Let me preface this blog entry by saying that I am not "against" gay people! Someone can be a genuinely wonderful person and be gay. It's not my business what a person does with their personal life behind closed doors. Be they hetero or homo, it's not my business as long as they are not hurting anyone else. I also do not disagree with gay-unions. Gay people should be allowed to enjoy the same rights as married people. I do however, disagree with calling it marriage. If you want to be together, that's fine. Just call it something else (not MARRIAGE). I do feel sorry for gay people. I feel sorry for their souls that they will not be able to enter into heaven.
With that being said, I am really disturbed by the interview I just read by Elton John! Elton, you are a wonderful song writer and I have always enjoyed your music and your crazy costumes! You are a fabulous entertainer! But, you MUST be living in one of your fantasy worlds, if you think that Jesus would be in favor of gay marriage. You can read the full story here.
During the interview Elton John refers to Pope Francis as being "wonderful" and says "He's excited me so much by his humanity and taking everything down to the humility of faith...it's all basically about love and taking everybody in inclusiveness". "If Jesus Christ was alive today, I cannot see him... saying this could not happen,". Yes, Jesus was about love and compassion. But, he was also about upholding God's word in the bible. There are at least 3 places within the bible that are specifically against homosexuality. Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-27 and 1st Corinthians 6:9.
Unfortunately, Pope Francis and many other Christian leaders are giving up the core values of Christianity in order to include and not alienate many people. Well, I think they have it backwards! The church shouldn't change to include people, people should change to be included! But, that is definitely a blog for another day.
For now, I will just continue to pray for people like Elton John. But, please do not put words into my Saviour's mouth just because a Catholic leader has given you the false impression that your lifestyle is acceptable from a Christian point of view.
