There is no joining in “one flesh” to symbolize and effect the conjugal union possible only between a man and a woman. 2:23-24) in an act that is naturally ordered to the possibility of procreation (see CCC 2366ff.), sexual acts between two men or two women betray an absence of complementarity. 5:21-33).īut whereas the marital act possesses self-evident complementarity, as the two become “one flesh” (Gen. This is a tall order for any person, including those who are married, for they must die to themselves if they are to navigate their nuptial participation in divine love faithfully and fruitfully (see CCC 1639, Eph. 5:19-21), which means not engaging in sexual activity before or outside the covenant of indissoluble marriage. To be clear, the Church calls all human persons to chastity (1 Cor. Some would counter that the Church does not shine forth a truly inclusive rainbow of God’s love because it forbids same-sex marriage and tells people with SSA that they cannot act on what they think are natural sexual desires. This makes the Catholic Church the truly original “Rainbow Coalition.”
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Everyone, including those of all ethnicities and skin colors, is welcome in God’s kingdom. And Jesus reveals that making disciples of all nations is at the heart of the Church’s divine mandate (Matt. The rainbow is first seen as a sign of God’s hope and mercy following the great flood (Gen.
The rainbow symbol, however, was a Judeo-Christian image first, one that Catholics should reclaim in charity and clarity to better extend the Church’s mission to those who experience SSA.
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