Quote: (10-13-2014 04:53 PM)ginger root Wrote:Why not? Is it still doctrine to deny the Earth revolves around the Sun and burn people at the stake for saying it? Do they still deny evolution? Do dead unbaptized babies still go to limbo? Are Catholics still supposed to abstain from meat on Fridays? Do women still have to cover their heads in church?
Doctrine is not going to change - it was expected that some clergy were going to propose more liberal stances. There is almost no chance though that official teachings will be amended even if the ideas to spread to and are adopted by leaders of specific congregations.
It's hardly unprecedented for them to rearrange or outright discard parts of God's supposedly infallible policies if they feel it will widen their constituency or bring in a little more $$$, I don't see what makes this instance any different.
Remains to be seen if fags and liberals would actually sign up and start kicking in tithes, though. Doubt it.