Adam and Eve by Jacopo, c. 1550
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Dearest Fr.Abe,
may I ask if do you believe that our Church hated homosexuals and how does the Church want us, the laity to respond to this issue on homosexuality?
- Fr. Abe, CRS said...
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[may I ask if do you believe that our Church hated homosexuals and how does the Church want us, the laity to respond to this issue on homosexuality?]
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH REJECTS AND HATE HOMOSEXUALITY BECAUSE IT IS CONTRARY TO HUMAN NATURE SET BY GOD THE CREATOR. IT IS AGAINST NATURE.
NOW, AS REGARDS 'HATING' THE HOMOSEXUALS WE HAVE TO PUT THINGS INTO PROPER PERSPECTIVE: "THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IS NOT TO HATE THE SINNERS BUT TO SAVE THEM". ON THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY THE CHURCH VIEWS THE HOMOSEXUALS AS HUMAN PERSONS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY DISORDER. THUS, THEY NEED GUIDANCE AND HELP RATHER THAN CONDEMNATION.
THE CHURCH DEMANDS FROM THEM TO LIVE A CHASTE LIFE AND AVOID SIN OF FORNICATION WITH SAME SEX BECAUSE THAT IS ABOMINABLE TO THE LORD.
THOSE WHO FOLLOWS THAT DIRECTIVE AND ARE WILLING TO BE HELPED IN ORDER TO BE FREE OF THEIR DISORDER WE SUPPORT AND HELP. BUT THOSE WHO ENGAGED IN SAME-SEX SEXUAL ACTIVITIES, THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION OR PAYING 'BOYS' FOR THEIR SELF GRATIFICATION, ETC. ARE WARNED THAT SUCH THINGS ARE GRAVE SINS AND UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CHURCH.
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Pax tecum, Father Abe!
ReplyDeleteInterrogative: What can you say viz. the accsations that the BVM of the appartitions (e.g. Our Lady of Fatima) is really the Antichrist? I've been wondering what your response to those kuffar from rev1911.webs.com would be.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo!
Aegis-Judex
Dear Brother Aegis-Judex,
ReplyDeleteDue to our fight against RH Bill I don't have time to visit that site. But for an answer it is already answered here:
http://thesplendorofthechurch.blogspot.com/2010/04/biblical-defense-of-apparitions-of.html
the Catholic Church hates and rejects homosexuality pero maraming paring bakla at pedophile..
ReplyDeleteBro. Aeigis-Judex:
ReplyDeleteAccusations of that sort are nothing but recycled garbage. "Dr." Anthony Pezzotta, author of Truth Encounter also had that claim. We already debunked Pezzotta's allegation. Please visit my article on The Truth About Appariitons in this site:
http://bromarwilnllasos.blogspot.com/2009/03/truth-about-apparitions-part-one.html
Thank you.
Let me post here an excerpt from my article:
ReplyDeleteIn page 155 of his book, Dr. Pezzotta asks: “Who really appeared [at Fatima], Mary or an impostor? Pezzotta claims that –
"While some would never dare to ask, “Who really appeared to the children, Mary of an impostor?” the question must be asked in the interest of truth."
Pezzotta suggests that the Catholic Church never asked the question of who really appeared to the children at Fatima. The sly innuendo of Pezzotta is that the Church never bothered to raise that question “in the interest of truth.” I am sorry to say that aside from being intellectually dishonest, Dr. Anthony Pezzotta seems to be totally ignorant of the facts regarding the events at Fatima. The commission that inquired into the events of Fatima asked that question first and foremost. After a thorough and grueling investigation by the commission of the events at Fatima, the Bishop of Leiria-Fatima pronounced that it was indeed Mary, the Mother of Jesus, who appeared to the three children at the hamlets Fatima. In so doing, the Church follows the Biblical standards in its discernment of private revelations:
"Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good" (1 Thess. 5:20-21).
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" (1 Jn. 4:1).
"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (Mt. 7:16-20).
