I've been following this guy for a good while. Makes a lot of sense.

https://youtu.be/z8E_b8faB0I

I'm not asking you to condemn, but to identify.

To the woman caught in adultery, Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin again" (John 8:11).

Jesus here identifies adultery as "sin." He says it in the same sentence as "Neither do I condemn you."

Why are you not willing to be like Jesus, to be forgiving AND say that a particular act is a sin?

The reason I say mercy is meaningless without sin is that sin is why we need mercy. Otherwise, in the context of salvation, mercy is not needed.

Forgiveness needs something to forgive. If there's no sin to forgive, forgiveness doesn't exist -- it would be a meaningless word. The same goes for repentance: it is sin we are all told to repent of.

If you can't say something is a sin, then you can't repent of it. If you can't repent, you can't be forgiven. If you aren't forgiven, we don't receive the gift of eternal life.

I don't know you. You might have homosexual attractions yourself. IF that were the case (I'm not saying it is), to use an illustration, that would be okay. Everyone here without exception has disordered appetites of some kind or another, especially sexual ones.

If you should fall and sin, however, you would need to repent of the sin and confess it. If you sin yet again, you must repent yet again. That's the Christian life we all have to live.

To not be able to say sodomy is a sin is a great disservice to our fellow man. Everyone deserves to hear the truth, so they can act accordingly. Otherwise they may live in ignorance or indifference. It could lead them onto the path that does not lead to eternal life.

I first asked you a direct question about homosexual behavior. Why won't you answer it?

If someone is same-sex attracted, or tends to be gluttonous, is quick to anger, is drawn to pornography or prostitution, or wants to steal to get ahead -- these are all problems we must see as "sin" and fight against them in ourselves if we are to be Catholic.

If we deny sin and talk only of mercy, then mercy is meaningless.

Do you think sodomy is a sin?

(We can talk about parables and other biblical passages later.)

It's hard to even have a conversation about this with you if you don't even believe sodomy is a grave sin. That's step one.

What do you mean by bringing up this parable?

God is generous, yes, but are you saying God approves of and blesses homosexual relationships?

I like it for frying steaks and eggs.

And it's surprisingly good for making stovetop popcorn (I usually use bacon grease, but I think tallow tastes even better for poocorn).

My wife makes tallow and would sell some for Monero (XMR).

We make our own tallow and lard. It's extra special.

I guarantee that homosexual couples who present themselves to be "blessed" by a priest are NOT there asking to be given the strength to repent of their homosexual relationships.

Instead they see it, along with Fr. James Martin today, as a "major step forward in the church's ministry to LGBTQ people and recognizes the deep desire in many Catholic same-sex couples for God's presence in their loving relationships."

What a low point we have arrived at in Catholic history.

I saw stories about this all day long on the bird app.

I'm Catholic, but I'm not so sure the pope is.

The evils people are capable of are appalling. Very sad. I feel blessed to live here in the States, but I know things just as evil (and worse) can happen here, too. It's hard not to have a more "spiritual" Christmas (instead of mindless consumerism) with so much wickedness happening in the world -- especially directed to fellow Christians.

Today we're going to have a mess of chicken thighs and wings, cooked the healthy and delicious way: pan-fried in LARD!

(I'm not vegan, BTW.)

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I think I have my wife reluctantly accepting to go with me. I'm glad you think it's solid and recommendable. I need to make plans to see it.

But we treat her more reverantly than Michael. The King's mother is greater than the King's messenger.

If Michael the Archangel appeared to you, you would surely venerate him.

That is, you would treat him with great respect and reverance as a holy messenger of God who kicks Satan's butt. You would treat him differently than Bubba from the local auto shop. But you would NOT worship or adore him as God.

Likewise, we venerate Mary as the mother of our King. But we would never worship or adore her.

Contraceptive sex is similar to homosexual "sex," or "sex" with animals: It's using another body for pleasure while having the door closed to new life.

The human sex act is obviously designed for a permanent, exclusive relationship -- between a man and a woman -- in which there is openness to natural conception.

Don't be s science denier. Live clean.

I believe crypto is a great tool with great potential. (I happen to prefer Monero for true privacy and low fees.)

But I wince when I see people treating crypto like the answer to all of humanity's evils.

The only savior we must all look to is not Monero or the lightning network, but Jesus Christ.

We can't take or coins with us when we die -- which will be sooner than we want to believe.

I agree with being more conservative (on political issues) in the most local levels of government.

I understand being politically moderate. I just thought you were saying you were moderate on the federal level with regard to being *pro-life*. That's what I would have a hard time understanding.

Why not full-blown, all-the-way pro-life at every level?

Excepting concessions in order to get something pro-lifeish passed instead of nothing, it makes sense to me to defend life all the way at every level.