Is there anything wrong with having homosexual friends?

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wigglebrick said:
Yes, I understand. It was pointed out earlier that this may be a root cause of persistent problems.

Mixed-religion marriages often realize extraordinary difficulties. My own marriage was mixed and we didn’t consider the serious challenges until children arrived. I converted to Catholicism and we lived happily ever after 😃
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I’m very happy for you, I wish God would bring DH back to the CC before children arrive.
 
dapper said:
I would like honor the request of the OP and stay on topic. I would be happy to respond to you in a private message if you would like. If so, email your comment to me and I will respond back. Otherwise, I will stay on the topic now. Thanks! 🙂
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Four pages of blather and we have a topic :eek: This very early answer addressed the “topic”…
1ke said:
You’ve got several different issues going on here, so I’ll try to call them as I see them:
  1. The issue of having a friend who identifies themselves as “gay”: No, the Church does not teach any sort of shunning of individuals regardless of their sin. HOWEVER, we should in no way encourage or approve of their sin. So, if you have a friend who is “gay” you must be clear about that. Talking about their latest “boyfriend”, for example, would be problematic-- unless you are sharing the Gospel and encouraging them to discontinue their lifestyle. Also, invitations to your home or events might be a problem as you could not acknowledge any “partner” in such an invitation.
And, you must also be cognizant of how your willingness to engage in “girlfriend” talk with this man also contributes to his identification as “gay”. Personally, I think it’s on the line there-- by talking to him in this “gay” manner you are encouraging him and tacitly approving of his lifestyle. The fact is he is NOT a girlfriend.
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Glad everything is hunky-dory!👍
 
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