Diocese banning visit from gay author and sacking governors that approved it

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gymgymgo · 09/03/2022 12:43

The Archdiocese of Southwark over-ruled one of its own headteachers and is sacking some governors because they approved the visit of a children's author who writes books about fictional gay characters. They've said the visit is "outside the scope of what is permissible in a Catholic school". The school's chaplain has said "the event is about promoting the literature of a lifestyle choice that is contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ." Some of the teachers are now threatening strike action. Aibu to think this story will blow up in the diocese's face?

inews.co.uk/news/catholic-state-school-john-fisher-southwark-diocese-governors-cancel-visit-gay-author-simon-james-green-1505735

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codeVeronica · 15/05/2022 20:22

Nolongerteaching · 15/05/2022 18:37

@codeVeronica

There is a huge territory of nuance that is missing from your understanding of RC.

It really isn’t the way you think it is. Being gay is a state of being in oneself, like being tall or short. There is nothing a person can do about it which the Church has always acknowledged. It’s not something to be changed.

there are other Christian faiths that take a different view - conversion, etc. That’s a whole different ball game imv - they are not really Christian if they don’t except people the way they are in my opinion.

In the RC church, marriage has a particular purpose - a unit for the family. Biologically, same sex can’t reproduce therefore, marriage is redundant in RC.

Of course, there is adoption, etc nowadays so no one (except for some hardliners who are holding on to the doctrine as they believe it and not the faith - they are two distinct things) would see that unit as anything other than a family unit.

For the record, if a person went to the priest and said they felt same sex marriage was wrong, the advice would be focused on

their sphere - why does it concern them?
is love there? Isn’t that the important thing?
God has the answers - chill. It’ll all make sense in the end.

We keep it simple.

The fact is that the RC Church does not allow marriage equality in their churches, campaigned about same sex marriage being legal and teaches that homosexuality is a sin. Other faiths allow same sex marriage and do not campaign or teach against homosexuality. Therefore the Catholic Church is not the most lenient, as was claimed.

woodhill · 15/05/2022 20:38

Like the C of E in some cases?

codeVeronica · 15/05/2022 21:48

woodhill · 15/05/2022 20:38

Like the C of E in some cases?

Yes. What's your point?

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