Romans 1:26 (WEB)
For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
Catechism · 2
The First Commandment
“He shows that "ignorance of God" is the principle and explanation of all moral deviations.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 1:18-32.
The Fall
“Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. and even after Christ's atonement, sin raises its head in countless ways among Christians.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 4:3-15; 6:5, 12; Rom 1:18-32; I Cor 1-6; Rev 2-3.
Fathers and councils · 17
Origen
“…were delivered over, on account of their sins, to “a reprobate mind,” and to “vile affections,” and to “uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts,” in order that, being sated with sin, they might hate it, we shall refuse our assent to the assertion of Celsus, that “because of the superintending spirits…” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. i. 24, 26, 28.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“For we have learnt from the mighty utterance of Paul that it is the distinguishing feature of idolatry to worship and serve the creature more than the Creator, as well as from David, when He says “There shall no new God be in thee: neither shalt thou worship any alien God.”” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. i. 26
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X III.20Conference III
“And the words of the Apostle most assuredly teach us this, when he says: “For this cause God delivered them up to shameful passions:” and again: “Because they did not like to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient.”” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26, 28.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences I–X VI.11Conference VI
“…Dathan and Abiram or Korah were punished, or above all, those of whom the Apostle speaks: “Wherefore God gave them up to vile passions and a reprobate mind:” and this must be counted worse than all other punishments.” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26, 28.
Read the whole comment “For he who is puffed up with pride and has permitted himself to be worshipped as God, is (as the Apostle says) “given over to shameful passions and a reprobate mind to do those things which are not convenient.”” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26, 28.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…which Thou hast made and ordained, or by an immoderate use of things permitted, or in “burning” in things forbidden to that use which is against nature; or when convicted, raging with heart and voice against Thee, kicking against the pricks; or when, breaking through the pale of human society, they audaciously…” — editor's note: Rom. i. 24–29.
Read the whole comment“…of contradictions in them become the means by which many are made blind, deservedly given over to the lusts of their own heart, and to a reprobate mind; and by which also many are exercised in the thorough cultivation of a pious understanding, in accordance with the hidden righteousness of the Almighty?” — editor's note: Rom. i. 24–28.
Read the whole comment“But that which goes beyond this necessity, no longer follows reason, but lust.” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26, 27
Read the whole comment“He who is not scandalized at the apostle’s censure of the horrible wickedness of the women who “changed the natural use into that which is against nature,” will read all this without being shocked, especially as we are not, like Paul, citing and censuring a damnable uncleanness, but are explaining, so far as we…” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“And I beg you not to wonder at the things that persons of this kind speak: the offence of their mouths in words is the least of which they are guilty.” — editor's note: [Rom. i. 26, 27. The enormous extent of this diabolical form of lust is implied in all these patristic rebukes.]
Read the whole comment“Wherefore also God gave them up to ignominious passions.”” — editor's note: Rom. i. 25, 26.
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Jerome
“All fornication and contamination with open vice, impiety towards God, parricide and incest, the change of the natural use of the sexes into that which is against nature and all extraordinary lusts are washed away in the fountain of Christ.” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. i. 26, 27.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“Nor were even crimes against nature far from them, but, as the Apostle and witness of Christ says: “For their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust one…” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26, sq.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“This was the first thing that he learnt—his own shame; and he hid himself from God.” — editor's note: Rom. i. 22–31.
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Tertullian
“Yes, and also in the first chapter of the epistle he authenticates nature, when he asserts that males and females changed among themselves the natural use of the creature into that which is unnatural, by way of penal retribution for their error.” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Impios “autem tradidit Deus,” ut air Apostolus, “in perturbationes ignominiæ: nam et feminæeorum mutaverunt naturalem usum in eum, qui est procter naturam: similiter autem et masculi eorum, relicto usu…” — editor's note: Rom. i. 26, 27.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“…figureless, the cause of all figures to those things that are moulded into shapes,—“and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”” — editor's note: Rom. i. 20–27.
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Cross-references · 23
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Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 11.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 6.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.
Cited together in The Institutes XII.21.
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Cited together in Against Celsus V.32.
Cited together in Conferences I–X III.20.
Cited together in Conferences I–X III.20.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Word §4.
Cited together in Against Eunomius II.7.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.
Cited together in The City of God XIV.23.
Cited together in Against Eunomius II.7.
Cited together in Confessions III.8.