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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

Kingofalldems

(39,201 posts) Tue Dec 29, 2020, 02:35 PM Dec 2020

Breaking: Head of German bishops wants change.

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Breaking: Head of German bishops wants change. (Original Post) Kingofalldems Dec 2020 OP

I believe this is the same conference which said homosexuality should not be considered sinful or shrike3 Dec 2020 #1

If the church actually understood scriptures, they'd know that the goal is to increase soul nature. Karadeniz Dec 2020 #2

shrike3

(5,370 posts)

1. I believe this is the same conference which said homosexuality should not be considered sinful or

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 04:07 PM

Dec 2020

a disorder.

So this stance doesn't surprise me.

Karadeniz

(23,417 posts)

2. If the church actually understood scriptures, they'd know that the goal is to increase soul nature.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Dec 29, 2020, 09:01 PM

Dec 2020

The soul has no human anatomy. Lust is lust, adultery is betrayal, love is love. Soul has no human skin color, but racism is hate. Women were very important to the early church and as for celibacy, Paul says that the church leaders in Jerusalem were married. It's not so much that the church needs to adopt 21st century standards, as it needs to understand and implement 1st century knowledge.

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