AnotherQuestion

[scimitar60]

Apparently somone is not considered a sinner if they find the same sex attractive but don’t perform lustful actions with them. If this is so; if a male who is attracted to other males sees a picture of Jesus half naked; what are they supposed to do if they are turned on?

 

[seagal]

Apparently somone is not considered a sinner if they find the same sex attractive but don’t perform lustful actions with them. If this is so; if a male who is attracted to other males sees a picture of Jesus half naked; what are they supposed to do if they are turned on?

I think if anyone finds a half naked man who has been tortured, whipped and crucified a turn on, they have much more serious psychological problems than homosexuality.

 

[scimitar60]

I mean’t pictures of him that don’t have all the injuries on him.

 

[JohnDamian]

Apparently somone is not considered a sinner if they find the same sex attractive but don’t perform lustful actions with them. If this is so; if a male who is attracted to other males sees a picture of Jesus half naked; what are they supposed to do if they are turned on?

If you are attracted to anything disordered; be it a man; or for that matter a beaten or tortured man - that is not your fault; and it is not a sin as you cannot help it.

What you can help though is the purposeful entertainment of these thoughts; and any actions you do because of them.

To commit a mortal sin; one must have Consent; Knowlege and Gravity. Gravity means a grave sin (something against the 10 commandments or otherwise proclaimed grave); Knowlege (that what you are doing is wrong) and Consent (allowing it to happen).

If you did not give consent to these feelings; then there is no moral sin; if you see something which gives you feelings of attraction; you might want to close your eyes or turn away; if you cannot think of anything else try repeating a prayer such as the hail Mary.

Don’t worry; if what you are experiencing is involuntary; there is no sin. Although; if this issue persists you might want to speak to a Priest who may be able to give you advice on any groups or organisations which could help you through this issue.

 

[MercyMia]

If images of Jesus leave you eroticized, don’t retreat into a place of shame or guilt.
It is likely a symptom of a longing for intimacy and confusion how to truly connect with your Savior. The idea of lusting after Jesus is shocking to us, obviously. But lets not get lost in the shock value of this question and lets examine it as an opportunity to grow in our understanding of the physical nature of our savior. Lusting after an image of Jesus is not much different than any time when we lust after an image of a celebrity or stranger in a magazine. Our goal should be the elimination of lust in our lives (sexual lust, material lust, fame lust). We are not even to lust after our own spouse, but to GIVE of ourselves. When we look at an image of Jesus we should strive to ask, what can I give him, not what this image can give me. To lust is to take. If you are sexualizing Jesus, you are really looking for a way to be intimate with him. You are seeing friendship, and that is a good and holy objective, but your mind takes a distorted approach. Since our society is so sex-saturated, our minds are so trained to go to that place every time we see a beautiful image it seems. So many men struggle with sexual impulses that are masking a deep longing to be loved and accepted, to have true friendship.

Think of how much our God loves him that he took on a physical nature and gave His creations the ability to belittle him in every way, he even subjected himself to the lustful eyes of man. How much more are we united with him then, when we feel objectified by others?

I have to ask why you broached the topic of a homosexual male being attracted to Jesus did not broach the topic of women being attracted to him, since that is a much wider pool? Is this a "what if" question or a personal struggle?

 

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Haha thanks, I was just wondering because Ive been looking into why Homosexuals can’t join the church if they literally cannot help being turned on by things like that. I didn’t mean ones that are openly gay but ones that hide it because they know its wrong.

 

[roveau]

Apparently somone is not considered a sinner if they find the same sex attractive but don’t perform lustful actions with them. If this is so; if a male who is attracted to other males sees a picture of Jesus half naked; what are they supposed to do if they are turned on?

They do the same thing that women must do, that is, look away or lower their eyes if they find themselves ‘turned on’.

As others have said there is no sin in involuntary reactions, the sin is in entertaining the image if turned on.