Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers of Dresden in Germany has called for a revision of the Church’s teaching on homosexuality.
“A new way of thinking is needed, reflected in Church teaching and the Catechism of the Catholic Church,” he said in Herder Thema, as reported by Katholisch.de (June 24).
Monsignor
Timmerevers cited an unnamed "scientist" to explain the cause of
homosexuality: “There is a certain age—he mentioned 13 to 16—when
orientation becomes fixed. You can’t change that. It’s a fact.” [Does
the same apply to pedophiles?]
The bishop does "not understand"
under which conditions the Church can speak of serious sin concerning
homosexuality - "if at all". He finds it difficult when the immediate
response to gender ideology is: "That's ideology."
The bishop's
problem is not God and his revelation but the global church: “My
personal contacts have shown me how differently some African countries
[allegedly] view this issue.”
He asks, “How can one magisterium
hold it all together? How can Church teaching evolve to incorporate new
scientific insights (sic) without ignoring cultural contexts?”
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