everyone seems to either attribute to the Catholic church positions stated by other religions, or mis interpret what was said...
so remembering that i am not a theologian, and just to clarify what the church teaches on the subject (although its better stated in the Catechism)
The Catholic church simply holds that any sex outside of marriage (as they define that) is a sin. period. gay sex is no more sinful, and no less, than het sex outside of lawful marriage.
this does not mean you should get a disease, or that this is a punishment. they hold that sexually transmitted diseases ARE a natural consequence of sinful behavior, but are not pointing at YOU and saying YOU got it because YOU sinned....
sexually transmitted diseases affect many people who are NOT engaged in anything "sinful" like that. its because the *world* is fallen and sinful and everyone pays for it even if its unfair. so the chaste wife gets a disease from her cheating husband. the hemophiliac gets a disease from a blood transfusion, and the playboy picks it up from wild parties... can we trace this back to "sin" certainly.. but not that THEY are being punished for THEIR sin necessarily.
as to condom use. the pope, in his PERSONAL capacity, not speaking ex cathedra.. has stated that condom use, while not desirable, can be a first step toward consideration for others and mitigating a problematic lifestyle.
so...... a gay prostitute using a condom is not *compounding* his sin, but may be mitigating it slightly...
Its the born again Christians, the baptists, and the four square churches that held an official position that "AIDS was Gods punishment on sinners"
to clarify a point
everyone seems to either attribute to the Catholic church positions stated by other religions, or mis interpret what was said...
so remembering that i am not a theologian, and just to clarify what the church teaches on the subject (although its better stated in the Catechism)
The Catholic church simply holds that any sex outside of marriage (as they define that) is a sin. period.
gay sex is no more sinful, and no less, than het sex outside of lawful marriage.
this does not mean you should get a disease, or that this is a punishment. they hold that sexually transmitted diseases ARE a natural consequence of sinful behavior, but are not pointing at YOU and saying YOU got it because YOU sinned....
sexually transmitted diseases affect many people who are NOT engaged in anything "sinful" like that. its because the *world* is fallen and sinful and everyone pays for it even if its unfair.
so the chaste wife gets a disease from her cheating husband. the hemophiliac gets a disease from a blood transfusion, and the playboy picks it up from wild parties... can we trace this back to "sin" certainly.. but not that THEY are being punished for THEIR sin necessarily.
as to condom use.
the pope, in his PERSONAL capacity, not speaking ex cathedra.. has stated that condom use, while not desirable, can be a first step toward consideration for others and mitigating a problematic lifestyle.
so...... a gay prostitute using a condom is not *compounding* his sin, but may be mitigating it slightly...
Its the born again Christians, the baptists, and the four square churches that held an official position that "AIDS was Gods punishment on sinners"