Abstract
Abstract There is room for everyone in the Catholic Church, but there is no consent for same-sex marriage in that Church as marriage only between a baptized man and a woman is a sacrament. Same-sex marriage is inconsistent with the Holy Scripture where marriage is based on God’s natural law. This official Scripture’s interpretation results in lack of possibility to reconciliate the official teaching of the Church with the recognition of same-sex marriage. The world is moving forward and so are the opinions of Christians and their growing support for same-sex marriage. Such marriage is recognized in thirty states worldwide, including states with dominant Catholic religion. Regardless the official teaching, the Catholic Church’s position is not uniform. The paper discusses the official interpretation of the Scripture concerning homosexuals, analyses the position of the Catholic Church toward same-sex marriage and indicates differences in Christians’ attitudes with respect to same-sex couples in Western and Eastern Europe.
Highlights
Over the past few years, important changes have taken place with regard to the recognition of rights of homosexual persons and same-sex marriage across Europe
The aim of the paper is to discuss the stance of the Catholic Church on homosexuality and same-sex marriage, and to present states that allow one to marry a person of the same sex and those that recognise such marriage
Same-sex marriage is inconsistent with the Holy Scripture as marriage is based on God’s natural law
Summary
Over the past few years, important changes have taken place with regard to the recognition of rights of homosexual persons and same-sex marriage across Europe. The trend toward growth of same-sex partnerships is irreversible, stemming from a transformation in the understanding of privacy and the ways in which it is manifested, secularization, or the globalization of societies Not surprisingly, these phenomena find their articulation in the postulation of recognition of same-sex unions. The aim of the paper is to discuss the stance of the Catholic Church on homosexuality and same-sex marriage, and to present states that allow one to marry a person of the same sex and those that recognise such marriage.
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