, is wrong. We need to repent of our sins and seek God’s forgiveness. That’s God’s offer of life giving salvation which is offered by God to all humanity through Jesus Christ alone. I keep praying that God will have mercy and protect His children as He executes Judgement on our morally bankrupt Western Civilization.
Clearly our leadership has lost trust in the Lord. As in the days of the old testament when leaders went against the Lord, I call all faithful Catholics to put on "figuratively' sackcloth and ashes and pray for the leadership to return to the Lord. Like the prophets of old, we will not abandon our community, but we will suffer in prayer and penance. Peace
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
The news says the exact opposite of what the document says. The documents says the relationship between the “partners” can be bless under the condition that they are striving to not act on the homosexual behavior. It is like when two brothers hate each other and want a blessing to restore their relationship to its correct order. It is NOT a blessing of their sinful “union” as the news will say, but a blessing of the good parts of their relationship between each other (ex: them striving not to commit sexual behavior outside of marriage) The ultimate goal of the blessing is to restore them to the state of basically “lovers to brothers” If you’re still confused, look up Matt Fradd’s video with Shameless Popery on the subject they explain it much better than I do. Lastly the Pope has not allowed blessing of same sex “unions” the news just says what they want. It is sad seeing the amount of misinformation about this.
Shouldn’t we acknowledge this “bless” isn’t a mindless utterance after a sneeze, it’s the traditional meaning of religious “bless” understood as an affirmation worthy of celebration. After all, this is not Mike Johnson, it’s The Pope.
He is twisting the words of the scripture! He thinks highly of himself. Look up the meaning of the "blessing" it means it is God's favor and protection.
I believe the pope is very wrong in doing this. Those practicing homosexuality cannot be blest unless they repent and stop. How can the pope allow a homosexual couple to come in the church for a blessing unless they give up this grievous sin? Can a prostitute and her pimp go for a blessing too? How about a cartel boss and his hit men? No. A sinner can’t be blest unless he’s repentant. When I go to confession I can’t get absolution and the blessing unless I give up the sin. The Pope is breaking the rules and making them ambiguous. Isn’t that what Satan does? #popefrancis #catholic
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
Your desire to maintain ancient bigotries is a disgrace. No one is harmed by gay people being in relationships. You are wrong to needlessly want them treated differently.
@@singed8853 Hoplite was a Geek soldier. Sodomized at teen, and forced to have a field combat lover. Greeks, the crazy supposed agrarian society that was in permament war state with theor own people, of another cities, that raided, genocided, that had the worst chattel slavery (Athens for sure did have 400,000 slaves they just weren't all in Athens but in destroyed locations like Melos), invented democracy only for the rich males. So, you see. YHWH, or Yahweh, He standed for some freedoms that no human, no country, no law or state can give you or take you away. But He had ofc some rules. Now, everyone can lice whatever they like and it is perfectly fine. But you should just create your books, or whatever, leave those who read theirs with that. I go get your bigotry comes from antient Greece. It si fine, everyone has some moral aet of rules whatever. Your bigotry is still bigotry too. And maintain certain belives ,traditions for 2000 or 3000 yrs is not disgrace it is a miracle. Now, your attack to people that never attacked you, and your ad hominem and insults are only disgrace here.
@@singed8853 leave us Catholics and Catholicism alone. There should be no reason to make changes for anybody, especially if you don’t care about our religion and respect it the way it already is.
@@YourRealPadre No. As you said I don't respect it and I'll continue to speak out against it every chance it comes up. The bible says that men who sleep with men shall be killed. That is what we call evil. And deep down you know it's evil to advocate for the killing of gay people. It is a major cause for bigotry against gays, and historically has led to gay people being murdered. No such issues in the Hindu scriptures. Literally night and day in terms of morality. The Hindu scriptures which were written far earlier than Leviticus and the bible and don't need to be changed to conform with modern day basic morality and respect for individuals. The followers don't have to 'interpet' bad things out of them or otherwise pretend the bad stuff isn't there. The Hindu scriptures are still a crock of horse**** in terms of all the supernatural stuff. But at least it has something going for it compared to the bible. Which is a crock and is also evil on top of it.
God is not very angry sex outside marriage like King Solomon. Ancient wisdom: if a frog is put into boil water, it will jump out at once and alive; but if the frog is put into slowly boil water, it will die.
It's just another example of immorality in the bible. Gay relationships harm literally no one. Dictates against it and commands to kill people who engage in gay sex - is not only wrong and immoral - it's outright despicable. Nothing is 'wrong' that doesn't harm the wellbeing of people or other living creatures. If it is then you completely destroy the entire concept of why doing something 'wrong' should actually matter.
Moving away from God to get closer to people's acceptance isn't Christianity. If home boy wants to start his own religion he is free to do instead of trying to associate Christianity with his own likeness
Why this? Why right now? Does it bring the Christmas gift of Peace on Earth? Or is it a whole pile of glitter to take all eyes of the truly sacred abuse of sex scandals globally? Stay focused.
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
@@singed8853 This is a clear verse of the Bible about sin. 1 John 3:4 New International Version 4. Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
@@krisnos8300 But what relevance is law if it does no good? If breaking it does no harm? I'm sorry but without that you have empty fiats and dictates. And I think we all know to one degree or another that empty dictates restricting people for no good is simply wrong.
So will the Pope now bless heterosexual couples in a loving sexual relationship? How about a man and several women? Aren't they children of God in need of pasteral blessing. No, why not? If it were to bless any individual seeking help from God for a sexual sin I could understand. But this is a blessing for a dissordered act. Sorry no way.
Why not? The organization has a leadership structure, and you can be kicked out for not following the rules. If the church wants to say that there is no such thing as things called gods, it can make it a rule that teaching otherwise gets you kicked out of the organization. If you don't agree with the silly organization... you don't have to be a sheep and care about what it says. Care about something else.
Balak hired Balaam to curse ISRAEL in the book of NUMBERS. Balaam declared “I absolutely unequivocally cannot curse what GOD has blessed!” We can and should pray for MAYBE everyone but we cannot force GOD to bless what HE does not approve!
