{"id":95921,"date":"2025-07-10T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=95921"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:15:17","slug":"roman-catholic-priest-pushes-lgbt-pride-he-really-should-pay-attention-to-what-the-bible-teaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/religious-news\/roman-catholic-priest-pushes-lgbt-pride-he-really-should-pay-attention-to-what-the-bible-teaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Catholic priest pushes LGBT pride — he really should pay attention to what the Bible teaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nClaimed LGBTQ Pride Flag<\/em><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

LifeSite News<\/em>\u00a0out the following:<\/p>\n

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California priest says God is \u2018proud\u2019 of \u2018LGBT Catholics\u2019 during homily at \u2018Family Pride Mass\u2019<\/h2>\n

July 8, 2025<\/p>\n

David Andel told \u201cLGBT Catholics\u201d during a sermon for the Diocese of San Bernardino\u2019s first-ever \u201cFamily Pride Mass\u201d last month that God is \u201cproud\u201d of LGBT Catholics and their families.<\/p>\n

Andel, a priest in the diocese, emphasized during his homily that God loves and is proud of Catholics who identify as LGBT as well as their families for persevering in their faith despite \u201cpersecution,\u201d per the diocesan news outlet Inland Catholic Byte<\/i><\/a>. The June 28 Mass, which was celebrated at St. John Bosco Mission<\/a>, was organized by Embrace<\/a>, the diocese\u2019s official \u201cLGBT ministry,\u201d to add a \u201cCatholic dimension\u201d to \u201cPride Month\u201d and remind Catholics who identify as LGBT and their families that they are welcome in the Church.<\/p>\n

During the homily, Andel first underscored that God is proud of \u201cLGBT Catholics,\u201d who have remained in the Church despite the \u201cpersecution\u201d they\u2019ve experienced from other Christians.<\/p>\n

Like any good parent, God is proud of you. God is proud of you for turning the other cheek; for forgiving seventy times seven, the same offenses and the same insults; for your love for your enemies and your prayers for those who persecute you; for persevering in your faith in spite of some Christians who don\u2019t give you posada and want you to go elsewhere; for your courage, your love and your compassion for others; for your insistence and confidence that you are indeed beloved and belong in the Church.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The priest then stressed that God is also \u201cproud\u201d of the parents of \u201cLGBT Catholics.\u201d<\/p>\n

And God is proud of you parents for loving your child unconditionally, that is, with no condition that they be the way you hoped and prayed they would be or that they love whom you want them to love; for defending your child \u2013 physically, verbally and morally; for planting the seed of faith in your child, watering it with years of prayers, and waiting patiently for it to bear fruit. You are God\u2019s beloved children, in whom God takes delight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

READ: Fr. James Martin urges Catholics to celebrate LGBT \u2018Pride Month\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

While Andel is correct that God unconditionally loves all people, including those with same-sex attraction, and the parents of LGBT people are called to also show compassion and love toward their children, the priest omitted any mention of Catholic teaching on same-sex attraction.<\/p>\n

The Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em><\/a>\u00a0teaches that \u201chomosexual acts are intrinsically disordered\u201d and \u201ccontrary to the natural law\u201d and that the homosexual inclination is \u201cobjectively disordered.\u201d The\u00a0Catechism<\/em> is very clear that homosexual activity can never be approved and repeats that \u201c(h)omosexual persons are called to chastity.\u201d Homosexual acts are mortal sins; https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/california-priest-says-god-is-proud-of-lgbt-catholics-during-homily-at-family-pride-mass\/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As far as being “proud” goes, notice the following scripture:<\/p>\n

16 These six things the Lord hates,
\nYes, seven are an abomination to Him:
\n17 A proud look,
\nA lying tongue,
\nHands that shed innocent blood,
\n18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
\nFeet that are swift in running to evil,
\n19 A false witness who speaks lies,
\nAnd one who sows discord among brethren. (Proverbs 6:16-19)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note that pride is condemned.<\/p>\n

As far as a lying tongues, the LGBTQ+ community falsely asserts that there are more than two genders and that they were “born that way”–they were not–watch: Gay Gene? Born That Way?<\/a><\/p>\n

Related to hands that shed innocent blood, the LGBTQ+ community is pro-abortion and the pedophile actions of certain of their members sheds innocent blood another way.<\/p>\n

As far as a heart that devises wicked plans, the legislative, societal, and school plans of the LGBTQ+ community are evil.<\/p>\n

As far as feet that are swift in running to evil, their attendance at “Pride parades,” is just one example.<\/p>\n

Yes, the LGBTQ+ community is composed of false witnesses that speak lies. It is NOT good to promote Drag Queens, their story hours, and various other forms of perversion, despite the LGBTQ+ community saying it is.<\/p>\n

And yes, they want to sow discord among brethren by belittling, censoring, and denouncing biblical morality.<\/p>\n

Notice also the following:<\/p>\n

9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them,
\nAnd they declare their sin as Sodom;
\nThey do not hide it.
\nWoe to their soul!
\nFor they have brought evil upon themselves. (Isaiah 3:9) NKJV<\/p>\n

4 A haughty look, a proud heart,
\nAnd the plowing of the wicked are sin. (Proverbs 21:4)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for pushing an ancient LGBTQ agenda. The moderns are no better and seem to be worse. And, of course, they do not like the Bible condemning their behaviours and pride as sin.<\/p>\n

