BUDAPEST, Hungary, January.
8/
Christian Newswire/
-- The Christian fish symbol is an ancient and
sacred symbol for the persecuted Christians in
the 1st century, as well as contemporary
believers in Christ. But that symbol which
showed that Christians identified with each
other in their obedience to follow Christ is
taking on a whole new meaning. The Catholic
Archdiocese of Los Angeles, as one of their
ministries, ‘Ministry with Lesbians and Gay
Catholics’ decided to make the sacred fish
symbol into a rainbow fish symbol pin.
As most people
know, the homosexual community has long used the
rainbow as a symbol of their solidarity with the
movement to legitimize homosexuality in their
communities. From the Diocese’ own website, it
states “See in the fish pin a sign of
recognition of our lesbian and gay sisters and
brothers. The pin signals solidarity with all
people of faith who promote justice and
inclusively for every person in their faith
communities.”
http://www.archdiocese.la/ministry/mlgc/index.php
Phil
Magnan, the Director of Biblical Family
Advocates, a Christian ministry to promote
biblical morality had this to say in response,
“I was somewhat stunned that such a large
Catholic Diocese which represents millions of
Catholics would ignore the mandates of their own
faith, which says “The Catholic Church thus
teaches: "Basing itself on sacred Scripture,
“homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity,
tradition has always declared that homosexual
acts are intrinsically disordered.”
http://www.catholic.com/library/Homosexuality.asp
“To actually put the
rainbow colors on such a sacred symbol for the
Christian is an affront to the faith of not only
the early church believers, but those of us who
know that homosexuality and its colors have no
place representing historical Christianity that
upholds holiness and morality, very highly.”
“What if I was to start a group to accept
adulterers, would I have them put some kind of
symbol to show our acceptance of adultery? All
sexual relationships outside of a heterosexual
marriage are acting outside of God’s natural
order for the family. There are so many reasons
why same sex relationships hurt both the
participant as well as society. And even worse,
it is a grave sin before God.”
http://www.bfamilyadvocates.com/homosexuality.htm
Magnan continued, “The Holy Scriptures clearly
teach against homosexual relationships and that
those who do such things will not inherit the
kingdom of heaven. When you look at this
Catholic ministry to gays it seems more of a
call for people to accept their immoral
orientation rather than a ministry to rescue
them out of their depravity. Christ’ love for
our neighbor is calling them out of the darkness
of sin, calling them to repentance. Acceptance
or tolerance of homosexuality or any other sin
puts us at enmity with God Himself. The Catholic
Archdiocese in Los Angeles should be clearly
reaching out in compassion to the homosexual
community, but it should also clearly denounce
that such lifestyles are sinful and destructive.
The gospel of Jesus Christ was not only meant to
offer forgiveness of sin, but freedom from it.”
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