Catholicism’s populous is greatest represented on the continent of Africa and Africa has a trek record of not being very receptive towards same-sex unions or any such activities of this sort. “FROM THE BACK DOOR,” will this be an attempt to indoctrinate ORIENTALS with the OCCIDENTAL/Westerners’ philosophies and lifestyles?
Śrīla Prabhupāda: However, if the Church is polluted by imperfect interpretation, and there are different factions, the truth is lost. At such time, the authority of Christ is no longer imparted. People become free to think and act as they like, and thus God's kingdom is lost.
"The dialectic of perfection, based on a deprivational mode, is being succeeded by a dialectic of fulfillment, based on the appetitive mode." The Triumph of the Therapeutic, (c1966) p. 49,50 P. Rieff
Brother and sister we new this day would come because the Bible has told us, lets us break bread together open your Bible to the 1st chapter of Roman's 1 read.
Im not going to the catholic churchs anymore! Its frightening! So, why we need to read the Bible, why we need the Pope, why we need priests, why we need churches! I was in a sinful relationship with a married man and felt sooo bad and couldnt even go to church ashamed of my sin, worse to confess such a sin and have communion? I prayed so much and asked God to help me with this sin and He finally heard me. Still i couldnt confess my sin and then... i should have gone with my lover who by the way made my sinfully happy but with a shame feeling. GOD helped me now l feel cleansed and thankful! So these people should continue in sinful relations like nothing happened? The Pope dont know the Bible? Then we dont need Pope, priests, church, or even the Bible anymore! Dear God please in Jesus name help us! The wholw world is going crazy!
Thank you for clarification on the blessing of gay couple. It only means that the Catholic Church could not turn away anyone sinner or saint. But like the Pope said under certain condition. I'm a Catholic so whenever I ask for a blessing from priest I would say may matter to be blessed and the priest will blessed me on that matter while telling to accept Jesus Christ and pray to Him of may sins regarding may matters, like having conflict with my parents, and live life according to the teaching of Jesus Christ. So when a gay couple ask for a blessing the priest would not turned them away but could blessed them as a child of God who will be told to accept Jesus Christ and His teachings and turned away from their evil ways. Remember everyone, Jesus Christ went down from heaven for the sinner to saved and teaching the sinners of the word of God and giving them chance to repent. And this is exactly what the Pope is trying to achieve to give these gay couples to be blessed for example for their health, for their relationship, for their job under the condition they will accept Jesus Christ and His teachings in their life. That through them discovering the words of God these gay couples will see to themselves they are infact sinners. What if they won't repent. Well the Catholic Church will still bless them until such time they reach spiritual renewal. To all of you, we cannot deny these gay couples, sinners as they are, of the blessing of God because without God's word they will continue to live in their fleshly desire. Let's not be hypocrite that we don't have family members who are homosexual and many of us are praying that they would turn away in their sinful way. So here is now the highest leader of the Catholic Church leading the way for these gay couples to hear the word of God and eventually accept Jesus Christ in their lives. The lots of you are angry with Pope Francis please don't, he is just following the example of his Master Teacher, Lord God Jesus Christ for giving the sinners to feel the spiritual love of God. Instead, let us ALL pray for our Pope Francis to successfully bring back these sinners to loving arms of the Lord Jesus Christ.🙏
I live under 5 different popes. To stop all the confusion and misleading, I never ask anyone to bless me or anything that I am responsible for outside of Mass or confession. I don’t participate in any blessing outside of Mass either. However, I do pray WITH people and pray for myself and for others.
I don't want the church to be closer to the LGBTQXYZ community
The sinner should be transformed by the church and the Word of God, not the other way around.
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
The Pope of all people should know that. So I take it that he DOES know that, and that he does know biblical scripture but chooses to ignore it and do whatever he likes.
He has placed himself as the moral authority, rather than God.
@@ifunanya24 there are no such thing as things called gods and the pope is simply a hypocrite. He should read Leviticus on tv.
@@ifunanya24 the church has always done this. It changes its doctrines to mirror the values of society. The Christian religion is unrecognizable from Christianity of 2,000 years ago.
Come to Islam
Mankind can approve all it wants
God has the Final say !
1 Corinthians 6: 9 & 10
Don't you think it likely the Pope has read the Bible and understands it far better than you? Aren't the sacraments given to swindlers and drunkards? Perhaps you can join one of the many Protestant churches that disagree on the fundamentals of the faith. Call it Christianity a la carte.
I’m sure for some RCC followers, this is VERY HARD to swallow.
@paulfisher1296 yes, many will leave as I have done several years ago. Our Bible is our manual.
@@tempstep4058 , Thank God by using his name YHWH and translated into English language Exodus 6:3 and
Psalms 83:18
And Honor his Son Yeshua and translated into English language Jesus .
Things called gods are nonsense mythology.
How can you allow your priests to bless sin, and then say it shouldn't be seen as a marrige?😂😂😂😂
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
@singed8853 Satan is the master of deception. You are sounding exactly as him
@@singed8853 I can tell you with 100% certainty that will not be an acceptable excuse when we die. I strongly believed that the priesthood of today and the one that used Judas to get to Christ is the same false church in the present. Christ said that He is the only mediator between us and God through the help of the Holy Spirit, the pope falsely claim that they and the priesthood are our mediators. God said no man can change His Word yet this church does the exact opposite. The Priesthood that was spoken about in Revelation are the true Priest and are being reserved for the final hours of man. You can disregard my statements as false or imaginary fairytales but the world will find out soon.
The video title is a deceiving.
Let us be clear, the church blesses the couples, but not their union.
"I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance"
To bless those people who need the blessing to come back to righteousness..
@@alex-yj4gd what I stated is not an ‘excuse’ it is a condemnation of the concept of ‘sin’. It has no moral relevance if it has nothing to do with human wellbeing. At that point it’s just a nonsensical dictate.
