I stole this picture from Don Marco at Vultus Christi - I thought that it exemplified the American Catholic Faithful at this time - even though it is an image of souls in purgatory.
I haven't posted about the controversies swirling about amongst the Bishops on Pastoral Care for Homosexual Persons. I've focused way too much on the gay thing of late - so much so people are wondering about me.
So head over to Amy Welborne's "Open Book" for hi-lights on their discussions - gosh - is she gay?
Here is her comment on the discussions:
"The quite difficult thing here is that the bishops who speak on this are just one step away from stating the full story on Catholic teaching on this. It is such a challenging thing to just say, "This is dis-ordered because it is not consistent with God's design for human sexuality that men have sex with other men or women with other women. There is a mystery at the heart of these temptations, there is goodness in deep affection between persons of the same sex, but yes - it is sinful to engage in this activity and to embrace it as a good. There are many holy people past and present who have struggled with this. They are not a "they" - they are us, a part of us, a part of the Body of Christ. But we can't and won't do what activists would like us to do which is, frankly, to throw Catholic teaching on sexuality completely out the window, and remake it in a completely different image, unrecognizable in the context of the broader and deeper tradition and, we believe, revelation of God." -Amy Welborne
I kind of think she believes it is an important issue that concerns others besides those people with homosexual inclination as much as I do.
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