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SAME-SEX RELATIONS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: HOW LAW AND DOCTRINE HAVE EVOLVED, 1820–2020

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2020

Charles J. Reid Jr.
Charles J. Reid Jr.*
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Professor, School of Law, University of St. Thomas
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Abstract

This article surveys the evolution of the Catholic Church's official response to same-sex relations over the last two centuries. While the church has not altered its condemnation of same-sex relations, the justifications it offers for this negative judgment have shifted substantially, and they have moved, especially recently, in a direction that makes possible the acceptance of same-sex relations at some future—and perhaps not too-distant—date. This article explores the manualist tradition of the nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries; twentieth-century developments in canon law; and the period of retrenchment and reaction under popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Its final section looks at developments under Pope Francis. It closes by considering the way the church's teaching shifted over the course of its history—penance and the forgiveness of sins; anti-Semitism; and the sin against natural-law of taking interest on a loan (usury). It proposes that we might witness the church undergo a similar shift on same-sex relations.

Keywords

same-sex relationscanon lawRoman Rotamanualist traditionFreudian psychiatryJohn Paul IIdoctrinal changeSensus Fideliumanti-Semitism
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Journal of Law and Religion , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , August 2019 , pp. 210 - 244
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Copyright © Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 2019

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165 Coram Burke, RRDec 90: 515.

166 Coram Burke, 515.

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168 Coram Burke, 516.

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175 Coram Burke, RRDec 90: 524–25.

176 John Paul II, “Discorso di Giovanni Paolo II ai Membri del Tribunale della Rota Romana” [Address by John Paul II to the members of the tribunal of the Roman Rota (February 5, 1987), §4, https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/speeches/1987/february/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19870205_roman-rota.html (in Italian) (“inconciliabile con gli elementi essenziali dell'antropologia cristiana, perché chiusa ai valori e significati che trasecendono il dato immanente e che permettono all'uomo di orientarsi verso l'amore di Dio e del prossimo come sua ultima vocazione” [irreconcilable with the essential elements of Christian anthropology, and closed to the value and significance of that immanent and transcendent fact which directs man in his orientation to God and his final vocation]). (My translation.)

177 Coram Burke, RRDec 90: 528.

178 Coram Burke, 528–29. Cf. Burke, Cormac, “Does Homosexuality Nullify a Marriage? Canon Law and Recent Developments in Psychology and Psychiatry,” in Same-Sex Attraction: A Parent's Guide, ed. Harvey, John F. and Bradley, Gerard V. (South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 2003), 33–49Google Scholar. Burke there even more directly announced his opposition to trends in modern science: “Even if the majority of psychiatrists—for whatever reasons—were to conclude that homosexuality is no longer to be considered a disorder, Christian anthropology cannot accept this conclusion.” Burke, “Does Homosexuality Nullify a Marriage?,” 39.

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185 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, §5.

186 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, §7 (“moral disorder”), §9 (“pressure groups”).

187 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, §12.

188 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Some Considerations Concerning the Response to Legislative Proposals on the Non-Discrimination of Homosexual Persons” (July 24, 1992), §10, http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19920724_homosexual-persons_en.html.

189 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Some Considerations Concerning the Response to Legislative Proposals,” §12.

190 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Some Considerations Concerning the Response to Legislative Proposals,” §15.

191 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons” (June 6, 2003), §7, http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html.

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209 Charles J. Reid, Jr., “The Pope Said ‘Gay’—What Happens Next?” (blog), Huffington Post, August 1, 2013 (updated October 1, 2013), https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-pope-said-gay-what-ha_b_3683862.

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211 Spadaro, “A Big Heart Open to God.”

212 Spadaro.

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216 Stephanie Kirchgaessner, “Pope Francis Tells Gay Man: God Made You Like This,” Guardian, May 20, 2018.

217 Nicole Winfield, “LGBT Community Cheers Pope Francis’ ‘God Made You Like This’ Remark,” America, May 21, 2018; Inés San Martín, “Abuse Victim Says Pope Francis Told Him ‘Being Gay Doesn't Matter,’” Crux, May 21, 2018.

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221 Synod of Bishops, “The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization,” para. 117.

222 Joshua J. McElwee, “Among First Synod Discussions: Changing Harsh Language, Trying ‘Graduality,’” National Catholic Reporter, October 7, 2014.

223 McElwee, “Among First Synod Discussions.”

224 Emma Green, “The Vatican's New Stance toward Gays and Divorcees,” Atlantic, October 13, 2014.

225 Lizzy Davies, “Vatican: ‘Homosexuals Have Gifts and Qualities to Offer Christians,’” Guardian, October 13, 2014.

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229 Jonathan Capehart, “Pope Francis and Gays Will Win by Losing This Round on Synod Draft,” Washington Post, October 20, 2014.

230 Andrew Brown, “A Catholic Church Schism under Pope Francis Isn't Out of the Question,” Guardian, October 30, 2014.

231 John Bingham and Andrea Vogt, “Vatican Call for Church to Welcome Gay People Did Not Go ‘Far Enough’—Cardinal Vincent Nichols,” Telegraph, October 19, 2014.

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233 John A. Dick, “Belgian Bishop Advocates Church Recognition of Gay Relationships,” National Catholic Reporter, December 30, 2014.

234 Johan Bonny, “Synod on the Family: Expectations of a Diocesan Bishop,” trans. Brian Doyle, September 1, 2014, 14, https://www.associationofcatholicpriests.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SYNOD-ON-FAMILY-ENG.pdf.

235 Sarah McDonald, “Cardinal Marx: Society Must Create Structures to Respect Gay Rights,” National Catholic Reporter, June 28, 2016.

236 Anian Christoph Wimmer, “Cardinal Marx Endorses Blessing Ceremonies for Same-Sex Couples,” Crux, February 4, 2018; Michael J. O'Laughlin, “German Cardinal Urges Pastoral Care of Gay Couples,” America, February 7, 2018; cf. Francis Z. Rocca, “The Catholic Church's Looming Fight over Same-Sex Blessings,” Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2018.

237 Joyce Duriga, “Chicago Archdiocesan Outreach to Gay Community Remembers Orlando Victims,” Catholic News Service, June 21, 2016; Michael J. O'Laughlin, “Chicago's Cardinal Cupich: Saying Gay, Lesbian, and LGBT Is a Step toward Respect,” America, July 18, 2017.

238 Vikki Ortiz Healy and Manya Brachear Pashman, “Cupich's Influence to Grow as Cardinal: Archbishop Carries out Pope's Vision in Chicago and Now on Global Scale,” Chicago Tribune, November 18, 2016.

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