I could care less about fake punishments and fake torture from your sadistic made up belief system. If you can’t see that religions are codified superstitions and myths and that things called gods are made up - that’s your issue not mine. But consider that one reason Christianity is seeing a downwards spiral is that it has been out of step with and behind the moral values of modern western society. One day in the future we will see women allowed as clergy even though the Bible indicates women are intellectually inferior to men.
Christianity will discard anything that’s convenient other than its cult leader. ‘Jesus is a thing called a god’. Although notably Jehovas witnesses don’t consider Jesus a thing called a god - yet they identify as Christians. So who knows.
Wrong. This is a step closer to the end.
Big Facts!
Doomsday cult!
Yet another reason why our World is Doomed.
I mean what is worse than war and disease right?.....you clown
Oh no gay people exist. The world is doomed
The sick realm is definitely going down soon.
@@mistermajestic9352 doomsday cult.
Approving or blessing the relationship means the pope agrees with it.
The Bible has been proven true again. Jesus himself said in the last days many will “fall away” from God -sound doctrine.
We are truly in the last days. Repent and believe in Christ. Turn away from sin. He is the only way to salvation. He is God
Some restrictions??? Not a marriage ....yet. Francis of Rome is hell bent on destroying the Catholic church. Pray for his immortal soul 🙏 and for the lost souls he has led astray. A true shepherd protects his flock.
The church is a joke and always has been a joke. Christianity is a cult. The religion has continually changed its bible readings and policies to mirror the values of society. One day the Vatican may say abortion is okay.
If you are Roman Catholic you know very well you can’t even doubt of the popes authority, Vatican 1 and Vatican 11 ecumenical councils are very clear about it. The Pople and the church is infallible according to the catechism. If you don’t believe what is happening is infallible then welcome to the Protestant view of point. This is what we Protestants have always been protesting about. This proves that we have always been right and the Church cannot be infallible, beicause we are creatures, Only God and his scripture is infalible. This corruption of the CHurch that started since the 7 ecumenical council accepting veneration of icons, relics, and statues. While Protestants think images are not bad, we think it’s idolatry to use them as tools of worship in a church service that should only be through God our Lord. God bless you.!❤
Cough up your birth control, then talk.
NO priest in good standing will do this. CATHOLICS NEED TO JOIN TRADITIONAL PARISHES . Blessing SS couples as couples is condoning and blessing the lifestyle This is word play, semantics
This is NOT love. To love another you must be concerned for the others eternal soul . This is leading these couples to damnation . This is diabolical hatred masked as compassion.
@@finallythere100 my friend you cannot leave your Church unless you become an apostate to their eyes. If you move to a traditional church you are doing exactly what a Protestant does. The Traditional Catholic chruches are not part of the infallibility of the Church or the Pope, according to Vatican 2 you are anathema if you don’t defend what your people says. Roman Catholic religion will continue to apostate, but true belivers will leave it.
What is the purpose of having their union blessed? How will that benefit them when they are openly in a sinful union. Where does it say in the bible God blesses sin -- the opposite is true. Radical Church leadership is encouraging it and there is a reason behind it. People need to think beyond what they're made to believe. The chaos from this recent move will make itself quite evident in a very short time. Destruction. Pray!
The only possible "purpose", or rather, "goal", would be to legitimize SINFUL behavior, i.e., sodomy.
I’m certain for some RCC members like yourself, this is very hard to swallow.
The video title is a deceiving.
Let us be clear, the church blesses the couples, but not their union.
"I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance"
To bless those people who need the blessing to come back to righteousness..
@@joekey8464 It's done in the confessional one person at a time. The traditional Church has provided the path to sanctity for every person via the Sacraments. Each one of us is responsible for our own salvation. God has given us the gift to choose. The test is on...
Legitimate for making sin. God forgive us
Such a ‘blessing’ causes a number of questions. What is a homosexual couple seeking by asking for a blessing? What is the Church offering in response? What is the Holy Spirit called for and what is exactly being blessed? What is a spiritual purpose of such a ‘blessing’ and what sort of a particular help it intends to provide?
Undoubtedly, the Church cannot bless the sin. Consequently, as long as the Church views the same sex relationship as a sin in its core, its ‘blessing’ does not look, at least, sensible.
Faithfully yours,
bishop Vincent Berg.
The church will just continue making it up as it goes along to mirror the values of society. They are so far afield from what the bible 'teaches' in so many ways that Christians from 2,000 years ago would find the Vatican, the Pope, the entire Christian church - to be heretics. They would not recognize this religion. It has significantly morphed.
Whatever pretzel they have to twist - whatever word salad, or logic games they have to play - it will be done eventually. You seem to be offering such a logic game to justify not following the bible and flip-flopping on the issue.
The truth is there is absolutely nothing immoral about gay people getting married and having a relationship. There never was anything immoral about this. These are consenting adults, and they are allowed to live the life they choose if they are not harming anyone. That is their right. The concept of 'sin' is meaningless if it has nothing to do with human well-being. There is nothing that diminishes human well-being about gay people entering into relationships with each other. It actually benefits overall human happiness.
Looks like Pope Francis needs to write an encyclical defining "spiritual blessing."
And especially differentiating it from "social approval" and even "religious approval" as you seem to define it bishop Berg.
A "blessing" that is nothing more than a stamp of religious/social approval is, spiritually speaking, worthless. (Of course, there is still the perceived superficial social value).
Your questions "¿What is the Holy Spirit called for?" and ¿What is the spiritual purpose of blessing? are worth Pope Francis answering in that proposed encyclical.
However, your implication that the Church's blessing is just an "approval" or even an "imprimatur" of the person's current spiritual status is woefully spiritually immature and naive.
If that's the extent of your spirituality I suggest you seriously consider a change of career path.
If you still want to remain a priest/bishop, then go on a minimum six month silent cloister period.
If there are any current RCC spiritual directors even close to the caliber of Padre Pio, seek them out.
May the Holy Spirit bless you, bishop Vincent Berg, and every person you interact with in any way, with a thousand orders of magnitude acceleration of your spiritual evolution.
@@solofemaletravelerme
Church not mentioned?
Matthew 16:18 NKJV - “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."
