On his third visit, Jesus spent considerable time in the temple itself ( 11:27-13:2). Jesus specifically targeted those who exploited the poorest of the people coming to the temple. On the second visit he acted, driving “out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves” ( 11:15). First, he visited briefly, and “looked around at everything” ( 11:11). Mark’s Gospel, found in the New Testament, records that Jesus entered the Jerusalem temple on three occasions. There are several instances in the Bible that underscore my point. Instead, they allow their patriarchal fears to distort it, seeking to find in the Bible proof-texts that will support attitudes of exclusion. The Bible is always interpreted by our churches through their particular theological lenses.Īs a biblical scholar, I would suggest that church leaders who use their cultures and theology to exclude homosexuals don’t read Scripture carefully. When church leaders refer to “the Bible” or “the Scriptures”, they usually mean “the Bible as we understand it through our theological doctrines”. Scripture is particularly important for Christians. Some of these Catholics may argue that Pope Francis’s approach to LGBTI matters is a misinterpretation of Scripture (or the Bible).
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