Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition PDF
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HOMOSEXUALITY ANDT HE WESTERCNH RISTIAN TRADITION BY DERRISCH.EKR WIN BAILPEhY. D. ARCllON ROCK 1975 Ubr,ao r.f-,C onCgarteaJlsiu 1Pg1ti1 1b1lgi/ rJaattiao n Buaklykri,rc Skh ·rw1i1n9.1 0- Homosaleyixu tuntdh W�t'! stCrlrnl l"tirsa1diiatn.i oni Rt'proiítn ht1c % 5e dp.u bfübhy('( nIgL nornnGsr,nc, .t • Lo11ond. Jndudirnsc. k x 1.Homo0xs1t1alJ1.T1 iyt.k . HQ76.1B9Si 5 310.14'!>7 7•53'11I3 8 ISB0N- 208-01'192·6 Firpsutb liJ9s 5hb5ey d LoNC!\UNS,G Ru:A.t\'l\DCo .L,T D.L,- 0ndon Repredi ru,,jth 1pe9ni7nn5ai nsu nailornae nurdne adb gerdid ediüoasn aAn1 chBooonka ,ni mproifn t Ttu:SHnouE�ScPu:ls�sc,. . l·farGonndntencl,t06 i5c1u4 PrinttehUden imt edo fAS mteartiecsa CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Vli SODOAMN DG OMORRAH I r.ThSco doSmt oaryn idtS si gnific.mcc 2.Thc" HomoscIxnucaclr"p orfct thSaeit onif on Sodom IIT HEB IBALNED H OMOSEXUALP RACTTCE 29 I.DcfinRictfce rcnces ' 2.P ossRicbflccr cnccs 3.HomoseSxiuganli fIirncpaunbtceyMcd a rginal Rcfcrences 4.Ho�oseIxnutaelr pSrucgtagtieobsnytht Lane-d guaogfte h Een glViesrhsi on 5.ThOeu traagtGe i beah 6.DavaindJd o nathan 7.SummaoryfB iblEivcaild e:nce DetachNeodtH eo:m oseP..r�a criinc Rea b- bin.icaTlh ought m ROMALNA WT OT HET IME OFJ USTINIAN 64 I.P re-ConstaLegislantitinoina nan d� ctice 2.ThCeh risEtimaperorsn IV LEGISLATTIEOACNHIN,G A,N DO PIN10 IN THEC HURCH I.PatrTihsotiucg ht 2.EnactomfeC notsu nancilid S ynods,C anoLan anEdc clesiRaesgtiucall ations 3.ThPee nitentials 4.MediõeO,prianalin oTdne aching V Contnets V THEM EDI.tEVALSTIUATION 1.ThNeo mrans 12! 2.ArsittoealnSi tduisea 1H1odmoseuxaPlar cetsic iiP1ai rs 3.Hereai tnBdo gure VIT HEL AW INEN GLAND 145 VIICO NCLUSOIN 153 INDEX 177 INTRODUCTION Asan 1emobfaes rm ailnlfo rgmraoolufA p n glcílcearng ymen anddo cwthohora sbv cee n studyingw hhoosmeo sexuality, and findiwncgrpseu bliinsa Rh ecpdeo nrtti TthelP reodb olfe m Homosey,x1 uIaw l1idtcrttoio novke stthiBegi abtlaein cda l histmoartiebcrcaialaur lpi otnnhgs c u bTjheeicsstis .tsa h yre e sult osfo moemfy r esearicsthcseo issps,tc r laiincmdtbi lyty efa tdch te thIas teo tu ts ttuoodn ytl ly1 fa0cstweoh rishc ahvh ee ltpoe d / n1otuhlaedt tittohu odmeo seexxuparlinei ostusypre r de sent lawasn d poupbinliIioh cna .v e inclbuudwteh da tn othing reltaott hefoesr maotifot nhtr ea diotifto hnCe h riWs etisatn, antdh wiisel xlp cleariotnma iisns ions. Ih anvoemt e ntiotnhleead ar ngiden termeaosseftisvi n dge nce whiacnht hrohpaoavlceoc guimssutilsina cttchee id ce,ofl nyc ems othpeero apnlcdeu sl ttuhtrahenos ws hiech ha cvoen tribtuot ed thein akionfog utr ra diatinoddno n,e osat d equaactceofoluryn