Matt Fradd
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Why the Church Condemns Homosexual Acts
October 08, 2024
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Since its earliest days, Christianity has consistently rejected homosexual acts, basing this stance on both Scripture and the teachings of the Church Fathers. In the Greco-Roman world, where same-sex relations were often practiced, early Christians offered a completely different perspective, one rooted in scripture and the natural law.

What Does the Bible Say?

In the Bible, homosexual acts are never shown in a positive light. In fact, the Scriptures explicitly condemn such behavior. In Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13, men are forbidden from lying with other men as they would with women, calling this an "abomination." In the New Testament, Paul builds on this teaching in Romans 1:26-27, describing homosexual acts as “shameful” and “contrary to nature.” He adds in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:9-10 that those who practice homosexuality will not inherit the kingdom of God.

What the Early Church Taught

The early Church Fathers, such as St. Augustine and St. John Chrysostom, were unanimous in their view that homosexual acts are disordered and contrary to God's design for human sexuality. This understanding was upheld consistently for nearly 2,000 years. It wasn’t until the 1970s that a prominent Christian figure—Fr. John McNeill, a Catholic priest—made the first significant attempt to reinterpret Scripture in a way that sought to validate homosexual acts. (If there were earlier instances, please correct me in the comments section, but I searched dilligently and couldn't find any.) McNeill argued that the biblical verses condemning such acts could be understood differently, suggesting they might not be morally wrong. This revisionist interpretation represented a stark departure from the long-standing and consistent Christian teaching on the matter.

The Historic Christian Position

The Church's teaching is clear: homosexual acts violate natural law and God’s will for human beings. Sexual union is meant to be between a man and a woman, both for the purpose of bringing new life into the world and for deepening their bond within marriage. Homosexual acts, which separate these two purposes, cannot fulfill God’s design for sexuality.

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In their eagerness to proclaim the unity of God and man in Christ, some heretics went to the opposite extreme and taught that not only was there one person, but also a single nature, in God and man. This error took its rise from Arius. To defend his position that those scriptural passages where Christ is represented as being inferior to the Father, must refer to the Son of God Himself, regarded in His assuming nature, Arius taught that in Christ there is no other soul than the Word of God who, he maintained, took the place of the soul in Christ’s body. Thus when Christ says, in John 14:28, “The Father is greater than I,” or when He is introduced as praying or as being sad, such matters are to be referred to the very nature of the Son of God. If this were so, the union of God’s Son with man would be effected not only in the person, but also in the nature. For, as we know, the unity of human nature arises from the union of soul and body.

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