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Not sure what post you are responding to here.
Interesting theology. There has always been a question as to how long the Eucharist remains the Body and Blood once it is in the digestive system. The fact that the baby does not "share" directly in what the mother ingests may be a stumbling block for your idea.
I am sympathetic to your points about communion and reconciliation. There has been a lot of discussion, of both a theological and practical nature, on how and when these sacraments should be first given. The process the Church currently follows is a little odd. It seems they are applying the process used for adults entering the Church to little children. Not at all the same.
It would be nice if the Eucharist was "medicine for sin". Instead it is more of a reward for the "healthy". Those most in need of it are denied it. That theology does not compute with the inclusiveness of Jesus in the Gospel, who literally embraced the most unworthy. The "wisdom" of the Church turns that completely around.
I agree about the importance of being more than pro-birth. The teaching of the Church has moved in that direction, but most Catholics, including many voices of traditional views, have not kept pace.
Thus, babies receive First Communion while still in the womb. Therefore, it is cruel to have a fetus receiving and then deny them for 7yrs until they can articulate transubstantiation. Not that I disagree with transubstantiation, I do agree with it and find it to be the best way to explain the change that happens. Its precisely because I agree that I do not wish to see babies cut off from communion.
Abortion: I think you have the idea. The big problem is having a consistent life ethic, which is a difficulty for many, including Catholics.OK some of my doubts.
Abortion? Terrible but occasionally appropriate, if the context is horrendous.
Married Priests? yes good idea
Original Sin ? Currently I believe the Adam and Eve story but that might evolve too.
Gay priests: mm, the parish should know they are gay.
Heaven? may exist but will be totally different to what we expect( if we get there)
Purgatory: sounds like a stretch, not sure
Hell: can't be worse than what some have suffered here on Earth
How would parishes react, knowing their priest is gay? Is that a strange question?
At a former parish we had a priest who was assumed to be gay. He was there awhile and well-liked. He did a lot for that parish and was excellent at counseling people. I never heard anyone speak negatively about him or his apparent sexual orientation. But since that parish had suffered from some abusive priests in the past, if he had stepped out of line it would not have been ignored.How would parishes react, knowing their priest is gay? Is that a strange question?
I don't know if such a category exists, but I would label myself as a "Christian humanist of the Catholic faith".
We should distinguish between the Church accepting gay marriage as a Christian marriage, and the Church accepting the right of homosexuals to marry in state ceremonies, and have all the civil rights of anyone else.I think America is way ahead of Australia in regard to tolerance of these things. Me too I guess. I am not sure I agree with gay marriage but I am willing to admit my view is behind the times. Despite my liberal stance in general, I do have a few dinosaurial opinions.
. That's esteemed company. There seem to have been several noted humanists named Thomas, some of them Catholic.As I recall, Thomas More was a Christian humanist of the Catholic faith.
A lot of people would agree with you here, including me.I feel like the Pope has tried to bring this to light in by saying "who am I to judge" in reference to same sex couples, but I don't see this same level of brotherhood by many bishops, priests and parishioners on the topic.
The Catholic Church does seem to have a very unhealthy obsession with sexuality, doesn't it?
At times it seems that sexual sins are the only ones they worry about.
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