t oupra rtiscaunlcaatirno pdnr se juNdoirhc aevIspe .a i.adn y regtaoar nde cpdoomtoeg,r aanpdh ym,lo idteemwr haituchr e, haavbtee asd toubhtfuils tvoarlIiumtcalea s.yu rthperri easdee r, howetvfinoed �t ,hI ah tai veo rtheedp a ideorthfae Gs trieae ks gn buotu r alnsadow csai ttiatulda effsoo rvde rwhperlomthoinafgt they havneob te einflnu encineth des lighbtythes et so-called "homosexualiotfHy e"l Tlhaesir.nse e efodra th oroaungdh this unprejusdtuidocyfe ds ubjaenicdtsrt el,e v(aifan ncyet) o thep robwlhiecmsnh o cwo nfruso.n t has Myo bjebcetsime pnl tyso ta asta eo.:ura tcly atnexaodm in� afulsl ayps o ssthieBb ilbeali ncaedlc desiastiacaltti tudtesho o mo sexpuraalca tinctdeh c,eo ntribuotifRo onsman l aanwd m edi �alth oughtto th ev iewwshi cha rneo wClli -renint theW est. 1 P-rodu�fo..,drth eCh urch ofEng lmdM oralW dfuc Comml bylhe � Inf01:m2tiB<mond [19.54]. Introdudion V1ll Ih avneoc tar rthiiegsde nearcaclob uenytoth need n odft he MiddAlgeesb ecaiudtso een soa tp ptehatarht tre a dihtiaosn underagnosyni eg nifiaclatnetsr iantithacotetn i me-although varlieoagunasodl t hmeord ifichaativooecnc suw rhriehcdah v e a.ffecjtuedpdir caicaatilntcd oae,l imei>..t'eptdue bnolitpc,i nion. Buhta ving pairnnti ucnthudels airtluiyanB ti rointI ha aivne, addaec dh apttheeEr n gollnia swh. Sinciems a thiinslhi ys toasrnti ucIdha yal,vr ee frafrionme d andyi scoufst shthieeo onl oagnimdco aralas lp oefch tosm o sexualoiftht emy o,r aalnidt y oafcb tseh towmmeoaeslnee xsu al inpa rtiBcouttlhha eqrsu.ee srtieoqnusi re inavntedhs eti gation, latitbseu ortn aes poeftc htge e nmeorraalol fsi etxyau catls as ubwjhieccuhtr genneteeldxysp a enrodtp en-mienxdaemidn a tiolnnd. e awliimtnahghl oem osperxaucIahti lac pveeesr mitted mysneolr fefl ectisouncashsm ighhatvd ee trafrcotmet dh e stricotlbyj ective parneds eniwtmhiapctiiahodsr neci maaln ded. Iitcs l eoathfre ul tmyo ismtp orttahthnaoctswe e ha or ceh arged withteha dminiosfthtr eal tiaown, whtaohr obese eip nrge ssed tmoa kceh atnhgeearsne adilw nlh,a o r ceo ncweirnttehhdwe e ll beionfsg o canidet thmyea intoefmn oarnsactlean dsarhdosu,l d underhsotawtn hWdee stern taoht otimtousdpeerx aucalt ices origainnddaet veedlI iofctp oe ubdle.sd h otwhntha itas t titiusd e basuepdop nr esuppsoosmoiefwti hiocnahsr n,eo uwn tenable, thec aisnfae v oouflr e graelfow romu blesd tr engtahnedn ed, pubolipcini oming hbte comes ymmopraaethn eedtinli cg hteneq. Latfeoilrny s, tanrcees,p opnesrihsbaolavneles l tu'odt' ehv dei ces oSfo danodmG omornroarwha "m piaonnur mt i dcsotn,fi dently assuthmaittnh gov siecw eesrh eo mosbexuIuth a alsv;he o wn in th·esissath ya stu canh a ssumipqstiui otunen fouanndidet ds, implitchaetiroienrfsro erlee vant. An