The Bible warns about something consistent with that in the last days:<\/p>\n

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1<\/strong><\/span> But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: <\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/strong><\/span> For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, <\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/strong><\/span> unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, <\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/strong><\/span> traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, <\/span><\/div>\n
5<\/strong><\/span> having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! <\/span><\/div>\n
6<\/strong><\/span> For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, <\/span><\/div>\n
7<\/strong><\/span> always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. (2 Timothy 3:1-7)
\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Those of us who hold to the idea that sexual relationships are only to be between a man married to a woman are considered to have “ugly narrow-mindedness” by supporters of the LGBTQ movement.<\/p>\n

The Bible not only warns that homosexuality, lesbianism, and cross-dressing are wrong and abominable, it also condemns those who condone all forms of sexual immorality:<\/div>\n
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22<\/strong> You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.\u00a0 (Leviticus 18:22)<\/p>\n

13<\/strong> If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. (Leviticus 20:13)<\/p>\n

5<\/strong> A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman\u2019s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 22:5)<\/p>\n

24<\/strong><\/span> Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, <\/span><\/div>\n
25<\/strong><\/span> who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. <\/span><\/div>\n
26<\/strong><\/span> For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. <\/span><\/div>\n
27<\/strong><\/span> Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. <\/span><\/div>\n
28<\/strong><\/span> And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; <\/span><\/div>\n
29<\/strong><\/span> being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, <\/span><\/div>\n
30<\/strong><\/span> backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, <\/span><\/div>\n
31<\/strong><\/span> undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; <\/span><\/div>\n
32<\/strong><\/span> who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.<\/span> (Romans 1:24-32)<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sadly, the Roman Catholic priest does not seem to understands the Bible nor the destructive nature of the LGBTQ+ crowd.<\/p>\n

Many people seemingly despise the moral teachings of the word of God\u2013this will not end well:<\/p>\n

12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel:<\/p>\n

“Because you despise this word,
\nAnd trust in oppression and perversity,
\nAnd rely on them,
\n13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you
\nLike a breach ready to fall,
\nA bulge in a high wall,
\nWhose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
\n14 And He shall break it like the breaking of the potter’s vessel,
\nWhich is broken in pieces;
\nHe shall not spare.
\nSo there shall not be found among its fragments
\nA shard to take fire from the hearth,
\nOr to take water from the cistern.”\u00a0 (Isaiah 30:12-14)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Destruction is coming to the USA–as well as its British-descended allies–and it will be worse than most people will believe.<\/p>\n

And it will be sooner than most imagine.<\/p>\n

All, including Roman Catholic priests, should believe and heed the Bible.<\/p>\n

Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

The Bible Condemns Homosexuality<\/a> “Same-sex marriage” for “gays” and lesbians is becoming more acceptable to many. What does the Bible teach about homosexuality and the LGBTQ agenda?\u00a0 Can homosexuals change? A related video sermon is titled: What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? <\/a>A short video is available titled: Gay Gene? Born That Way?<\/a><\/p>\n

Cross-dressing and other assaults against your children. What should you do?<\/a> Is there an agenda to turn your children and\/or grandchildren away from biblical morality and towards practices promoted by homosexuals? What does the Bible teach about cross-dressing? What should parents do? If there is an agenda, what has been going on? There are also videos related to this, titled Transgender \u2018Woe to those who call evil good\u2019<\/a>, Cross dressing and Other Assaults Against Your Children<\/a>, Disney\u2019s abominable promotions!<\/a>, USA pushing gender confusion<\/a>, and New Transgender Study<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2025, 2026, or 2027?<\/a>\u00a0Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the \u201cbeginning of sorrows\u201d? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? A short video is available titled: Great Tribulation Trends 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beliefs of the Original Catholic Church: Could a remnant group have continuing apostolic succession?<\/a> Did the original \u201ccatholic church\u201d have doctrines held by the Continuing<\/em> Church of God? Did Church of God leaders uses the term \u201ccatholic church\u201d to ever describe the church they were part of? Here are links to related sermons: Original Catholic Church of God?<\/a>, Original Catholic Doctrine: Creed, Liturgy, Baptism, Passover<\/a>, What Type of Catholic was Polycarp of Smyrna?<\/a>, Tradition, Holy Days, Salvation, Dress, & Celibacy<\/a>, Early Heresies and Heretics<\/a>, Doctrines: 3 Days, Abortion, Ecumenism, Meats<\/a>, Tithes, Crosses, Destiny, and more<\/a>, Saturday or Sunday?<\/a>, The Godhead<\/a>, Apostolic Laying on of Hands Succession<\/a>, Church in the Wilderness Apostolic Succession List<\/a>, Holy Mother Church and Heresies<\/a>, and\u00a0Lying Wonders and Original Beliefs<\/a>. Here is a link to that book in the Spanish language:\u00a0Creencias de la iglesia Cat\u00f3lica original<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lost Tribes and Prophecies:\u00a0What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America?<\/a> Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about the peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, and the islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA<\/a>; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications<\/a>; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes<\/a>; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty<\/a>; Gentile European Beast<\/a>; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies<\/a>; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon;<\/a>\u00a0 When Will the End of the Age Come?<\/a>;\u00a0 Rise of the Prophesied King of the North<\/a>; Christian Persecution from the Beast<\/a>; WWIII and the Coming New World Order<\/a>; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claimed LGBTQ Pride Flag COGwriter LifeSite News\u00a0out the following: California priest says God is \u2018proud\u2019 of \u2018LGBT Catholics\u2019 during homily at \u2018Family Pride Mass\u2019 July 8, 2025 David Andel told \u201cLGBT Catholics\u201d during a sermon for the Diocese of San Bernardino\u2019s first-ever \u201cFamily Pride Mass\u201d last month that God is \u201cproud\u201d of LGBT Catholics and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religious-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t