Show Notes
Recently Pope Leo caused some controversy in responding to the German Bishops' decision to institute in a formal way the blessing of same sex and irregular unions. Many praised Pope Leo’s quick response to the effect that the Vatican doesn’t agree and that the Germans have been “spoken to”. But others registered puzzlement about what his views on sexual sins really are. While casual comments in an airplane interview can’t be fairly used to determine what anyone’s views are in a considered way, many others, besides the Pope have made statements to the effect that “sexual sins aren’t the worst sins; there are others far worse.” In this video Ralph deals with this question with an answer based on scripture and tradition. While it is certainly the case that sexual sins aren’t the worse sins, it is still very important to pay careful attention to what the Lord does say about the seriousness of sexual sins so we can make appropriate decisions. Articles and resources in this episode: Ralph's new book: The Coming Judgment Article by Dr. Monica Miller: Sex and the Unity of the Catholic Church Article by Dr. Helen Alvare: Sex and Catholic Social Teaching Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu's letter for SECAM: No blessing for homosexual couples in all Churches in Africa 2024 Letter of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Fiducia Supplicans EWTN Article: Vatican publishes 2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany
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