histoarpipcralio isam cpho rfotroa thnertre aslonthn es . pa�gwsh ifoclhl iohtwa b se enne cetsocs oarraryr e ecgtr ettably lanrugmeb oesfrta temmeadnbetye s a rwlriietNreo artfe sw.o f thesstaet emenatsd vreeurflpseoetcnlht Cye h uracnhid;it s notictehatabhtlow esh edo emajnudsan tidcs ey n1fpoatrteh h y homosfreexquuaealnt ttrlihybistr u eattmee bnyts ocainetdth ye Li Introáuction 1X latwo m alainodb scuercacnlteiissnit.fla useTtinhcceaes l. gn Chuirdsci hs croecdciatsbeiyado ni,n n aelxlceyur sorafafabc rlt ,e bufatrm oroef tbeysn o meex aggoertr eantdeeadns tisoeurst ion whicsho on tcobo eam cecse apsst aebtrdeu rtN ho.d oubt authsouarcsshH aveElloalcnikWds e ster(mtmaoer nctki on ontlwydo i)nd os teo tut tdo e nitghCreha utbreyac d he liberate manipuolrsa utpiporonefe s vsiidBoeunnIt tc hmke i.it trns e tos atyh tahtae n ti-ecacnlsdeo smieaatinsmtiet-siC charli,s tian prejwuhdiuicnchfoe r tusneaettmhoesa lvye asnmoia mnayt ed wriotnse erxstu oapilin ccstl hietnamoet dtr iinbsutintcetit voe ly thCeh uervceihrd oyedr ae veloowfph mitechndheti y s approved. Behinadn y wshitctehhp ce hyot sroee gaarsre dtr oganrye ssive, coerlcaoiwarv c et ainotyne ,n dteonwcwayhr adwtsat sto h em ar eprmeosrsaitlvhietet ryya t,ch ieend .fl uoeftn hrceee l igion whithcehdy i sbluidtkin edoud tn derstand. Lemtea otn mcaeki cetl teahrta hCteh ucracnhbn eeo, t"{ onera tefrdo m raelsip ofonrso iupbrri elasitettinyttt otu hdheeo mo sexaunhadilp s r obalnefodmrth s e, speveenrael ties �-ith which thlear we qhuiifomtrh e iossff enTchreiesss. p onhsoiwbeivleirt,y , thCeh udrocnehos bt e alaorn ieitn;s o atif,st hroutghlheao sutt twom illreenlnuilcaeta,gn itsh labadet eurfoner scb eydt he spiraiutthuotaroeli n talyca taw nstd op rescpruinibseh ments whitchhse eyc rdeettlesTyth eCedh .u rtcahua gnhpdte ople univebreslaiolenwlv hyewasa d t,h etlbod ee ."\:cadultehnotri ty, thhaotm osperxauchatialbcd re osu agt hetrriD bilvineve en geaunpcotenh c eio tfSy o daonmt,dh tahtre e peotifsti uocnh "offeangcaenisan tsuthr afredo" m tim e toti. mep rovoked simviilsairit tnah tifoeor nmos fe arthanqdfaminu ea.kl ewat s understt:ahnedratebhfolbareytme, e, a bnosto hfe cclesiastical discainopdtfl hi rene es tarnpadei nnatolstfti h ciesevi lla w, steps shobuetl adkt enwo a rodfft hwer aotfGh o wdhi cmihg hbte dispalgaaytiehfindelsd itiffi , denticr. Supcmhú timveea smuarnyeo bstje u sti.fieeidtb hyae crc urate exegoerbs yoi usir n siigntthhotce sa uasnesnd a toufthr ec condoifit nivoenar nsdi otn,h eir rcgihotnbelti yn uauce ma) regaarusdn ejadun lsdat cg ik hniu nm:mbiutwtyem ; u rsetfuu n X Introdt4ction fronj1u dgoitnhtigem reb syt hne1 oesntl igshttacnnodefad r ds ouorw nl.nt hMei dAdglecesc cleasnlidaa ysmCtahi.ucnra ,cn hd