To begin to answer this question I’d like to turn to exactly what the Church teaches about homosexuality. “Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different […]
Category: Morality
What if a polygamist converts? What happens with the marriages?
“The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a […]
Can Catholics Drink?
Drinking in of itself isn’t evil. In fact, at the wedding at Cana Jesus turned water not just into wine but good wine. It was even his first miracle. If drinking was a sin would Jesus have enabled it? No. That being said, it can be sinful. There is one keyword that must be remembered […]
Is _______ a sin?
This questions seem to plague message boards. I want to think that these come from a good place and are born of poor catechesis. Sometimes these questions may be born from scrupulosity. In the following text, I aim not to list what is and isn’t a sin but rather give some guidelines on identifying sin. […]
Does the Bible Promote Slavery?
The short answer is no with an asterisk. Something that has to be considered is the Bible isn’t a declaration but the recording of an unfolding revelation. Due to this, there are a few things to consider. Firstly, If you read the laws regarding slaves the Bible never says that this is good or pleases good. […]
Can Catholics Listen to/Watch any media?
Interesting question to consider. The Church doesn’t have an exact teaching on what media is good or bad to partake in. What is media though? Media is a form of art with the purpose of entertaining and most of the time conveying a message. The Catechism thankfully has something to say about art. […]
Is Receiving Christs Blood against Levitical Law?
There is a serious claim from our protestant brethren that drinking Christ’s blood is a unbiblical because Leviticus says, “If any man whosoever of the house of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among them, eat blood, I will set my face against his soul, and will cut him off from among his people:” ¹. […]