I’m cynical, but a Catholic friend argues that the church’s resistance to change is natural if you consider how long it has existed. Big changes take decades, if not longer. She argues that whilst this sucks for many Catholics who are struggling with a disconnect between their faith and the church in the here and now, that slower changes in the church’s stance towards LGBTQ people will make those changes more resilient in the long term.
Effectively, she’s saying that on this path, she believes that in 200 years from now, the church will likely still exist and be pushing for LGBTQ rights, and that by operating on a different timescale to countries’ politics, they will be an especially effective advocate. An example she used was how Trump’s administration has contributed to fickle corporations opting out of pride stuff. For better or for worse, the church is less fickle.
For context, my friend is queer and is in community with trans people (including trans Catholics), but is not trans herself.
I’m cynical, but a Catholic friend argues that the church’s resistance to change is natural if you consider how long it has existed. Big changes take decades, if not longer. She argues that whilst this sucks for many Catholics who are struggling with a disconnect between their faith and the church in the here and now, that slower changes in the church’s stance towards LGBTQ people will make those changes more resilient in the long term.
Effectively, she’s saying that on this path, she believes that in 200 years from now, the church will likely still exist and be pushing for LGBTQ rights, and that by operating on a different timescale to countries’ politics, they will be an especially effective advocate. An example she used was how Trump’s administration has contributed to fickle corporations opting out of pride stuff. For better or for worse, the church is less fickle.
For context, my friend is queer and is in community with trans people (including trans Catholics), but is not trans herself.