Matthew 18:17 NKJV - “And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector."
Acts 2:47 NKJV - praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved."
Acts 5:11 NKJV - So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things."
Acts 8:1 NKJV - Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles."
Acts 8:3 NKJV - As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
Acts 11:22 NKJV - Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.
Acts 11:26 NKJV - And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Acts 12:1 NKJV - Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.
Acts 12:5 NKJV - Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
Acts 13:1 NKJV - Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 14:23 NKJV - So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 14:27 NKJV - Now when they had come and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Acts 15:3 NKJV - So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
Acts 15:4 NKJV - And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.
Acts 15:22 NKJV - Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.
Acts 18:22 NKJV - And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.
Acts 20:17 NKJV - From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.
Acts 20:28 NKJV - “Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood."
Romans 16:1 NKJV - I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,
Romans 16:5 NKJV - Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ.
Romans 16:23 NKJV - Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother.
1 Corinthians 1:2 NKJV - To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
1 Corinthians 4:17 NKJV - For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.
1 Corinthians 6:4 NKJV - If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge?
1 Corinthians 10:32 NKJV - Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,
1 Corinthians 11:18 NKJV - For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
1 Corinthians 11:22 NKJV - What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
1 Corinthians 12:28 NKJV - And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
1 Corinthians 14:4 NKJV - He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.
1 Corinthians 14:5 NKJV - I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.
1 Corinthians 14:12 NKJV - Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.
1 Corinthians 14:19 NKJV - yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1 Corinthians 14:23 NKJV - Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
Etc. etc. etc.
@@JoseRodriguez-dw9dv most Christians don’t read the Bible so they are painfully ignorant about the contents. They are quite literally sheep about their religion. Grew up in it and just following along.
Exactly...Same questions that I have also in mind. Pope Francis is just sowing a lot of confusion.
What a sad day of darkness for the church.
It should be noted that New Ways Ministry is condemned by the Catholic Church.
No it's not.
the catholic church is a joke
Yep, 'Darkness" has no business with Light (CC) and vice-versa.
As it should be. LGBTQ people have their own church, the Metropolitan Community Church. I do not understand why they try to insert themselves everywhere including places they know they will be turned away. Like openly gay "married" teachers in Catholic school. It's like they are seeking to sue the Church for something which is their own fault.
I glanced at the NWM site - the LGBTQ agenda does not belong in the Catholic Church.
As a Christian who’s suffered from same sex attractions I do not agree with the Antichrist Pope. Christ said to repent. That goes for me and everyone else. Just because man says they’re married it doesn’t mean God recognizes it. The government should have never taken place of God and determined they’ll say who’s married or not. That’s determined between family members and God alone. The pope is a false leader acting as god teaching that all ways lead to Christ however that contradicts the very word of God whom he says he serves. You cannot serve two God’s.
Continue hating your own sexuality I guess. That’s a cult.
Amen. God loves each of his children.
I totally agree with you that the government should never have the authority to tell who can get married or not.
As long as both parties are of legal age, everyone should be able to get married to anyone they want.
Just like you mentioned, if God doesn't approve of the marriage then the problem gets solved in heaven.
No need for anyone down here to judge the love of others because it will all get sorted in the afterlife.
I don't judge you for your same sex attractions and I will add that you need not feel shame for it. God loves each of his children unconditionally and that goes for you just as much as anyone else. Who can be mad with a loving God like him? Showing and expressing love for others is a great way to honor God.
So get out there and start loving everyone!
Have a blessed day!
Amen and Amen!
@@Logan-Eastman Jesus says that men who have sex with men shall be killed and that it is an abomination. Very disturbing and vile command.
May God bless you, also this will discourage these individuals in a sinful relation from repenting
A great confusion the church has not seen for centuries.....I wonder whether, in the spirit of synodality, African bishops were consulted...
For sure they were not.
If the African bishops are as Conservative as some of the Protestant ones, then my guess is no, to answer your question. Many African Archbishops and Bishops in the Church of England / Anglican Churches have stopped their fellowship with the Archbishop of Canterbury Rt. Rev. Canon Marcus Welby on this very issue.
So SAD. I respect him as the Leader of our Church, but I can't accept his act of deviation from Jesus teachings.
Time to become Christian
A scandalous act by the Pope. A day of ignominy for the church.
If Jesus taught discrimination against gay people then he was scum. There is no excuse for such discrimination.
I hope you now understand that he is not in the service of Jesus Christ
From what I understand, it is not a blessing of the homosexual relationship/union but rather a blessing/petition requesting that God's grace be bestowed upon these individuals so that they may obtain the fortitude to live a holy life. May God bestow this blessing upon us as well. Amen 🙏
Trust NO MAN. Trust ONLY GOD.
Yeah - trust made up fake things called gods. Makes a lot of sense. What's it telling you?
@@singed8853Another 🤖😂😂
@@singed8853
You don't even know what trust here means.
@@josipag2185 Presumably what the word trust means is what you mean. It's a common word and used all the time.
On the way to chastisement for the holy Catholic Church . This is a slippery slope .
Nope this is Niagara Falls ! There will be a sign, At the end times there will be a great falling away from the church !
Only one question to ask when looking for a new church: "How many genders are there?"
Be careful with this joke. We should know which Church that was founded and is protected by Jesus Christ. The Catholic church.
Two and only two.
😂😂😂
so true
The Pope can NOT Bless sin without becoming gravely sinful himself!
He’s a false prophet so there’s that also. Church of lies.
Well, here's my two cents worth. Im an old school southern catholic living in the midwest. I still carry and practice my faith the old way and i refuse to go modern. When our belove Pope John Paul ||, now St. Pope John Paul, passed away, i began to feel fear for the church. This pope, Pope Francis, will be responsible for many catholics leaving the church. The day i walk up to the doors of the church we attend and i see a rainbow flag flapping in the wind on the side of the building, i will turn around and never enter there again. Slowly but surely, the devil is ruining the catholic church. Lord Jesus, help your blind and confused children.
Is this thing called a devil also a thing called a god? Sounds like you think it has superpowers and isn’t a human. How does that not qualify it as a thing called a god? It’s more powerful it seems than Hades.
