The Catechism and Homosexuality

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Can you cite the post# of the person who gave me the infallibleteachingofthe Church?
 
Yes, it says PSYCHOLOGICAL genesis seems largely unexplained. That implys the Church views homosexuality as a psychological problem, whereas doctors don’t.
 
Attraction is psychological, no? You think before you act. You think, this person is beautiful, no?

Homosexuality most likely has a biological component but is no doubt affected by how one is brought up. Else you wouldn’t expect to have so many identical twins with different sexualities.
 
Yes, but psychiatrists and psychologists, based on the DSM say being gay isn’t a mental issue.
 
What do you mean by issue? I am sure homosexuals think about their object of attraction prior to lusting after them, if they come to lust.
They used to consider it a mental disease until not too long ago.
 
Ok, mental disease is a better way of saying it. And like all things scientific, opinions progress.
 
Does the Catechism say it is a mental disease? I do not think it does. It is almost certainly disordered in the Aquinas way
 
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It doesn’t matter either way. The act of engaging in homosexual sex acts is a sin. The cause of the attraction is irrelevant.
 
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Yes, it says PSYCHOLOGICAL genesis seems largely unexplained. That implys the Church views homosexuality as a psychological problem, whereas doctors don’t.
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I think it’s just not expounded on very well. It seems as if the word “psychological” could be taken out and the sentence would still make perfect sense.

I think the word “psychological” in this context is referring to behavior, or will, or something similar but still remaining in the context of physiology.
 
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I don’t think the Catechism calls it a disease but you used that word.
 
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Yes, but psychiatrists and psychologists, based on the DSM say being gay isn’t a mental issue
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They decided to take it out of the DSM because;
  • people with SSA are not for that reason a danger to themselves or others;
  • they are able to operate in society;
  • there is no accepted treatment;
  • not many seek treatment.
And yet clearly, something is amiss.
 
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Hope1960 said:
Yes, it says PSYCHOLOGICAL genesis seems largely unexplained. That implys the Church views homosexuality as a psychological problem, whereas doctors don’t.
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Our behaviours arise from the mind. Like depressive behaviours. This does not mean there is no biological influence.
 
So the Catechism isn’t in error with regards to this topic?

And to be clear, the Catechism is not infallible, correct?
 
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I think the word “psychological” in this context is referring to behavior, or will, or something similar but still remaining in the context of physiology.
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I write this for Hope’s benefit:

It speaks of the psychological genesis of “homosexuality”, meaning of the behaviours, the actions, the sexual relations. Our deliberate actions are a product of our mind. What leads our mind to that choice, to have that desire? Science does not know. Some experiments suggest there is a biological component in amongst environmental circumstances and influences.
 
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