From the only reliable source of Catholic news on the net, Eye of the Tiber:
PopeWatch, as a matter of public duty, now must note that the above is satire and humor. These days it could all too taken as a real news story from the Synod.
PopeWatch: Satire and Reality
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
If I hadn’t known this was an Eye of the Tiber piece, I would still have
known this was satire when I read the list of sins that would still incur an
excommunication latae sententiae. Everybody know it wouldn’t be
smoking, littering and being heterosexual– it would be using air conditioning,
doubting the settled science of man-made climate change, and preferring
to receive Communion on the tongue while kneeling.
Clinton: Well said.
Being heterosexual or homosexual is not a sin. Like being of colored skin, being heterosexual or homosexual is an accident of creation, an act of God. Practicing sodomy is a free will rebellion against God, “the laws of nature and nature’s God.” from The Declaration of Independence, one of our Founding Principles. “He who lives in the Lord is above the law.” Atheists, agnostics and sodomites think and practice being above the law, but the law is “under the earth”. Yes, there is law and order in helll. That is why when you get to helll, it is equal Justice.
One thing that annulments say is that some people are not marriage material, too much immaturity, too many deep seated problems and or depravity. If an annulment is granted, the individual ought to remain celibate. It is wisdom in the making.
Sometimes God throws one a curve ball. There is always “Divine Providence” from The Declaration of Independence. If one does not approve of our Founding Principles, one is free to leave.
That first sentence of the EOTT piece made my head sin a bit in the same way a story I was told just after Bill Clinton got elected president: a married couple from Arkansas arrived in Washington DC. Since they were both 14 they decided to consult with an attorney: would they still be brother and sister?
But what about the children? (Sadly, this might be an extra–satirical question.)
“Being heterosexual or homosexual is not a sin”. TRUE.
“Like being of colored skin, being heterosexual or homosexual is an accident of creation, an act of God.” FALSE. Heterosexuality is not an accident of birth, but it is part of God’s design. Homosexuality is not. To say homosexuality is an accident of creation is too simplistic. There many factors involved, physical and psycological. Each individual is different.
“Practicing sodomy is a free will rebellion against God, “the laws of nature and nature’s God.” TRUE.
“One thing that annulments say is that some people are not marriage material, too much immaturity, too many deep seated problems and or depravity. If an annulment is granted, the individual ought to remain celibate”. Disagree.
If a person whose 1st marriage was annulled by the church and there is no impediment to preclude entering into a valid, sacramental marriage, why shouldn’t they remarry?
Cupich says communion for open sodomites and adulterers, as long as their “conscience” is clear. After all “who are we to judge”. He’s also about as Catholic as Joel Osteen,.
http://www.onepeterfive.com/breaking-archbishop-cupich-attempting-to-facilitate-sacrilegious-communion/
Aw, golly, I thought this was gonna be one of those funny EOTT pieces. Now I see it’s an account of the real Synod!
The issue with annulments is that they are often handed out like door prizes at a church fund-raiser.
The fast-track new rules could accelerated that scandalous fact.
The validity of a “no-marriage occurred” ruling is valid “only if” both parties didn’t knowingly lie during the process. it’s like confession, in that sense. Absolution depends upon sincerity and truth.