noelc

Kath, I've just joined this forum. I'm almost ten years older than you are. I'm preparing a book on sexual morality for publication, and I was going to attach the chapter on the issue you asked about. Unfortunately it's more KB than this site will permit. So I guess if you'd like to read it, you'll have to send a request to nhpcoop@yahoo.ca

It's from a Roman Catholic point of view, but the good news is that there are some Catholics who consider themselves progressive.

Noel

Hi Don,

 

This information is good to know, thank you! I can imagine it's a fairly local situation, but I'm glad strides have been made. I've no doubt that those who have a rigid anti position will eventually fall by the wayside, just as the 'elders' in the OPC I once briefly belonged to who were opposed to any change at all (because it made them uncomfortable to deal with it all in their old age). Insert: To be honest, the person opposing a change in the church which was the "Christian" thing to do was very old, but I'm sure younger people supported his position as well. This is when you get to the nitty gritty and can actually challenge them as to exactly what it is that makes them feel uncomfortable. I find that people are either seekers or like things status quo and the reasons are simplistic to me. I take nothing on authority. I never really have in my whole 62 years of life since I first learned there was a thing called contradiction. It's not easy to be a rebel

 

Kath