Asexual? (was Question about New Testament)

[terryljames76]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> 
wrote:
> David wrote:
> > God is asexual?  How do you know?  Is that Catholic doctrine?
> 
> Sort of. God hasn't got a body to be male or female with (that's 
> Catholic doctrine, I think - God is spiritual, not physical). While 
he 
> does have the position of "father", he doesn't need to sire 
children so 
> distictive sex is unnecesary. If it helps, I'm *sure* modern 
doctrine 
> says that angels are asexual.
>  

I'm not Catholic, know nothing of Catholic doctrine, and can't speak 
for the Catholics...but I've read several of Andrew Greeley's books 
(a Catholic priest), and he seems to believe that the love (including 
sexual, but not limited to) that we feel for each other is a 
representation of the way God feels toward us.  Greeley states that 
God "desires" to have a relationship with us, to get (spiritually) 
close to us.  

I have no idea if this is prevailing Catholic theology, or not.  It's 
very interesting, though.

Greeley's "Irish" series starring Nuala Anne (?) is very good, but my 
favorite of his is "Contract With an Angel".  

Terry LJ