Now, an honest person speaks. Many like you have struggled with this issue and not given in. The temptation is not a sin. Be as faithful as you can be in your faith and leave the rest up to God. “For we have all sinned…”
Let’s stop calling charity and Church teaching “hatred”.
If someone is able to withstand alcohol for the remainder of their life, they are cured. If someone is able to not engage in homosexual acts for the remainder of their life, they are cured.
Who are “they”? What I gave is historical fact. What you are referencing is heavily influenced by secular academia which has been shown it is willing to use pragmatism (i.e. create and teach your own worldview) as “truth”.
This just further confirms the strong evidence that homosexuality is correlated to environment - typically an overbearing/absent father for boys and an abusive situation for girls. Dr Nicolosi has done extensive research on this.
A domineering mother is usually the result of an absentee father in one way or another.
Understanding and proper teaching would solve the priest crisis, the vocation crisis, and the homosexual criisis.Sadly, there is a problem with sexual repression among clergy - and it doesn’t have to be that way. Neither do we have to do away with priestly celibacy to alleviate it. The problem is that many, many otherwise good priests were never properly taught what celibacy really IS or is ABOUT. I have known many very holy priests who value their celibate lifestyle because they understand it. If such understanding was taught in more seminaries, I dare say that there would be far fewer problems. Just my perspective, but of course I have no first hand knowledge.
The good Lord’s Church teaches that homosexual acts are sinful and that marriage is between a man and a woman.
This is the point and why it matters:
I have never classified ALL homosexuals as subersive and irrational. Why do you keep saying this?
You need to make a point rather than play the holly-roller game.
Because Kevin Walker is quoted as saying it.
No, I didn’t mean that celibacy causes homosexuality. I meant to refer to those who were not prepared for the reality of celibacy, and whose “repression” manifests itself in grossly improper ways, whether it’s with children, other men, or women. Although it’s not the same situation, you can compare it (loosely) to the homosexual activity that occurs in prisons. Please don’t think I’m comparing priests to criminals, though - I’m just saying that unless one is properly prepared for a celibate lifestyle (and you could say this about female religious, too, I suppose), one is susceptible to the…possible psychological consequences. Again, I’m not a psychologist or even a well informed amateur; I’m just extrapolating what seems logical from what I HAVE heard about such things.
Then goofyjim should address the poster directly rather than combine a response to my post with this repeated assertion.
On their Science and Medical page, Link to the article, "Famous gay gene scientist now finds religion gene."
On the same page, link to the report, "History of the Removal of Homosexuality from the Psychiatric Manual." In Portland OR the chapter is called "Portland Fellowship." "At Inqueery, we believe students who approach a teacher or school counselor with questions about their sexuality should be given information from both sides of the debate regarding homosexual orientation and development."Understood. Thank you for clarifying. I wasn’t clear on what points you were tyring to make.
I am in complete agreement with all the above; PLUS: