In 2012 we live in a world where dogs can be married, but a man or woman cannot enter into the sacrament with a member of the same sex. That’d just destroy the whole concept wouldn't it? Perish the thought!
In Scotland it was decided in July this year to push forward the bill to legalise same-sex marriages in the country, which would make it the first of the British countries to do so. In answer to this, the Catholic Church have issued a letter of dispute to the Government explaining their feelings on the matter. The Church labelled August 26th National Marriage Sunday, and read statements during Sunday mass in all Catholic churches across the country, saying, ”we reaffirm before you all the common wisdom of humanity and the revealed faith of the church that marriage is a unique life-long union of a man and a woman.”
They then continued “Pray for our elected leaders, invoking the Holy Spirit on them, that they be moved to safeguard marriage as it has always been understood, for the good Scotland, and of our society.”
I am appalled at such attempts to manipulate the minds of so many who have put their faith in the hands of these people, only to be brainwashed into believing that the only “real-love” that can be celebrated by a life-long commitment is that of a man and woman.
The Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, who has been in talks with the Scottish Catholic Church leader, Cardinal O’ Brien, has said that they Government intends on pushing this bill forward nonetheless, and should any parishes object to the new definition of marriage, they need not perform the ceremony.
While I do look upon the minister’s decision not to buckle under the pressure of the Catholic Church with admiration for a State official finally telling the group to like it or lump it, I cannot help but wonder why the Church are so opposed? Where has this down right refusal to accept gay people come from? Surely if the Church can protest it to such an extent as they have in recent days by claiming that gay marriage destroys the integrity of the once ‘man and woman only’tradition as laid out by the bible, then surely incest should not be frowned upon by the church. In the bible it states Eve was created from the rib of Adam and while I’m not quite sure what this relationship constitutes as, the faith of humanity rested on them pro-creating. Adam and Eve did just this having 3 kids then “other sons and daughters”. We are then told that Adam lived for 930 years.
I put this to the church and you, as readers, if this is all there was on the earth, are we not all product of an act of incest? Or many acts, as it were, with the children of Adam and Eve all pro-creating amongst one another. Yet such a relationship is frowned upon in our society and by the Catholic church today? Adam living 930 years does not clear up this mess, in case anyone had jumped to this conclusion, because any woman he was to meet, if it wasn't Eve, it was a child, grandchild or great-grandchild of his. The only way, by following the bibles teachings, that no such incest occurred, is if Adam and Eve are still alive now and are the only ones having children.
My point is this, if the Catholic Church are so set on the teachings of the Bible shaping the world in which we live now and are in no way in favour of reform, then why do we detest incest of any sort and why is this a punishable sin, after all, it is how we were all created.
No person should be punished for loving a member of the same sex or opposite sex. Everyone is entitled to love someone.
LOVE
noun
1.
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2.
a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3.
sexual passion or desire.
4.
a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5.
(used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
This is the definition most of us have of love. Is the entire point of marriage not to celebrate this emphatic feeling we have for another person, that goes beyond the connection of a family member - into an emotion of passion, depth, desire and respect?
I am, in these times, ashamed to say that I as a catholic, once accepted the Holy bread and that I confirmed my faith, because I see now that I have done nothing but pledge an allegiance to a group that intend on viewing nothing through the eyes of others, that will not admit that they are wrong, and will not allow others the right to believe what was thought to them, and celebrate the love they have for someone at the same time.
If you believe in fairness and equality for those who wish to do no more then solidify their commitment to each other, then stand for the cause and do not be manipulated!
#EqualLove
So true Podge! It's sick that in 2012 a church that teaches you to follow Jesus' teaching of "Love others as I have loved you" can be so hypocritical and discriminate against a group of people just because they have a certain interpretation of an ancient text! I'm a Catholic, but disagree with so much of what the modern Church stands for. Fair play to Scotland! :)
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