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[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (7 children)

So the vatican, after emphasizing homosexuality is a sin, has officially declared they are indeed people and worthy of blessing. I guess after blessing fornicators, blasphemers, adulterers, and the obscenely rich they realized it was ok.

[–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

TeChNiCaLlY, under Catholic doctrine, being sexually attracted to or being in love romantically with someone of the same sex haven't ever been a sin. Just having sex with them is. What's new is that they are now willing to bless your sexless non-marriage homo life partnership. It's simultaneously useless to any gay Catholics, and a huge middle finger to the more conservative side of the church.

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I just searched and it says "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind". So if it is limited to practices doable with women... can I jerk off or suck cock?

[–] EpeeGnome@lemmy.fmhy.net 5 points 9 months ago

It's also based on Paul's ramblings, so I'm not entirely clear how you get from the biblical text to the official Catholic doctrine.

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