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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Catholic, I am a sinner. I sin every day; however, I still continue to BELIEVE all the church's teachings regarding faith and morals, and strive to follow Christ's commands despite my imperfections.

The flawed logic in "Cafeteria Catholics" is that in disagreeing with the Church's teachings on various teachings (pro-life, homosexual BEHAVIOR, fornication, adultery, etc), they no longer BELIEVE that certain acts/behaviors are sinful anymore, tricking themselves (through rationalization) that engaging in these acts/behaviors is therefore perfectly acceptable to God.

Seriously, there are tens of thousands of Protestant Christian denominations out there to fit just about any cafeteria line there is. Why not respect that the Catholic Church for standing up for their "unpopular" convictions with regard to moral issues?[/quote]

So are you saying that a Catholic who supports gay rights even though they are straight themself, faithful to their spouse and try to live a moral life should join a Protestant denomination because they don't agree with the Church?[/quote]
I guarantee you that a "Catholic" who supports gay rights, also holds other beliefs that contradict the Church's teaching, so yes. I don't understand people who bitch about the Catholic church not changing their religious views. I wouldn't claim to be an Orthodox Jew and then dismiss all the Jewish laws and bitch about how outdated and irrelevant those laws/beliefs are. That's idiotic.  [/quote]

It's funny, you sound exactly like a rules-obsessed martinet that Pope Francis recently rebuked "disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed insistently". Given that Benedict was basically the nadir of the modern Church, I've got a feeling you're in for a very long couple of millennia.[/quote]
The Pope can say whatever he wants, and it can be interpreted 50 different ways, but in the Church's 2000+ year history, the doctrines/dogmas of the Catholic Church have NEVER changed. The pope's personal views are his personal views, but he is only infallible when speaking ex cathedra about dogmas/doctrines of the faith. There have been bad popes throughout the ages, but the teachings contained within the Catechism of the Catholic Church are clear, have stood the test of time, and aren't going to change. [/quote]

Oh please.

No, the doctrines/dogmas of the Catholic Church have NEVER changed. Only their interpretation.[/quote]
No, only lay Catholic's interpretation, which is why we have the current problem of moral relativism. The Church's position on moral issues have never changed. [/quote]

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