text: Always the same tired cliches from liberal Catholics. Any pope/Churchman/Catholic who upholds specific moral laws is anti-spirit of the Gospel. Look, where Jesus was permissive with the law, the Church has followed suit. Jesus interpreted the Sabbath law in a more permissive fashion and the Church does the same. While Orthodox Jews still argue over whether or not it is OK to turn on a light switch during the Sabbath the Church takes Jesus' broader view of the Sabbath's purpose. Where the Mosaic law proposed death for adultery Jesus proposes forgiveness and mercy. The Church has always done the same, inviting adulterers to meet Jesus in the Confessional rather than stoning them.
  
  In some cases Jesus is MORE rigid than the Mosaic law and the Pharisees of His time. Marriage is one example. Sexuality in general one could say (see Matt 5:28). The Church simply follows its Master. A person must ponder the question that Jesus poses after giving a hard teaching: "Do you also want to leave?"