SYRO-MALABAR CHURCH RESISTS GAY ‘MARRIAGE’ RULING

Bishops: Legalizing same-sex 'marriage' could lead to pedophilia, incest

The ancient Syro-Malabar Church is opposing the Supreme Court of India's attempt to legalize same-sex "marriage," stating that it is "a denial of human nature constituted as male and female and an injustice to the family system and society."

On Thursday, the Eastern Rite Catholic Church issued a statement warning that "legalizing same-sex marriage could lead to calls for the legalization of sexual perversions such as attraction to children, attraction to animals and attraction between blood relatives."

The church's Public Affairs Commission, which released the statement, argued that "same-sex marriage violates the right of children to be born and raised within a marriage" and that it "unequivocally declares the position that marriage is a relationship between a woman and a man."

"The Church, which adheres to Scripture, tradition and Church teachings, opposes efforts to legalize same-sex marriage," the statement maintained. "Same-sex marriage is a negation of the natural order of relationships between a man and a woman."

The Syro-Malabar Church's statement is in response to India's federal government, which has called for public responses to a petition in the Supreme Court seeking legal validation of "same-sex marriage."

While India's Hindu nationalist government is opposed to legalizing homosexual "marriage," two petitions filed by homosexual couples are campaigning for legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act.

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/syro-malabar-church-resists-gay-marriage-ruling

PAULIST MOTHER CHURCH DISPLAYS ‘GOD IS TRANS’ EXHIBIT

Parish priest preaches 'Christ is lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer'

A prestigious Manhattan church, notorious for pushing pro-LGBT propaganda, has divided parishioners after it displayed a "God Is Trans" exhibit next to the high altar.

In defiance of the Vatican's rulings against gender ideology, the parish of St. Paul the Apostle is showcasing Adah Unachukwu's blasphemous exhibit titled "God Is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey," the New York Post reported Sunday.

The high-profile parish in the archdiocese of New York is the mother church of the Paulist Fathers — the first order of Catholic priests founded in the United States. The church advertises a gay-friendly 5 p.m. Sunday Mass and an "Out at St. Paul" LGBT ministry.

The "God Is Trans" installation "maps the queer spiritual journey by three significant points: sacrifice, identity and communion," a description for Unachukwu's artwork reads.

"In sacrifice, parishioners are asked to 'shed an old life and personhood in order to be able to focus on your spiritual need," it adds.

"There is no devil, just past selves," Unachukwu explains.

"Identity is the most impactful part of the exhibition," the display states. "What does holiness look like? What does your god look like? Are those two portrayals that can be merged?"

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/god-is-trans-exhibition