text: Nice way of avoiding the issue.  But rather deceptive.  What biblical study does, in fact, show us is that Jesus and then St. Pal did remove the prohibitions found in Leviticus, "The Holiness Code," and that included all the laws against men sleeping with men, women being in positions of authority over males (e.g., cannot teach boys), eating shrimp or lobster, and a whole bucket of crazy.  Now, St. Paul reversed himself on some issues, and was highly inconsistent in others, but let me ask you the flip side of your claim: if it was such a vital and tremendously important matter, as it is for you orthodox traditionalists, why is it more important for you then it was for Jesus, who never spoke of it as far as we know?  He also never stated that marriage was to be between one man and one women, so why do you?  It is you who need to provide a rational explanation for what you state.