@@singed8853 God is not a man, nor is the devil. God is Almighty, all knowing, the Alpha and the Omega. The devil is a fallen angel who has the power of influence and yes, it is super natural and can cause more havoc and chaos thru persuasive lies and hounding.
follow Jesus and not the Pope.
@@andrefruge3987 how do you know any of this? No such thing as gods have ever been demonstrated to exist in the slightest. What has been established is mankind’s desire to both make up mythology and believe mythology.
@singed8853 I take it you don't believe in God or any power higher than yourself. There is plenty of proof that God exists. It's all around you. However, I have learned that it doesn't pay to argue with someone that doesn't believe.
The Popes don't read Bibles very often. Jesus said: "For from within, out of the HEART of men proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as DECEIT, SENSUALITY, envy, PRIDE, and FOOLISHNESS. "All of these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." And the Pope wants to bless these hearts?
You don't understand what blessings do or what the Vatican literally said. The blessing does not bless the alleged wrongdoing, it is meant to be like medicine against it. They need God's guidance. IF it is disordered, then a blessing may help undo that. What's the alternative, leaving them with no connection to God's Church and they just die spiritually? Is that what you want? What about if the Church did that to all the cuckold conservatives and adulterers and divorcees? Heterosexual sins are far more pervasive and devastating to marriage and growing than this.
What does any of that have to do with gay couples?
Jesus said: "When anyone hears the words of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. "@@singed8853
Watch those priest who are anxious to do this blessing, especially between two men.
Why would any one get a private blessing from the priest?
Makes no sense at all
Because it's a sin that is why private lol
the Pope is full of BS!! 😂😂😂😂😂
I honestly think God can come now because we are continuing to hurt Him day by day.
Doomsday cult. Hilarious.
He's never going to come because he's as real as Santa Claus.
I didn't believe in God a few months but one day I had this weird dream then as if I was getting signs to get closed to God. About a month later my sister asked a pastor if he would come and talk to me (as I was doing drugs 🧊) I gived it a chance and as I started to see evilness in this World i told myself I better get right with God cus I don't wanna burn for enternity. I already suffered so much I didn't wanna die n suffer agai
@@BonedxYou27 yeah that sounds like good evidence for things called gods existing. I’m a believer now after reading what you said.
Me in the background : *Just being God's hypeman because of stuff like this*
We’re in the end of the world 🌎 many things have started showing up 😢
Doomsday cult.
Blessing the couples means blessing their union, period. The rest is just empty words...well they think we're idiots.
homophobics do tend to be idiots to be fair.
Revelation 13:5-7
"And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them."
Love thy neighbour
That prophesy is for the new caliphate to come. Allah is the beast who acknowledges no other god but himself. He'll change laws to sheriah, and many will be beheaded.
You describe Bible worshiping, also called Protestantism.
One sick Pope
Evil!!
Canonize Francis as the patron state of homosexuality.
this is very scary
What, you just want gays to spiritually starve and be cut off to die? When God made them with that orientation, allegedly?
Another sign our world is Doomed!
Blessed Mother said Rome would lose the faith...I think that's pretty much to the point don't you?
God! Forgive him, for he know not what he do
nice grammar
My question is are priests allowed to bless heterosexual couples living together but not married
No, they cannot. But who knows, that may change also.
Good question. The answer is they should not be blessing any such relationship as well as homosexual relationships. It just conflicts with the teachings of Scripture.
Yes, a priest CAN bless couples living together but not married.
@@Sufferer2Which is my point...sin is sin. I have never heard anyone invite heterosexual couples living together to come for a blessing of their union. And I'm over 60, a devout Catholic and have known many priests and no one has even suggested there was such a thing. Individual blessings, I am fine with but as I haven't read the Pope's statement, what I'm getting is that the blessing can only be given if the couples are open to çelibacy. Isn't that what confession is for....Jesus didn't tell the woman at the well He knew she had many husband's and was with one at that time to bring him out and He would bless their union. He told her to sin to more. I love Pope Francis and have much respect but with the continued breakdown of families, this leaves me with a quesy feeling that this is a slippery slope. I believe we must always love the sinner...but blessing the sin?
Yes, the document is on both.
Maybe the LGBTQ should make an effort to conform their lives to the teaching of the scriptures and the Tradition on homosexual acts and sexual acts outside of marriage between a biological man and woman as created by God.
Or maybe you should stop judging others, as its not your right and learn to accept us for who we are as Christ does!
@@katsumontenerudorijji4365Christ does not accept sin. He said to the woman caught in adultery: Go and sin no more!
@@katsumontenerudorijji4365You're a Bot 🤖
@kennybaker2952 that is demonic stronghold like when one has to quit alcohol . I laugh at the western church. You have driven out the holy spirit.
This is a monumental set and a great mile stone towards the destruction of the this religion and God is revealing the false teachings of the Catholic Church.
This is evil, one can say, blessing for pedophiles, rapists, murders, etc.
I don’t think you understand what the term ‘evil’ means if you use it for things that harm literally no one.
Total lunacy. It's like blessing your kid for stealing a candy bar
@@patriciastone2151 the blessing Jesus gave to sinners: Go and sin no more!
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
@@singed8853 using your logic, if your daughter charged men for sex who was harmed?
@@singed8853
😂😂😂
You don't even know what moral is 😂😂😂😂
@@josipag2185 do you know what morality is or are you literally completely clueless about it? I have a wild feeling you can’t explain it at all.
I respect you Pope Francis but I absolutely disagree with you. We all are sinners but blessing two individuals who are committing the actual sin is not acceptable.
Why do you respect a Pope who approves the blessing of behavior that the Bible clearly says is sinful?
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
The RCC has bent its knee to the world. Latin Rite, Orthodox? Possibly an option
The Real Catholic Church will go underground and be smaller but faithful. This is the Passion of Christ's Bride.
@@cherylwaclawczyk9098 👍
As I understand it, a Priest has the option not to bless same sex unions. Same sex unions are still not considered a marriage. You can still have your own opinion.
