homophobia?

[rossum]

Methinks there are two issues here:

1. That of the OP’s history and reaction to homosexual display

and

1. “Homophobia” in general

In response to #1, agreed, therapy is the way to go.

Agreed also.

For #2, allow me to pose this question:

What exactly is wrong with homophobia? Should we not as Catholics be repulsed by homosexual behavior, as we should be with any other sin? Fornicophobia. Pedophilophobia. Murderophobia. etc.

Sure, we get slapped with the homophobic label all the time. Big deal. Wear it like a badge of honor.

It seems to me that the problem with homophobia is not that it is “hate the sin”, but that it is all too often “hate the sinner”. Hating the sinner, whatever the sin, is not in accordance with Catholic teaching.

rossum

 

[Corki]

And this means…what, exactly?

You are going off on your own road, it seems. Remember the OP was describing his reaction to male-male couples and their public displays of affection. We’re not talking about chaste individuals strugling with SSA.

Every person has the right to chose who to spend his/her free time with. Discrimination is just chosing who to spend time with/around. I am no more likely to have demonstratively homosexual people in my circle of friends than I am to have people who curse all the time, who brag about their sexual conquests, who are anti-Catholic or who are Moonies. That’s not the kind of people I hang around with. That doesn’t mean I don’t have gay friends (I do). It doesn’t mean I shun them in Church or when meeting them in social or business settings. But I am also not likely to invite a homosexual couple who are publically affectionate with each other over to my home or to be around my family.

Discrimination is just making choices. We all make choices (discriminate) every day.

 

[Newbie2]

This has to be one of the best examples of typical Catholic thinking towards people with same-sex attractions:

“We don’t HATE them, we just think we’re BETTER than THEY are and think they should be treated with disdain, disrespect and looked down upon by their BETTERS. It’s just that all homosexual persons are INFERIOR and there’s NO PLACE for them in the Church.”

I think you’re stepping over a line when you say “typical”.

In my nearly 20 years as a Catholic I have yet to run into someone with the attitude you describe above.

I understand how it can be frustrating. But please don’t pull out the “typical” paint brush, the one that the secular homosexual advocates/zealots use.

It seems to me that the problem with homophobia is not that it is “hate the sin”, but that it is all too often “hate the sinner”. Hating the sinner, whatever the sin, is not in accordance with Catholic teaching.

rossum

 

[LCMS_No_More]

I think you’re stepping over a line when you say “typical”.

In my nearly 20 years as a Catholic I have yet to run into someone with the attitude you describe above.

This site is full of that attitude.

I understand how it can be frustrating. But please don’t pull out the “typical” paint brush, the one that the secular homosexual advocates/zealots use.

When I read posts saying that there is virtually no such thing as unjust discrimination against homosexual persons, that’s more than frustrating. When I read posts about how homosexual persons are unfit for this or that, that’s more than frustrating. It betrays an attitude of “We’re better than you. You’re inferior to us.”

People act like homosexuality is the most disgusting thing in the entire universe and that those who do it, have done it or are tempted into it are equally disgusting, or at least lesser, sub human specimens. As one of those sub-humans, I can say that while I don’t find the acts particularly gross, for the most part, I do find them vain and pointless, which actually holds more weight for me. I’ve been working towards not being SSA so I can maybe gain at least second-class citizen status in the Church because as far as I can see, SSA people are not even second-class citizens.