Sort of, Catholicism does not support homosexuality, but they do support humanity and such a joyous time should and can be celebrated by someone who is Catholic.
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Religion is stupid and a waste of life... stop doing it!! :/ Find a real God to talk to... a God you can have a relationship with not just a silly religion with a bunch of rules you have to follow!! I suggest you try and find Jesus Christ - He actually forgives you if you sin and don't do a 'rule'. Because He is love and pure love. He isn't a strict religion. He is what is missing in your life! (: xxx God Bless
Nope. Attending the event is condoning it, and the Catholic Church notes that it is not possible for two people of the same gender to marry, since it is not possible for them to unite in conception of a child (marriage = marrying blood lines through procreation).
No and they won't give you permission to go either. Technically you wouldn't be allowed to have communion after wards.
I should clarify this a bit more. Its not that the Catholic church doesn't like gay people they have no problem with a catholic being gay. The church firmly holds the stance that a marriage is only between a man and a woman.
Absolutely not. Homosexual unions, marriages or trysts are seen as sinful against religion, God and nature. Catholics hate the sin, not the sinner. Going would be giving tacit approval.
Good question, and the first answer is pretty much on track. I'll give you some real help. The study linked to below (first link) shows how ALL faiths polled by the Pew Research Group answered. It should be a great help to you. Being Catholic, I'll also provide a link from the Church to help you. We do consider homosexuality a mental disorder, even though parts of the psychiatric community consider it normal and parts of society and parts of politics consider it normal. It has not been revealed by God to the Catholic Church that there's anything normal with males and females trying to procreate with their own gender, and sex is consider a pleasure able tool of procreation, not a pleasure in and of itself. Personally, I can watch a movie like "A Single Man" or "Brokeback Mountain" and feel disgusted in the male-on-male snogging scenes, but still appreciate the humanity portrayed in those well-acted movies. (Academy Award goes to Colin Firth, bank on it.) I know that self-centered sex is often a way people barter affection for acceptance.
You see, sex is considered of prime importance in the Catholic Church. You were brought into this world through an act of sex. Perhaps someone may believe in their disordered mind that their daddy and butt buddy Bob could have procreated them, but I guarantee you, that ain't happen in'. It took Daddy and Barbie to make you. Even in today's experimental world of invite fertilization, it still takes sex from man and woman to bring about life. It is sacred regardless of what you'd like to think. Cloning can't even approach what sex can accomplish.
Sex is considered in its creation aspect so important that the Church believes all sex outside of marriage and procreation is in some way disordered. Sex for pleasure? Nope. Sorry. It doesn't appear that the centuries have revealed anything different to The Church concerning sensual pleasure than was understood at the beginning of time; to indulge in sex is to lose the cardinal virtue of Temperence. And if you are homosexual, you are always indulging; there is no procreative aspect. And when you lather up in the shower, be very careful, know what I mean? You may have to confess tugging on Mr. Happy to a priest, something I'm sure they hear all the time.
You see, pleasure should be found in following Jesus Christ in a mature, reasoned Life, not in pieces of scattered sensuality. Look at how obsessed Colin Firth's character is in "A Single Man" with the acceptance he feels from scattered sexual encounters with his obviously loving partner. But a mature individual finds pleasure in obedience to the Lamb of God, not the Ram of God. Or not like an infant who enjoys the sensual pleasure of soiling their diapers. We are creations of God, and in that, we are in our make-up, good creations. But you don't take something good and corrupt it through sensuality that is meant to ensure the further creation of Life through an ordained union. Especially when that sensuality makes you focus on just yourself, your own feelings and uses another person as a masturbatory tool towards that effort. Husbands, respect your wives.
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Going to a gay wedding, you are basically saying that you are supporting it. Remember the part where the priest ask "if anyone objects speak up now or forever hold your peace?" Yea, well, most of the time people hold their peace. Going to that wedding, you are bearing witness to a sin God had already said not to commit. Don't go, even if it is a close friend, you will be committing a sin. My confirmation teacher didn't go to his own cousin's wedding because she had a divorced and was marrying again.
would the roman catholic religion approve of Catholics attending a gay wedding?