Under this pope, maybe. Under Francis the Second, there will be no option. This is a slippery slope. Abyssus abyssum invocat.
@@cherylwaclawczyk9098 There won't be a second, they'll make sure of that. It'll be like how Iran, whose government functions very similarly to the Vatican's, does it - if one leader was too "liberal", it will put an ultra-conservative in place next. So take your pick of the most crotchety, least Christ-like cardinal out there, he'll probably be the next Pope.
What’s the difference what you call it? Whether is a couple or a so-called phony gay marriage it’s still a grievous sin by thousands of years of judeo Christian tradition. People have a right to be homosexual and to be protected but not blessed in this serious sin. I don’t hate people who do this I just won’t accept their sins as ok.
@@GaetanoLetiziaMusic Well, it’s a divisive issue. The Pope is trying to be welcoming to all people. We are not the judge. The Holy Spirit can minister to people and change them. They too need the gospel just like straight people. “Not by might, not by power, but by His Spirit peoples hearts are changed.” Don’t forget the Apostle Paul was a murderer of Christians and Jesus still chose him. When the Holy Spirit speaks to us, he can change our hearts. Through the Holy Spirit, many people have turned around and either have changed their ways and/or lived a celibate life but still have homosexual feelings. I believe the Pope is allowing each Priest to make that decision. If I was gay, I would prefer to live a celibate life. However, I am not convinced that every gay person has that choice. Love is the answer. Again, we are not the judge.
@@Chas1160huh??!
If you want to liken what Jesus did to compared to what Pope Francis is doing, it would be the equivalent of Jesus Christ choosing Saul as an apostle whilst he was still murdering Christians and Jesus affirming Saul in the ONGOING persecution and killing of Christians!
Whereas this blessing that the Pope is doing DOES NOT call them to reject, turn away from their lifestyle, (like Jesus to Saul/Paul) it actually AFFIRMS the sexual union itself and blesses it.
But since God didn’t bless this union in biblical scripture, (in fact this union is condemned over and over) the blessing is coming from who then??
The pope isn’t confused, he’s not a novice, this is INTENTIONAL. He knows!! 😈.
Holy Orthodoxy is here for you brothers and sisters.
Disappointing that Cleveland put out such a luke warm statement. Even Sodomy Advocate and Expert, James Martin, had more clarity that this.
Lord have mercy . They know not what they are doing . This progress will lead to schism.
It's the OPTION to bless, not requirement. Don't worry, almost all Catholic Churches are extremely bigoted and GQP, and that's not even counting the priest, who's on a literal death mission. He doesn't have to do it. You can probably even decorate the altar with liberal heads on stakes in a matter of years as well
Yes. He's just gone and cemented the divide.
Good - I hope this cult continues to split up into more mini cults. It's a joke.
I belong to the One Holy Apostolic Traditional Catholic Church
Me too
Time to depose this AntiPope
The author of confusion is who inhabits the Vatican . Our world is gone
Doomsday cult.
this is horribe where are we going
The world is going down! We have forsaken Gods rules.
sorry, but you cant have a private blessing to bless sin.. 😂😂 😂😂
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
No this is marriage. When a priest sanctifies a union berween two people that is marriage.
God cannot bless sin, no of course he don't because he hates it and makes him want to eliminate that. 😠
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
@@singed8853 I'm just hearing what a person said so that's all I heard, it's nothing like I agree with the person of what she said because I'm the person who's judging the gay people I support them. If I was a straight american I'm okay with gay rights just not gay kissing or that doesn't matter to me anyway I let the gay people do whatever they want, let them do whatever that makes them feel happy.
That is a NO NO, Pope knows is wrong but his madness against the Cardinals wants to do and did his Evil, hope he re-evaluate, his wrong doing! His manhood and pride seating on Saint Peter chair , doesn't deserve. He is reassuring one more time he doesn't like St. PETER'S JOB!
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless. The bible says men who have sex with other men shall be killed. The bible is immoral by our standards of today.
He belongs to the coven of the anti christ. Some world leaders are there too
Cannot even read about it,pleasing men againstThe Truth .Choosing human weakness against Faith and Divine providence.God will take care of His Church ,sin cannot prevail in Christ Church
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
Christianity will continue its downwards spiral in followers. And among other reasons it's because many passages in the bible are considered immoral by modern day western standards. In some instances - wildly immoral. Kill men who engage in sex with other men???? Even the church rejects that portion of the bible and simply states it "doesn't understand" it. Laughable really.
The Church is going down a slippery slope by approving same-sex blessings. This has recently happened in the Anglican and the United Methodist Churches. The Book of Jude states in verse 4: For certain men have crept in stealthily [gaining entrance secretly by a side door]. Their doom was predicted long ago, ungodly (impious, profane) persons who pervert the grace (the spiritual blessing and favor) of our God into lawlessness and wantonness and immorality, and disown and deny our sole Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Not everyone who says, Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus says Depart from me you evildoers, I never knew you.
Gay people having relationships either each other harms no one. Whatever you are talking about is nonsensical superstitious weirdness and has nothing to do anyway with things that harm no one.
‘Doom’ aka a doomsday cult. Thats what Christianity was at its inception. That’s what it is for some people today. It’s demented.
Pope Francis still affirms that they are committing sin in their homosexual relationship, and if they don’t turn away from their homosexual practice, and repent, then they will go to hell. I don’t know why they find that encouraging, maybe they haven’t read the document properly. They should scrutinise it quickly before they make bigger fools of themselves. The church has always been able to bless active homosexuals, as seen at Mass every week, during communion.
I am a Catholic and my wife has been going through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults).
She was supposed to receive the Sacraments of Initiation, and become a full member of the Church next month.
She has now decided to not finish the process and I have decided to leave the Church.
I am not returning. This was the last straw.
One small step for Catholics. One giant leap for the lgbtq pope and vatican.
My simple question is: Why does the LGBTQI+ community want a blessing?
The Bible’s teaching is very clear that any relationship outside of God’s model for relationships between men & women, especially marriage, is wrong.