Of course, Dr. Pezzotta has already made up is mind that the Lady who appeared at Fatima was an impostor. Having made up his mind, he doesn’t want to be bothered anymore by evidence to the contrary. Hence, when he asked the question of who really appeared to the children allegedly in “in the interest of truth,” Pezzotta was actually not interested in the answer because he already prejudged the case. For Dr. Anthony Pezzotta, it was already a foregone conclusion: it was an impostor who appeared at Fatima. Is that intellectual honesty?
Pezzotta argues that the “fact that she brought down a “ball of fire” from heaven proves nothing. I am amazed why despite the proliferation of Fatima literature, this scholar and expect on Catholicism fails to cite any reference that Our Lady of Fatima “brought down a ‘ball of fire’ from heaven.” What Pezzotta must have in mind is the “dancing sun” phenomenon witnessed by more than 70,000 people – some of whom are unbelievers. Of course, the “ball of fire” from heaven, by itself, proves nothing. The Church based its pronouncement on the authenticity of the apparitions at Fatima on the totality of factors – the message, the supernatural events, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe Baptist pastor identifies Our Lady of Fatima with the false prophet in Revelation 13:13. According to Pezzotta –
ReplyDelete"The Bible specifically states that a false prophet in the last days will cause fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of man in order to commend worship of the antichrist" (Rev. 13:13) x x x x
Notice that Pezzotta does not directly quote Revelation 13:13 and merely paraphrases it. I believe that Pezzotta does that on purpose because he doesn’t want his readers to discover that he is distorting God’s Word. I shudder at how this Baptist pastor twists the Word of God. To misuse God’s sacred Word is rank sacrilege. Dr. Pezzotta exhibits no qualms in perverting God’s Word just to suit his own interest or advance his personal agenda. I invite the reader to read the complete context in Revelation 13:11-18 –
"And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
The verse refers to the “beast,” a real historical person who will appear at the end time. I have a problem with Pezzotta’s exegesis. How the apparition at Fatima could qualify as the fulfillment of the prophecy above is beyond me.
At Fatima, Our Lady did not “cause fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of man in order to commend worship of the antichrist” as Pezzotta would have us believe. What happened there at Fatima was a solar phenomenon (popularly known as the “dancing sun”) predicted three months earlier to occur at a particular place at the particular time. This solar phenomenon was witnessed by more than 70,000 people (some of whom were atheists) and not “in full view of man” [all humanity].
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, Our Lady of Fatima never commended worship of the antichrist. On the contrary, she asked all to “stop offending the Lord Our God because He is already too much offended.”
Here we see how Rev. Anthony Pezzotta distorts facts and the Bible just to discredit the apparition of the Blessed Mother at Fatima
[the Catholic Church hates and rejects homosexuality pero maraming paring bakla at pedophile..]
ReplyDeleteTHE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES NOT HATE HOMOSEXUALS. IN FACT, THERE ARE MANY HOMOSEXUALS WHO ARE ATTENDING MASSES AND ARE DEEPLY RELIGIOUS. THAT IS A FACT.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH REJECTS HOMOSEXUALITY. YES, BECAUSE THAT IS A DISORDER. THAT IS CONTRARY TO HUMAN NATURE.
MARAMING BAKLA SA LAHAT NG RELIGION AT LAHAT NG ORGANIZATIONS. MAY PEDOPHILE SA LAHAT NG LAHI.
AT KAHIT SA SIMBAHANG PROTESTANTE MAY NAGAGANAP DING SEXUAL ABUSES NG CHURCH MINISTERS AND TEACHERS!!
ReplyDeleteLAGI LANG SIMBAHANG KATOLIKO ANG NAKIKITA KASI WE ARE DOMINANT!! KAYA LAGI KAMING KINUKUYOG NG BATIKOS!!
WE CAN NAME LOTS OF PROTESTANT PASTORS AND TEACHERS NA NANG-ABUSONG SEKSWAL SA MGA MIYEMBRO.
Dear Father Abe,
ReplyDeleteNaniniwala po ba kayo na meron ipinapanaganak na bakla?
