re: United Methodist Church votes to allow gay marriage and gay clergy

I fully acknowledge that I may be wrong on all 3 accounts. I just find the Catholic answer self-serving, and losing all context from the scripture.

Jesus asks "who do the people say that I am?"

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13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

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And they answer, saying some say you are John the Baptist, some say you are this guy, some say you are that guy.

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14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

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And Jesus says, who do you all say I am?

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15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

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And Simon Peter says, you are the Christ, The Son of the living God.

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16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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And Jesus says, bless you Simon, flesh and blood hasn't revealed IT to you, but my Father in Heaven.

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17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

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This makes the entire sequence contextually about IT. What is IT? IT is the fact that Jesus is the Christ, Son of the living God.

Now, with IT (his identity) established, Jesus says, and I also say to you that you are Peter, and on THIS rock I will build my church.

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18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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Now, if Jesus wasn't referencing back to IT (his true identity as the Christ, Son of the living God) why wouldn't He have just said Peter, or thee, if he wasn't referencing back to IT.?