We need to repent of our sins and seek God’s forgiveness. That’s God’s offer of life giving salvation which is offered by God to all humanity through Jesus Christ alone. I keep praying that God will have mercy and protect His children as He executes Judgement on our morally bankrupt Western Civilization.
As the Catholic Church gets closer to the rainbow crowd, the less the contraception issue is going to matter.
Clearly our leadership has lost trust in the Lord. As in the days of the old testament when leaders went against the Lord, I call all faithful Catholics to put on "figuratively' sackcloth and ashes and pray for the leadership to return to the Lord. Like the prophets of old, we will not abandon our community, but we will suffer in prayer and penance. Peace
Cleveland Diocese is the stronghold. Must protect it. Love the sinner, not the sin...
wow, this is a joke. pope needs to be more compassionate. .
You cannot bless sin,and of subject!
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
Showing their true colors at last😮
This Pope has lost his direction in the Christian Faith.
The Church should not be closer to its members, its members should be closer to the Church and God.
How do one bless sin? BLESSING SIN. Am confuse
The news says the exact opposite of what the document says.
The documents says the relationship between the “partners” can be bless under the condition that they are striving to not act on the homosexual behavior.
It is like when two brothers hate each other and want a blessing to restore their relationship to its correct order.
It is NOT a blessing of their sinful “union” as the news will say, but a blessing of the good parts of their relationship between each other (ex: them striving not to commit sexual behavior outside of marriage)
The ultimate goal of the blessing is to restore them to the state of basically “lovers to brothers”
If you’re still confused, look up Matt Fradd’s video with Shameless Popery on the subject they explain it much better than I do.
Lastly the Pope has not allowed blessing of same sex “unions” the news just says what they want. It is sad seeing the amount of misinformation about this.
Shouldn’t we acknowledge this “bless” isn’t a mindless utterance after a sneeze, it’s the traditional meaning of religious “bless” understood as an affirmation worthy of celebration. After all, this is not Mike Johnson, it’s The Pope.
pope bless butt sex and scissoring
He is twisting the words of the scripture! He thinks highly of himself. Look up the meaning of the "blessing" it means it is God's favor and protection.
Sad the church has compromised
the Church is in an awful mess
denying it is vain
sustain the faithful Lord of Light
as darkness seems to reign
🙏
I believe the pope is very wrong in doing this. Those practicing homosexuality cannot be blest unless they repent and stop. How can the pope allow a homosexual couple to come in the church for a blessing unless they give up this grievous sin? Can a prostitute and her pimp go for a blessing too? How about a cartel boss and his hit men? No. A sinner can’t be blest unless he’s repentant.
When I go to confession I can’t get absolution and the blessing unless I give up the sin.
The Pope is breaking the rules and making them ambiguous. Isn’t that what Satan does? #popefrancis #catholic
If the idea of 'sin' has nothing to do with the well-being of humans then it is a useless concept. Gay people having relationships literally harms no one. If you call that a 'sin' - then I call the concept of 'sin' worthless.
Only a demon would bless sin.
Why do the past few Popes look like Darth Sidious?
It is like their evil rots them from the inside out.
What about that homosexuality is a sin?
If that’s the case, then what a disgrace
Your desire to maintain ancient bigotries is a disgrace. No one is harmed by gay people being in relationships. You are wrong to needlessly want them treated differently.
@@singed8853
Hoplite was a Geek soldier. Sodomized at teen, and forced to have a field combat lover. Greeks, the crazy supposed agrarian society that was in permament war state with theor own people, of another cities, that raided, genocided, that had the worst chattel slavery (Athens for sure did have 400,000 slaves they just weren't all in Athens but in destroyed locations like Melos), invented democracy only for the rich males. So, you see. YHWH, or Yahweh, He standed for some freedoms that no human, no country, no law or state can give you or take you away. But He had ofc some rules. Now, everyone can lice whatever they like and it is perfectly fine. But you should just create your books, or whatever, leave those who read theirs with that. I go get your bigotry comes from antient Greece. It si fine, everyone has some moral aet of rules whatever. Your bigotry is still bigotry too.
And maintain certain belives ,traditions for 2000 or 3000 yrs is not disgrace it is a miracle. Now, your attack to people that never attacked you, and your ad hominem and insults are only disgrace here.
@@singed8853 leave us Catholics and Catholicism alone. There should be no reason to make changes for anybody, especially if you don’t care about our religion and respect it the way it already is.
@@YourRealPadre No. As you said I don't respect it and I'll continue to speak out against it every chance it comes up. The bible says that men who sleep with men shall be killed. That is what we call evil. And deep down you know it's evil to advocate for the killing of gay people. It is a major cause for bigotry against gays, and historically has led to gay people being murdered.
No such issues in the Hindu scriptures. Literally night and day in terms of morality. The Hindu scriptures which were written far earlier than Leviticus and the bible and don't need to be changed to conform with modern day basic morality and respect for individuals. The followers don't have to 'interpet' bad things out of them or otherwise pretend the bad stuff isn't there. The Hindu scriptures are still a crock of horse**** in terms of all the supernatural stuff. But at least it has something going for it compared to the bible. Which is a crock and is also evil on top of it.
God is not very angry sex outside marriage like King Solomon.
Ancient wisdom: if a frog is put into boil water, it will jump out at once and alive; but if the frog is put into slowly boil water, it will die.
So we delete the lords law and facilitate LGBTQ, NEXT IS MARRIAGE!!!!! BLASPHEMY
I am a Catholic and cannot agree with this at all. I think it’s all wrong. This kind of a relationship is against Gods teaching.
It's just another example of immorality in the bible. Gay relationships harm literally no one. Dictates against it and commands to kill people who engage in gay sex - is not only wrong and immoral - it's outright despicable.
Nothing is 'wrong' that doesn't harm the wellbeing of people or other living creatures. If it is then you completely destroy the entire concept of why doing something 'wrong' should actually matter.
Jorney into darkness. Francis needs to be removed at once
Where love IS ,there IS God.
Umm k. Just proclaim things that make no sense I guess.
