Please share your wisdom when defending the Catholic homosexuality teachings

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Please help me answer in a sensitive, credible manner objections to Church teachings about homosexuality.

As I watch ‘Chaz’ on Oprah, the woman-turned-man (transgender), daughter of the famous Sony and Cher couple, it puts the spotlight back onto what I realized a while ago: public opinion (or what public media would have us think) is miles away from Catholic teachings, regarding many points: all priests are pedophiles, women should be allowed to be ordained as priests, priest to be allowed to be married, etc…

The ‘all priests are pedophiles’ preconceptions I could handle. Time magazine ran an article in summer 2009 how unfounded and exaggerated this thinking is.

The “women should be allowed to be ordained to be priest” I can handle: it comes down to a question of power. Our Lord asks us to be servants, not power-hungry. Also, we are, when baptized, made “kings, prophets, and priests” (working on the bible reference). So women are already priests from baptism! I, as a woman, have no problem here. I just live my faith as best I can and as a ‘lay’ person, I have so much to learn and live by.

But homosexuality is different. These people are ‘born this way’, as Lady Gaga sings.

To anybody wondering, I personally have no homosexual inclinations. I usually will shy away from homosexuals, either male or female, because I want to avoid the issue, avoid the confrontation. I don’t have other answers than textbook Catechism of the Catholic Church, which maybe too cold, harsh answer when dealing such a delicate issue. I’m looking for answers on this issue with my friends and family who are heterosexual, but disagree with the Church’s teachings, having been won over by ‘public opinion’ shaped by media.

Perhaps some of you out there have the experience and have pointers to give, perhaps some of you have already struggled with close ones about this issue, and prayed through it… I would appreciate your wisdom.

Thanks,

Your sister in Christ.

Check out the site www.couragerc.net , a ministry for men and women struggling with SSA and want to be chaste. The only approve ministry by the Pontificate. You would get good explanations there.
God bless

 

[Theresa_Frances]

Please help me answer in a sensitive, credible manner objections to Church teachings about homosexuality.

As I watch ‘Chaz’ on Oprah, the woman-turned-man (transgender), daughter of the famous Sony and Cher couple, it puts the spotlight back onto what I realized a while ago: public opinion (or what public media would have us think) is miles away from Catholic teachings, regarding many points: all priests are pedophiles, women should be allowed to be ordained as priests, priest to be allowed to be married, etc…

The ‘all priests are pedophiles’ preconceptions I could handle. Time magazine ran an article in summer 2009 how unfounded and exaggerated this thinking is.

The “women should be allowed to be ordained to be priest” I can handle: it comes down to a question of power. Our Lord asks us to be servants, not power-hungry. Also, we are, when baptised, made “kings, prophets, and priests” (working on the bible reference). So women are already priests from baptism! I, as a woman, have no problem here. I just live my faith as best I can and as a ‘lay’ person, I have so much to learn and live by.

But homosexuality is different. These people are ‘born this way’, as Lady Gaga sings.

To anybody wondering, I personally have no homosexual inclinations. I usually will shy away from homosexuals, either male or female, because I want to avoid the issue, avoid the confrontation. I don’t have other answers than textbook Catechism of the Catholic Church, which maybe too cold, harsh answer when dealing such a delicate issue. I’m looking for answers on this issue with my friends and family who are heterosexual, but disagree with the Church’s teachings, having been won over by ‘public opinion’ shaped by media.

Perhaps some of you out there have the experience and have pointers to give, perhaps some of you have already struggled with close ones about this issue, and prayed through it… I would appreciate your wisdom.

Thanks,

Your sister in Christ.

In reviewing your post about “Chaz” Bono, and other issues where it seems the media directly and purposely confronts the teachings of the Catholic Church, I agree that is a reality. I think it is more a criticism of conservative values. As Catholics, most of us have conservative social values. I’m not sure if you are equating the transgender issue to being the same as homosexuality. They are two distinct issues, that are often lumped together. The media usually portrays the transgender issue in a sensationalistic manner. Sadly, it seems the transgendered individuals who take part in these type of documentaries seem to place more emphasis on the notoriety they receive than being representative of the real issue.