The Vatican Says That They May Accept Gays Into The Catholic Church

The Catholic Church is really going way off the doctrines of the church. I recently made a post why catholics might not make heaven and I've stated clearly that I'm not a hater of the Catholic Church and the bible says we should hate all appearance of evil, We all know what is good and bad. Now the Vatican wants to accept GAYS!! Into the Church of Christ. What is this world turning into. Here's an extract from reuters

(Reuters) - In a dramatic shift in tone, a
Vatican document said on Monday that
homosexuals had "gifts and qualities to
offer" and asked if Catholicism could accept
gays and recognize positive aspects of same-
sex couples.
The document, prepared after a week of
discussions at an assembly of 200 bishops on
the family, said the Church should challenge
itself to find "a fraternal space" for
homosexuals without compromising Catholic
doctrine on family and matrimony.
While the text did not signal any change in
the Church's condemnation of homosexual
acts or its opposition to gay marriage, it
used language that was less judgmental and
more compassionate than past Vatican
statements under previous popes.
The document will be the basis for
discussion for the second and final week of
the assembly, known as a synod, which was
called by Pope Francis and focuses on the
theme of the family.
It will also serve for further reflection
among Catholics around the world ahead of
another, definitive synod next year.
"Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to
offer the Christian community: are we
capable of welcoming these people,
guaranteeing to them a further space in our
communities? Often they wish to encounter
a Church that offers them a welcoming
home," said the document, known by its
Latin name "relatio".
"Are our communities capable of proving
that, accepting and valuing their sexual
orientation, without compromising Catholic
doctrine on the family and matrimony?" it
asked.
John Thavis, Vatican expert and author of
the bestselling 2013 book "The Vatican
Diaries", called the document "an
earthquake" in the Church's attitude
towards gays.
"The document clearly reflects Pope Francis'
desire to adopt a more merciful pastoral
approach on marriage and family issues," he
said.
A number of participants at the closed-door
synod have said the Church should tone
down its condemnatory language when
referring to gay couples and avoid phrases
such as "intrinsically disordered" when
speaking of homosexuals.
That was the phrase used by former Pope
Benedict in a document written before his
election, when he was still Cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger and head of the Vatican's doctrinal
department.
EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE
The language and tone of Monday's
document, read to the assembly in the
presence of Pope Francis, appeared to show
that the advocates of a more merciful tone
toward homosexuals and Catholics in so-
called "irregular situations" had prevailed.
It said that the 1.2 billion-member Church
should see the development of its position
on homosexuals as "an important educational
challenge" for the global institution.
While the Church continued to affirm that
gay unions "cannot be considered on the
same footing as matrimony between man
and woman", it should recognize that there
could be positive aspects to relationships in
same-sex couples.
"Without denying the moral problems
connected to homosexual unions it has to be
noted that there are cases in which mutual
aid to the point of sacrifice constitutes a
precious support in the life of the partners,"
the document said.
Pope Francis has said the Church must be
more compassionate with homosexuals,
saying last year: "If a person is gay and
seeks God and has good will, who am I to
judge."
The Church teaches that while homosexual
tendencies are not sinful, homosexual acts
are.
The document also showed considerable
opening to heterosexual couples who were
married only in civil services or who were
living together, mentioning "positive aspects"
of such unions, especially if the couple saw
them as a prelude to marriage in the
Church.
While Church marriages clearly were "the
ideal" for Catholics, it said, there were
"constructive elements in those situations
that do not yet or no longer correspond to
that ideal".
Catholics used to call such cohabitation
arrangements "living in sin", another phrase
that bishops at the synod were urged not to
use when speaking about these couples.
(Additional reporting by Tom Heneghan;
Editing by Crispian Balmer)