I’m certain for some RCC followers, this is VERY HARD to swallow.
I would say for most.
Moving away from God to get closer to people's acceptance isn't Christianity. If home boy wants to start his own religion he is free to do instead of trying to associate Christianity with his own likeness
Lord Jesus have mercy on us all sinners 🙏🏾😔😔. People of God it's time to pray like never before.
Hes coming, enough on this nonsense on his Return.
Why this?
Why right now?
Does it bring the Christmas gift of Peace on Earth? Or is it a whole pile of glitter to take all eyes of the truly sacred abuse of sex scandals globally?
Stay focused.
Why those building are so dark?
Why all of don't leave this church teaching ? It's time to keep Sabbath holy and keep the Holy of Marriage.
The concept of 'sin' has no moral significance if it is entirely detached from the well-being of human beings and other living creatures. Gay people entering relationships quite literally harms not even a fly. If that's a 'sin' then the concept is simply a nonsensical dictate.
@@singed8853 This is a clear verse of the Bible about sin.
1 John 3:4
New International Version
4. Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
@@krisnos8300 But what relevance is law if it does no good? If breaking it does no harm? I'm sorry but without that you have empty fiats and dictates. And I think we all know to one degree or another that empty dictates restricting people for no good is simply wrong.
So will the Pope now bless heterosexual couples in a loving sexual relationship? How about a man and several women? Aren't they children of God in need of pasteral blessing. No, why not? If it were to bless any individual seeking help from God for a sexual sin I could understand. But this is a blessing for a dissordered act. Sorry no way.
How do they make a general rule out of a prudential (individual) judgment???
Why not? The organization has a leadership structure, and you can be kicked out for not following the rules. If the church wants to say that there is no such thing as things called gods, it can make it a rule that teaching otherwise gets you kicked out of the organization.
If you don't agree with the silly organization... you don't have to be a sheep and care about what it says. Care about something else.
Well it can be that I’m not a catholic any more.
Balak hired Balaam to curse ISRAEL in the book of NUMBERS. Balaam declared “I absolutely unequivocally cannot curse what GOD has blessed!” We can and should pray for MAYBE everyone but we cannot force GOD to bless what HE does not approve!
Is there an anticipation that the next Pope will be from Africa?
Catholicism’s populous is greatest represented on the continent of Africa and Africa has a trek record of not being very receptive towards same-sex unions or any such activities of this sort. “FROM THE BACK DOOR,” will this be an attempt to indoctrinate ORIENTALS with the OCCIDENTAL/Westerners’ philosophies and lifestyles?
I wonder if Jesus would view Gays the same way he viewed the Canaanite woman in Matthews 15:21-28?
wow so 2021 "God cannot bless sin" then 2023 "God can bless sin". where is the logic in this?
Śrīla Prabhupāda: However, if the Church is polluted by imperfect interpretation, and there are different factions, the truth is lost. At such time, the authority of Christ is no longer imparted. People become free to think and act as they like, and thus God's kingdom is lost.
Guess the Pope never read the Bible !!!
"The dialectic of perfection, based on a deprivational mode, is being succeeded by a dialectic of fulfillment, based on the appetitive mode." The Triumph of the Therapeutic, (c1966) p. 49,50 P. Rieff
That is why he is no John Paul.
Brother and sister we new this day would come because the Bible has told us, lets us break bread together open your Bible to the 1st chapter of Roman's 1 read.
Im not going to the catholic churchs anymore! Its frightening! So, why we need to read the Bible, why we need the Pope, why we need priests, why we need churches! I was in a sinful relationship with a married man and felt sooo bad and couldnt even go to church ashamed of my sin, worse to confess such a sin and have communion? I prayed so much and asked God to help me with this sin and He finally heard me. Still i couldnt confess my sin and then... i should have gone with my lover who by the way made my sinfully happy but with a shame feeling. GOD helped me now l feel cleansed and thankful! So these people should continue in sinful relations like nothing happened? The Pope dont know the Bible? Then we dont need Pope, priests, church, or even the Bible anymore! Dear God please in Jesus name help us! The wholw world is going crazy!
Thank you for clarification on the blessing of gay couple. It only means that the Catholic Church could not turn away anyone sinner or saint. But like the Pope said under certain condition. I'm a Catholic so whenever I ask for a blessing from priest I would say may matter to be blessed and the priest will blessed me on that matter while telling to accept Jesus Christ and pray to Him of may sins regarding may matters, like having conflict with my parents, and live life according to the teaching of Jesus Christ. So when a gay couple ask for a blessing the priest would not turned them away but could blessed them as a child of God who will be told to accept Jesus Christ and His teachings and turned away from their evil ways. Remember everyone, Jesus Christ went down from heaven for the sinner to saved and teaching the sinners of the word of God and giving them chance to repent. And this is exactly what the Pope is trying to achieve to give these gay couples to be blessed for example for their health, for their relationship, for their job under the condition they will accept Jesus Christ and His teachings in their life. That through them discovering the words of God these gay couples will see to themselves they are infact sinners. What if they won't repent. Well the Catholic Church will still bless them until such time they reach spiritual renewal. To all of you, we cannot deny these gay couples, sinners as they are, of the blessing of God because without God's word they will continue to live in their fleshly desire. Let's not be hypocrite that we don't have family members who are homosexual and many of us are praying that they would turn away in their sinful way. So here is now the highest leader of the Catholic Church leading the way for these gay couples to hear the word of God and eventually accept Jesus Christ in their lives. The lots of you are angry with Pope Francis please don't, he is just following the example of his Master Teacher, Lord God Jesus Christ for giving the sinners to feel the spiritual love of God. Instead, let us ALL pray for our Pope Francis to successfully bring back these sinners to loving arms of the Lord Jesus Christ.🙏
I live under 5 different popes. To stop all the confusion and misleading, I never ask anyone to bless me or anything that I am responsible for outside of Mass or confession. I don’t participate in any blessing outside of Mass either. However, I do pray WITH people and pray for myself and for others.
The Christian things called gods are just like the Hindu things called gods and the Greek things called gods.