We Must Respond To Contemporary Issues In The Roman Catholic Tradition

The Roman Catholic Tradition faces challenges from contemporary and social issues within the community. The Church must respond to these internal and external challenges and follow the teachings in the bible. A major contemporary issue in today’s society is homosexuality and same sex marriage. The Roman Catholic Tradition has a certain vision on this issue and has responded in a number of different ways.

The Roman Catholic Tradition continuously responds to many contemporary issues in a rapidly changing society. The Church focuses on a society based on God is the symbol of love and the church is an inclusive community. It is a society which wants justice for all which is brought about by the action of people following Jesus example of “loving
They both don’t accept gay marriage as a proper sacrament and legitimate relationship status. The Roman Catholic Tradition “has always declared that ‘homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered” (CCC 2357). De-facto relationships are widely accepted in Australia and carry no penalty, however same- sex attracted couples are not entitled to the same benefits that male-female de-facto relationships are entitled to. This can be seen as a form of discrimination and should be condemned by the Church that teaches Ultimate Reality is the symbol of love, but they both have the same views on gay marriage. One of the main religious beliefs of the church in the reason they deny the recognition of gay marriage is that it is unnatural in the eyes of God. God created marriage with the intention that they would “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28) and therefore such homosexual unions are unhelpful to the procreation and survival of the human race. The only change in moral beliefs occurred one day when the Government allowed gay marriage for one day only in Canberra. This was seen as a big step in the movement towards recognising homosexual couples as normal and treating them accordingly. The Roman Catholic Church however has remained true to it’s stance since day one and as represented in the sacred text of the bible. The Church has always tried to resist any attempt to be modernised but a change occurred when Paul VI wrote Humanae Vitae. This letter addresses the challenges faced to the Church and their beliefs on the issues. The letter reads about marriage, “For the natural law, too, declares the will of God, and its faithful observance is necessary for men's eternal salvation.” (Humanae Vitae) The