Most of us are familiar with with this slogan from the candy "Skittles." However, this post is not about candy, but about the LGBT movement that uses the rainbow symbol.
In light of the recent ruling on Proposition 8 and DOMA, it is obvious that the Catholic Church has a big battle ahead if she wishes to protect marriage from perversion and exist in society.
Unfortunately, some Catholics have "tasted the rainbow" and have become addicted to its apparent sweetness. There are Catholics who believe that homosexual behavior is just and that homosexuals should be allowed to get married.
These Catholics even go to Mass every Sunday, pray, receive Communion and may even participate in certain ministries of the Church. Some are ordained clergy and professed religious brothers or sisters! This is unfortunate indeed and shows cognitive dissonance. One cannot be Catholic and support homosexual behavior and same-sex marriage. It is like a Muslim believing that eating pork is bad while having a pork chop for dinner. A Catholic who adopts the LGBT agenda is only being a hypocrite and offending God. It is one of the gravest of sins that cry out to God for vengeance. (Genesis 18:20-21)
Our Church is clear on the matter.
Chastity and homosexuality
2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity,141 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."142 They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.
2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church)
Jesus will never condone same sex unions of any kind, nor homosexual behavior. This goes against the nature and dignity of the human being. I have heard some Catholics claim that Jesus was silent on what constitutes a marriage and that "God is love" so homosexuals should be allowed to "love" each other. Well Jesus is clear on marriage:
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” - Matthew 19:4-6While God is indeed love, this does not mean that all love is the same. We cannot love our parents the same way we love our siblings, wives/husbands and even friends. Each relationship is unique and a variation of love is given within them.
If you are Catholic and you support the LGBT agenda, then you are not Catholic. You are only deluding yourself. Catholics are called to be faithful to God and the teachings He left us which are taught by the Catholic Church.
I understand the emotion behind joining a self-proclaimed "civil rights" movement; however, 'For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?" (Mark 8:36) You are not helping homosexuals by aid and abetting their dangerous immoral lifestyle.
The rainbow looks nice and skittles can be tasty; however, the rainbow is an illusion caused by the bending of natural light and skittles are unhealthy.
Don't fall for an illusion and bending of the natural law, and don't eat unhealthy things.
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