Stawteeri,enp rincipien ooutnn laaybn oituthrtnee o cuos1,1 1- penns1eefo erit n dulighneo nmcoes e.xuaall aspboro auctti ces, but thpeu nismhenr1ibetynhe ted r estiocrsc,ae nrwdei rtsca,hn eds , thter eatmaepnptr otpoJr eiwaWste.er ighdtelpyls ourceh intolaenrthdaed n rceeac,do fnusle quenicste0 s1 nteotim ewsh ich led-v.brudeton oatl wna1yakste le 1ffeo trout n derasnta nd attitumidneds odo ifff efrroemon utr in1 narneys pects. OWll Thfaiisl oufir mea giincsao tinosnp idciusopublsysal oyymeo edf thcel oafswris t etrow hiIch ha vree ferbrueitdct ,a nbneo t pleaaadsne e dx cfuotsrhef e a lsioffhi icsattisoohrhnayo l.ptl oe I shothwath te l egoeftn hd"e p erseocftu hhtieoo mn"o sbeyx ual thCeh uriacsg hr oasnunsdw arreaxnatgegde arntadhti thaoetn , picotufrw ea rpaenndda rrow-cminldeeordbi scesws,is taeh d hororfos ro dodmeyl,i vheorriodnfeinng so cuoiunsv teor ts thev infldaimcneiuslse ar gael luyd iicnrvoeuonsfmti oond em rationIanldisethmee.dri ,ems u cthoi nditchabatytre e taining in itsh anthdess p iriptuunailso hfthm ees notd othmeiC shtu,r ch actually shiehlifrdmoe mdth ep enaolftti hseees c puolwaerr . ln dweailthtiihnss gu bajnaec cctut reartmieni onsle ocgeys sary. Striscptleya tkinhgBe,i balnCedh ritrsatidaiknntio ownn o thing of.homos'6e0xthau rcaeol nicf]_se;orn lewedil ththye c ommis-sion of__ho�QaScts�-�h ethnecti et olfet hsitsu idslY- oosely, though-c-0wnovrenideHenodtlm.yo ,s eixnsuo aatcsl,o i mtmyo nly suppaolcin. scleo dfc,o níàstui dm;êlp enloyti menas l oerfe maal e comlci���icotJep:riz_ya e ned n :otianopcfnh ayl_ _çs:,qia}i pcroo:§ pentsoiwtya orthdeosrf ths e s arnes eAxsy. e wte,kn owl ittle abothuect a uansden sa touthísfr ec ondlni mfainocyna .ts heesr e arined icathtiaoitnit ass p sychosltoadgtuiteeco,r a ell acional maladjauffsetcmttehsineunts bg ij tneh eceat yr elayocfr h sil dhood -thouthgehc ondmiatyi omnnao ntii ftseeislnatf n r ye cognis abfloeru mn tila dolesocrlen actaeen mrda, ey v erne mmaoirne orl eslsa tetnhtr oulgihSfooeum.te thÍmoewsev,ie atrp ,p teaors bei nnate,p oasnsbdii bolliyoon gr iicaganilsdn o ;m et hhioatltd maya lbseho e redNiodt.a oruyibm.tta oyc casbiedo unteaoall y Introd11ction XI combionfsa utcciahou nEs xepsc.ru iptc otn hcpeer chsaesn t shotwhnta hthc o moscc0x1u1aidlusi s tuiafooJrnvl ayr,i ous rcaswo1nasl,t crasbolrnccex p(aetrrmhetoo srus ega hn guíne tlortnhnae brotsuhp tco ssoif"b ciulribetuscyt"l c )1o;em pulsive physuircgoaeftlase sn s owciiiclamt1ta bcyrc d e lbiype svyecdh .ia triocroa illm ieedrti rceaalt ment. ltii sm potrott amndte rtshttahatgen e dn uhínoem osexual condoirti nivoenra,ssi i too nft,ie tsne nnisesod m,e clúfonrg whitchsheu bcjaiennnc ow t a byeh erleds poininst isiibetsll ef,; moranleluyt raln.o