My friends are gay and my mom is being mean

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First off, it’s against the rules of this forum to advise a minor to go against the wishes of his/her parents. So, while I’m not in complete agreement with the way your parents are handling this, you need to respect their wishes about your friendships.

I think both you and your parents need some educating on Church teaching about homosexuality. It seems that you were never told that homosexual acts (sexual relations with a member of the same sex) are grave matter and, when done with full knowledge and full consent of the will, constitute a mortal sin.

That said, if your father did indeed say this in these exact words:
practicing same-sex attraction.
he is also incorrect. Same-sex attraction is not “practiced,” nor is it sinful. It becomes a sin when a person who experiences same-sex attraction actually has sexual relations with a person of the same sex. However, simply feeling attracted to members of the same sex, in and of itself, is not sinful. Those who experience same-sex attraction are called to live chaste lives.
This morning my dad sent me this super long text saying he’s not homophobic but that my friends need saving from God and that He will make sure that karma gets to them
There’s quite a bit wrong with this. First of all, karma is not a part of Catholic belief. So, while your father seems to have strong opinions about homosexuality, he doesn’t seem to have a spectacular grasp of other Church teaching.

Also, people are not saved “from God”… whatever that even means. Rather, they are saved BY God. So this remark from him is also questionable.

The Church does not require us to shun people who experience same-sex attraction. Since you are 16, your parents are probably concerned that you are easily influenced by your friends and that spending time with them will make you want to have a romantic relationship with another girl. Or they may be concerned that spending time with your friends will give you the impression that there’s nothing wrong with two men or two women having a romantic relationship with each other. And, for now, you need to obey your parents. However, when you are 18 and no longer subject to your parents I would advise you not to automatically sever all ties with people just because they experience same-sex attraction. If being around them is an occasion of sin for you—that is, they influence you to do something sinful like have a romantic relationship with a woman—then yes, you should find a new circle of friends. But I generally don’t agree with cutting all ties with people simply because they’re gay.
 
Personally, I’m more concerned about the OP because of the ‘forced kiss’ incident, than anything she said about her gay friends. She should be learning about signs of possible sexual violence in male friends, and her parents should be helping her with this,…

OP, please don’t tolerate violence from anyone. Work things out with your parents and friends. Hoping the best for you. God Bless!!!
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But, what your parents are most likely concerned about is, not so much that they are gay, but are actively living the gay lifestyle and you are convinced it is no big deal.
The only thing I’ll say is that if they never talked to her about it, that’s their bad. It’s hard to tell for sure from the original post, but it doesn’t sound like they did. But in any case, how can she understand that it’s a big deal if she was never told? If they didn’t educate her on the matter, it wasn’t right of them to fly off the handle the way they did.
 
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That’s true. Maybe they thought, since they raised her in a Catholic way, that this should be obvious to her.
 
since they raised her in a Catholic way, that this should be obvious to her.
Yeah, I had that problem myself with a few things. When I was a teenager, my mother would just assume I knew, apparently by osmosis or by a different thought never occurring to me, certain Church teachings, and was surprised and a little annoyed when she found out I didn’t.
 
Good point.

If my kiddo came to me and was all “Mom, you taught me not to do X but some of my friends are— what do you think?” I wouldn’t be alarmed.

If my kiddo was going on and on about her cool new friends doing things I taught her were wrong, I would be very alarmed :confused:
 
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