Big Ho’s laughable moral posturing

Vincent J. Curtis

4 June 21

RE: Catholic Board’s Pride decision a ‘shame.’  Hamilton Spectator news article of 4 June 21

Hamilton’s chapter of “Big Ho” feels so full of its moral certitude that it believes it has the right to trespass and to vandalize property of the Catholic School Board.  Funny, but I’ve never heard an intellectual justification for their beliefs or actions.

The Catholic Church has been theologically hostile to homosexuality since the days of St. Paul.  Catholic philosophy closely follows the Scholasticism of St Thomas Aquinas, and Aquinas held that being was metaphysically good.  Being acting in accordance with its nature was good.  Being not acting in accordance with its nature was lacking in goodness.

This is where the “intrinsically disordered” description of homosexuality comes into Catholic teaching.  Homosexuality is disordered because it is in the nature of human beings (their “order”) to reproduce, and human reproduction, which causes a new being – something good – is impossible by homosexual acts.  Aquinas provides metaphysical justification for St. Paul’s theology.

Notice that the teaching condemns homosexuality, not the homosexual, who, as a being, is metaphysically good. (“The sin, not the sinner.”)

It ought to be embarrassing to Catholic school boards to need lessons on basic Catholic teaching.  It would be greatly disordered of a Catholic Board to show support for sinning - homosexuality – keeping in mind the distinction between being and act.

But since Big Ho understands none of this, we might get our point across by burning their flag on their lawns.

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