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Why are there heretics? Why don't they think acts of sodomy are sins? Because of sin and ignorance, the "mystery of iniquity" (2 Thes. 2:7).
Specifically, though, because they think condemning h*m*sexual acts (like condemning acts of contraception, adultery, divorce, and concubinage) is not "inclusive", "welcoming", "compassionate", "pastoral", or "civil".
Here is how some U.S. bishops unfaithful to Church teaching on h*m*sexuality or LGBT ideology put it:
courtesy: Faithful Shepherds
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Why do bishops (catholic) in some dioceses say that the Pope is outdated and ignoring scripture by refusing same-sex couples the sacrament of marriage ...
I don't know if this is simply a misunderstanding:
I'm living in Germany (just like the Bishop mentioned in your link) and last week I was talking to other people of my parish.
It turned out that (the German translation of) the Vatican's statement can be understood in different ways. The two extremes are:
(Of course, some meanings "in the middle" are also possible.)
These are two completely different possible meanings of exactly the same statement.
It seems to me that many people here in Germany understood the statement of the Vatican in a way that comes quite close to the second meaning!
I doubt that the bishop mentioned in the link really thinks that something similar to a sacrament should be introduced in the Catholic Church.
It is just speculation, but I think that the bishop understood the Vatican's statement in the second way (just like many Germans did) and actually wants to say that he refuses that second meaning of the statement.
Unfortunately, in the last few years it happened very often that statements of German Catholics (both statements of bishops and lays!) were mis-understood in the Vatican as well as by the press in countries that do not speak German.
As a consequence, the press in the other countries falsely reported that some German Catholics made a certain statement.