This is a genuine question, because one of the reasons I left Christianity (I was raised Christian) was that I didn’t like how they hate gay people, are pro-life, etc., and overall are pretty hypocritical. But as I got older, I realized there are Catholics who are pro-choice, aren’t homophobic, and don’t have an issue with having sex before marriage, etc., and basically are not stereotypical religious people at all. But I have to ask—how do they justify this? I mean, it must be very confusing, because if the Bible does say being gay is a sin and you are not homophobic and are pro-LGBTQ+, then you are basically saying sinning is okay, which goes against their very religion. How about Catholics who swear? Basically, how do liberal Christians/Catholics justify their religion? Why be religious if you aren’t going to go all in?
Tons of religious folks are compassionate and generous. They live by their religion’s themes instead of obsessing over passages and worshipping demagogues.
It’s not hard to justify. “Love thy neighbor” is the heart of Christianity.
It’s the hateful fundamentalists, “traditionalists” and such that give them a bad name. The reputation is deserved, but it’s not fair to everyone else TBH.