POPE FRANCIS STATEMENT ON HOMOSEXUALITY
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Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has received increased attention in the news media for his outlandish statements regarding church and the world. I have been asked to make a response regarding these statements. His recent statement is regarding alternate sexual lifestyles, but rest assured, this is not the only topic that has his statements contradicting traditional religious beliefs. For this post, though, this is the one I will address.
The Associated Press released a report on October 22, 2020 saying the Head of the Catholic Church endorses homosexuality. He was being interviewed for a feature length documentary when he was quoted as saying, "Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God," Francis said. "You can't kick someone out of a family, nor make their life miserable for this. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered."
It is rather ironic, that Americans tried to do just that. Homosexuals were offered civil unions but were militant in insisting on having "marriage". Americans were willing to tolerate their deviant lifestyle but they demanded acceptance and promotion of their evil ways. Anyone who did not endorse their lifestyle was labeled with many terms, such as "homophobe".
It was not ordinary Americans nor was it common homosexuals who had issues with civil unions. Even the government was willing to work with the deviant community to reach an agreement on civil union benefits. No, it was not citizens who took offense, but the organizations behind disrupting our country.
In October of 2016, while Barack Obama was still President of the United States of America, some Wikileaks emails were released which put the spotlight on John Podesta and Hillary Clinton's plan to infiltrate the Catholic church with progressive ideology. That was the purpose of creating Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, a George Soros-funded, non-profit. It is dedicated to galvanizing, shocking and exciting Catholics and Christian voters into taking action in support of progressive candidates, causes, and legislation. They (CACG) deplore economic inequality and view conservative politics and free markets as the enemies of authentic social justice.
I realize that I took the long way around to explain why traditional Christian teachings on human life, other social issues, and religious liberty are considered "deplorable" and "irredeemable" by the Left. This is Satan still trying to undermine God's authority, His redemptive plan for mankind.
Now, to address the statements by Pope Francis, let us see what God has to say: "6) But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8) And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh." (twain is defined as "two") Mark 10: 6-8
When God gave the laws to Moses in the Book of Leviticus, it reads:
18:22) "Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: It is an abomination."
20:13) "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
I know God's Law is harsh, but He is holy and cannot look upon sin. Fortunately, for us, we are living under the Dispensation of Grace. Jesus gave His life for us so that we can have His righteousness and He took our sin. All we have to do is to accept His sacrifice for us. For more about salvation, click here: https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.
The Apostle Paul said it this way, found in 1 Corinthians 6:
9) Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10) nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11) And that is what some of you were. (then you repented of your sins and accepted the gift of salvation from Jesus Christ) But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Jesus took your punishment and He gave you freedom to live for Him.
Now, surely my children knew I would start talking about my Jesus. Here's the deal: what Pope Francis said is partially true, but that is the way Satan works. Satan is the father of lies and half truths. Christians are not to judge the sinner, but we must stand firmly against the sin. We are to love the sinner as Christ loves us, that while were yet sinners, He died for us.
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