Dissension in the Catholic ranks

What's this? Could the tide be turning?

To this point the Vatican stance on homosexuality has been stoically anti-gay, but now a small number of Catholic priests have issued a statement opposing that attitude, saying that pronouncing homosexuality a "disorder" only fuels homophobia. The priests' statement is actually a 980-word letter that points out that the Vatican has been wrong before on "the mysteries of political, social, family and sexual life," and although the Catholic church has yet to respond, this could open the door for further dialogue.

This is how revolutionary ideas gain momentum. Challenges to traditional ways of thinking begin to increase in number and before long others realize that the challenges make a heck of a lot more sense than the traditional ideas, especially when they are as lacking in compassion as the anti-gay edicts that have come from the Vatican. But even during those moments in history when the church lacks compassion, Jesus has plenty of it, and I'm grateful that we don't have to wait for the church to approve before we claim it.

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