rLcmioaknled o ifhtit eohtnee rosexuality, howeivmtea rfy,i e nxdp riesnsp seiscoeinxfia tcc1 atanssld;u ch acatrsseu btjmoeo crjtau ld genmole etnshtsta hnow sheim cahy take beptlwamecaeeann n w do maInmt.u sbtem adqeu ite cletaltrrh ngete nuiinnvieens ro ntte creigslisyvat eohn o mo sexpuraalca tinmcdae eysx ,e arcsca irsaeec fu olno trvohelior sr heprh ysicala sti hhmeep tuelrsooesnst e hoxetu hahelar;n d, thowsheoc ommhiotm osaecxatursbae yln om eaanlsw ays genuiinnvTeeh rsitussg .ga re osubtgussht e rvdi.ciesatinbcltieo n betwtehieenn v perrotap netdrh ,ow shmeoa bye desacsr ibed pervTehrpeet rsva.ets rh tt,ee rimmp linisoe atstr ,oh eo mo sexbuuaathl e,t erwohseoen xguiaahnglo e mso sperxaeucsati.lc Hem adyo s oc asufraolmml oyti,vo efcs u riooris nei xtcye p cioncailr cumoshrta abnicateasups ar;lo lsoytiir,tpn uu treos fu it novele xspeenrshiuemea anlayc l etseb;rne atwteheeno mosexual and hetaecrtiovosirheti emxe auscya,o l n hfiinmets ooe nloefr thoet hfoerlr o pnegr iTohpdeas t.ot f"e pme rversitishso u n" onoerf e marckoambpllfreeo xiwmth yis,co hmh eac voen cluded / thtahte reth ietrxiydspt tehss,e o-call ae d" biseb!Àut'Uthai il,ss" ; vedroyu bItstfue let.mob s ea ni nferfreonmoc bes erovfa tions sexbueahla wvhieorrueerga,msa u rasdlt w baehy asd t hfieustn pltaoc ep esres:ooxrnuiaaellnAn t iantivcoeanorn.ftt ee nn giang e heteraocs(tetsxh uotauoslgo hmt eh aersaeeb horjruaesasnt t), hetercoasaneca xtspu eaarl v beuirtent a ;cc ahts hece o nnd itio otfh pee rcsoonnc ierntsem da mb.iP ghuyossuiescxcauolan ld uct catnh erbeemfo irsel eaandIdhi ancvgeo, m meinnst cevde ral plaucpcostn hs ee xaudaalp taanbadid lvietnyt ourfto hues ness .. Xl1 Int.,rcotdi,on uninhibitehdm nabne iBnugto. f t heexi steonftc hege e nu,i nc inheirnevtnehtre ctra bene n op ossdiobulbet . Fotrhp eu rpoofts heeis ssi aituys nn ecestsoca ornysi inad neyr furdtheetirtl hclea uasnecdsh aroafch toe1rn olsietbxyuut;hta e distinbcetit'woetneh nce o ndoifti inovne rasnitdoh bnee haviour whiIch ha evc alpleveredr siisio nnd ispfeonars c aobrlree ct interporfte htahetii osnt eovriidceaImnl uc seat.s t kh ree asd er' indulfgoterhn meco en otorneopuesto iftti hotene r"mh omo se�p,iarla citincte hsep"sga eeo sn;lb yyi tsus ec ould the dis�<?-: be tiobne twceoennd ainticdoo nn ducrte served. Io ugphetr,h taomp aski,ect l etahIraa tm enrtierseployn sible fora niyn ternpsar needtaxp tiroesosfio opnisnc ioonntai uine d thsitsu wdhyi,sc hho nuolbtder ergdaeadsn ecreilsryse apsreent ingth evi ewesi,th oefthr eC ounfcowirhil c Ihl ectouror fme y, ThPer oblem cloleagiuthnese g rowuhipch c ompitlhReeed p ort, oHfo moselxuiaty. SHERWIN BAII.BY Birmingham, October 24th, 1954-
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