re: Pope Francis Clarifies, Again, Why Some Don’t Like His Blessing Of Homosexual Couples

Catholics do not Shun people, as part of their theology.

All are welcome to become one with Christ through His Church. We here on Earth are all on a pilgrimage. We will sin and have sins on our Souls. We repent and amend our ways. We may receive a Blessing from a Priest. This Blessing does not Bless Sin, because Sin cannot be Blessed.

People are Blessed. Souls are Blessed.

I submit that's what is going on here.

I submit that those who are reacting violently to this initiative are forgetting that we Love the Sinner and Hate the Sin.

Jesus Christ never shunned the Sinner and neither will the Roman Catholic Church.

If a person wants to Shun male gay people and banish them from their midst, go join another congregation. Good Catholics do not shun and banish people because they have Sinned.

And, as a corollary of my thinking here, if a homosexual person is unrepentant and determined to continue practicing gay sex, then, the Roman Catholic Church is not for you. There are other places that are in Protestantism that will welcome you and your sexual practices with open arms. Go there.

PS All here are still in agreement that we oppose the Pope's initiative on this matter. We all agree that it will tend to cause more harm than good.