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What has the Catholic Church opposed?

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  • 08-02-2010 7:47pm
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    Potency
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    Hi, I usually don't like to get involved with any religion debates or talk of any kind, but I'm doing a project for school and need some facts, rather than my beliefs. I've tried to google but come up with nothing so if anyone has any links please post!

    What things have the Catholic church opposed but in the views of MOST people were wrong? for example, birth control. Gay marriage may be another

    Cheers


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    Wacker
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    Has opposed or does oppose? Big difference.


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    Potency
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭Potency


    Either, I suppose. Sorry to be vague


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    Fanny Cradock
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    Do you mean "view as wrong now"?


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    Wacker
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    Potency wrote: »
    Either, I suppose. Sorry to be vague
    Where to begin in that case? How about the heliocentrism?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentric


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    Hiawog
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    You could argue that out of the recent inquiries, where the evidence presented showed bishops negligent in reporting abusive priests to the legal authorities, the church showed itself to be against man made laws when it so suited them.


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    Fanny Cradock
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    Wacker wrote: »
    Where to begin in that case? How about the heliocentrism?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentric

    It seems the truth is a little more nuanced than that. The article alludes to this.


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    DogmaticLefty
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    Potency wrote: »
    Hi, I usually don't like to get involved with any religion debates or talk of any kind, but I'm doing a project for school and need some facts, rather than my beliefs. I've tried to google but come up with nothing so if anyone has any links please post!

    What things have the Catholic church opposed but in the views of MOST people were wrong? for example, birth control. Gay marriage may be another

    Cheers

    I suppose bad news will always be more appealing to the bottom-feeders than the Good News.


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    Fanny Cradock
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    DogmaticLefty wrote: »
    I suppose bad news will always be more appealing to the bottom-feeders than the Good News.

    Careful!

    Make sure to familiarise yourself with the charter.


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    Saint Ruth
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    Well, that depends.
    If you restrict it to what does the Church teach that a lot of Catholics disagree with, then perhaps:
    - married priests
    - contraceptive

    Then of course, what Church teachings do most non-practicing-Catholic Librerals disagree with, then there's
    - abortion
    - gay marriage (it's debatable whether "most" people agree with this...we'll hae to wait for a Referendum to find out ;) )
    - divorce
    - euthenasia
    - women priests
    ...etc...etc...etc...

    Also note that some Church teachings (dogma) are eternal and will never change.
    Others (married priests/the old eating meat on Friday etc etc) are just Church rules and can change. And others were of course just intellectual theories (limbo and heliocentrism) and never unchangeable dogma.


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    kelly1
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    Potency wrote: »
    What things have the Catholic church opposed but in the views of MOST people were wrong?
    Do you mean that that people thought the Church was wrong or that they were in agreement with the Church? Are you talking about dissent?


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    DogmaticLefty
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    Saint Ruth wrote: »
    - abortion
    - gay marriage (it's debatable whether "most" people agree with this...we'll hae to wait for a Referendum to find out ;) )
    - divorce
    - euthenasia
    - women priests

    Ah yes, the great thorny issues that people get fixated on. There's so much more depth and meaning in the Church than what you read in the popular press.


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