Naiinis po kasi ako sa mga taong nagsasabi na ang mga bakla ay wala ng pag-asa magbago dahil ipinanganak silang ganun.
kasi po kung meron talagang ipinapanganak na bakla edi hindi perpekto ang diyos.
sa tingin ko po kasalanan maging bakla kasi po ito po ay choice. it is a choice not nature.
dahil ang bakla ay lalaki pa rin.
naiinis po tlaga ako pag iniencourage pa nila ang mga bakla..
mark
THAT IS NOT TRUE. HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT ROOTED IN THE VERY NATURE OF THE PERSON BUT A DISORDER THAT IS AN EFFECT OF SOMETHING THAT WENT WRONG IN THE LIFE OR PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PERSON. I AGREE WITH YOU MARK.
ReplyDeleteGaling sumagot ni Abe Arganiosa. Bongga! Parang yung mga KatoLIKU-LIKO doon sa Facebook. Mga walang alam. Ahihihihihi. Si Mary lang ang parating sinasamba. LOL
Deleteanung alam mo sa KATOLIKO? DIYOS ang pinag-uusapan namin...hindi ka KASALI dun.. ikaw ang LIKU-LIKO..kahit yang sinasabi mong sinasamba namin si Mary? nasa gitna ka ng iyong pagka bangungot wag ka ng makialam kong WALA ka din lang alam sa pinag-uusapan...
Delete@mark, hindi naman siguro mark, kaci ako Gay din pero hindi ko naman choice yon. lahat tayo hindi natin choice kung ipinanganak tayong straight, gay, or lesbian, nasa pagdadala lang yan. kaya nga sa scripture mababasa natin e ju judge tayo ni Lord according to our deeds,& faith.
ReplyDeletehindi naman natin pweding kamuhian agad ang bakla dahil bakla sila... kilalanin muna natin silang mabuti. bago natin husgahan.
Ang Choice na tinutukoy nyo po ay yong Homosexual Act, gaya po nang unlawful activities kung eembrace nyo po ito, Yon po ang Choice.
http://new.gloria.tv/?media=110109
ReplyDeleteregarding homosexuality, bakit po ang Archbishop of Dolan ay nag propromote ng homosexuality?
SINONG ARCH. OF DOLAN? WE ARE TALKING HERE OF THE OFFICIAL TEACHING OF THE CHURCH WHICH CONSIDERS HOMOSEXUAL ACTS AS INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED.
ReplyDeletenasa video link cguro ibig niyang sabihin Fr
ReplyDeletehttp://new.gloria.tv/?media=110109
Fr. what do think of the ban of homosexuals in seminaries?
ReplyDeleteIt is but proper and doctrinally sound.
ReplyDeleteThere are homosexual priests, in fact, there are fantastic homosexual priests. What do you think of their vocation?
ReplyDeleteThere are homosexual Americans, Russians, Britons, Germans, French, Filipinos, etc. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEIR NATIONALITY?
ReplyDeleteThere are homosexual teachers, doctors, soldiers, lawyers, engineers, athletes, govt. employees etc. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEIR PROFESSION?
There are homosexual priests, pastors and ministers and televangelists... WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEIR FAITH?
HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT ROOTED IN VOCATION, PROFESSION OR MINISTRY. IT IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE FROM ALMOST ALL STRATA OF LIFE. YOUR EFFORT TO CONNECT HOMOSEXUALITY WITH VOCATION IS PATHETIC AND ILLOGICAL. NOT EVEN 1% OF OUR PRIESTS HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF HOMOSEXUALITY. THERE ARE MORE PASTORS AND MINISTERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED INTO SUCH A THING.
There is no effort to connect homosexuality with vocation. The inquiry stems from the position of the Church to deny the priestly vocation to homosexuals.
ReplyDeleteThe decision of the Church to deny the priestly vocation to homosexuals is doctrinal in nature. Homosexuality is rejected by the Lord God as expressed clearly in the Sacred Scriptures.
ReplyDeleteyak kadiri ang homosexuality.
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