Why do you think the Church has always condemned the players?
How can the church condemn that which makes logical sense to our minds!
As in every other situation, however, the church never condemns the sinner, only the sin.
But many are also Roman Catholic, and the church has condemned the court decision.
Other Protestant churches have condemned the security barrier at their national conferences over the last two years.
The Church "condemns as immoral and violent change of government, every revolution".
The church had never formally condemned such practices, true; but they were much frowned upon by clerics.
Or, you may assume that the soul evolved along with the body; this view the Church entirely condemns.
The church condemns usury and the loaning of money at high interest.
The church condemned his relationship with Stoffels when she bore him a child out of wedlock in 1654.