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ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN AND THE CHURCH'S TEACHING ON HOMOSEXUAL ACTS

(1) Dublins Archbishop Diarmuid Martin Refuses to Endorse Church Teaching Again

Iona Catholic, Saturday, January 10, 2009

Archbishop Martin

The Archbishop of Dublin was asked by Vincent Brown - "do you think child sexual abuse is a moral evil?" to which the Archbishop replied, after several attempts, and repeating of the question, "I have no idea".

Well, no, that didn't actually happen - what the Archbishop said was "I would kill anyone who touched the children of friends of mine" which is rather strong for a bishop but good punter friendly language to get the masses on side before the reports come out and makes clear that the Archbishop recognises sin when he sees it.

The Archbishop of Dublin was then asked by Vincent Brown - "do you think homosexual acts are a moral evil?" to which the Archbishop replied, after several attempts, and repeating of the question,"I have no idea".

This time it did actually happen.

So for all the talk of anthropology, caring relationships, uniqueness of marriage, it comes down to that - a reluctance by a Catholic bishop to confirm and deliver basis Catholic teaching. Of course he could nuance it. Of course he could point out that homosexual sins aren't worse than other sins. But if he can't bring himself to confirm the sinfulness of the act, where can he go from there?

Perhaps he was too busy in his head trying to think how to answer the question as to whether he wanted to remain as Archbishop of Dublin or return to Rome.

Video of Vincent Brown show on TV3 on Jan 7th 2008.
http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=4294&locID=1.65.169&date=2009-01-07&date_mode=0&page=1&show_cal=&newspanel=1&showspanel=&web_only=&full_episodes=

Dr Martin's replies when asked about moral status of homosexual acts is in the last quarter of the interview.

In the course of the television interview, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is given a splendid chance to witness to the integrity and truth of Catholic teaching. So here he is in action:

Interviewer: You can say yes or no to my question: do you think that people -- homosexual people -- who engage in homosexual sexual relations are engaged in an intrinsic moral evil?

Archbishop: I would not make a judgment, again, on ... on ... on ... on ... on individual people. I have no idea.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

You (and others) have seriously rattled the Archbishop of Dublin, please see http://dublindiocese.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1392&Itemid=669

January 16, 2009 4:34 AM

http://ionacatholic.blogspot.com/2009/01/dublins-archbishop-diarmuid-martin.html

 

(2) Archdiocese of Dublin - Press Release
Church Teaching on Mutuality of the Sexes - 15/1/09

In a recent television interview, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was quizzed about the significance of certain phrases taken, often in isolation, from documents of the Church on homosexuality.

In response the first question of the interview Archbishop Martin clearly and without hesitation replied that he fully accepted the teaching of the Church on the morality of homosexual acts in its entirety.

In a later section of the interview Archbishop Martin was asked a question which touched on the moral culpability of individuals. He replied that he could not make generalized statements about individual situations, noting “I do not know”, in a sense in which the “not knowing” referred not to the Church’s teaching but to the specific circumstances of individuals.

Unfortunately, many anonymous sources have spread the view that Archbishop Martin had refused to endorse Catholic teaching. One website even invites its readers to begin looking at the interview a full two minutes after the point where the Archbishop spoke of his full adherence to the teaching of the Church.

Archbishop Martin confirms once again his complete adherence to this teaching which also constitutes the norm for teaching and preaching in the diocese.

The Archbishop has repeatedly, over a number of years, stressed how the Church’s position on human sexuality is based on a vision in which the mutuality of the sexes is recognised as something anthropologically unique and irreplaceable and not as a simple cultural construct which can be adapted and changed.

The relevant church teachings are reproduced here

Catechism of the Catholic Church
(2357, 2358, 2359)

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm

Considerations regarding proposals to give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons (June 3, 2003)

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html

Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons (1/10/1986)

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19861001_homosexual-persons_en.html

Persona Humana Declaration on certain questions concerning sexual ethics

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19751229_persona-humana_en.html

 

(3) Is Dublin's Archbishop Diarmuid Marting being Intellectually Honest?

Iona Catholic, Friday, January 16, 2009

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Archbishop of Dublin has taken umbrage at people stating the obvious meaning of the words and phrases that he uses when he approaches the issue of homosexual acts. This time concerning his interview with Vincent Browne.

For the umteempth time, he claims that he has been mis-understood again! Yet another clarification is offered.

The problem is not that he is mis-understood, the problem is his refusal to publicly attest to the immorality of homosexual acts and publicly declare that he is opposed to the legalisation of gay / civil union. It is really that simple.

Until Dr Martin does both these things it is difficult to see anything but his refusal to publicly endorse Church teaching.

He says below he does not know about the moral culpability of individuals in regards homosexual acts.

Thing is, as he should well know - An intrinsically evil act is one that is objectively wrong in and of itself, and which therefore can never be justified by circumstances or consequences.

There are no circumstances in which an intrinsically evil act - such as homosexual acts - would be morally good.

So his reply of not knowing subjective moral culpability is nonsense - We must ask if he is being  intellectually honest on this matter?


Securus iudicat orbis terrarum ("The whole world will safely judge"), declared St. Augustine of the Church's all-embracing Catholicity.

http://ionacatholic.blogspot.com/2009/01/im-good-catholic-really-i-am-claims.html