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Originally Posted by kutulu
As much as I believe in safe sex and allowing gay marriage, why does the Catholic Church have to change their doctrine just to make it fit with the times? If they believe that God only wants marriage to be between a man and a woman than we should respect their position. However, it does not mean that US laws should consider the stance of the Catholic Church when deciding if gay marriage shoud be allowed.
Same goes for birth control. If they think it's a sin than why the fuck should they support it?
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The liberal theologan POV is that that our understanding of God is not static and that as our understanding changes, so should the ways that we apply our faith.
The one example, homosexuality is a good one for this.
The ancient Hebrews thought that the only after life was living through your (male) heir, therefore (male) homosexuality was literally an eternal death sentence.
We do not believe this anymore. Coupled with our modern understanding of biology, it is clear to me and many that our faith response to homosexuality needs to change.