The Homosexuality Debate

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2358They do not choose their homosexual condition, for most of them it is a trialCCC1994 version

I did read somewhere else that they are that way thru no fault of their own

That was corrected:

** MODIFICATIONS
** from the Edito Typica INTRODUCTION
On September 8, 1997, Pope John Paul II formally promulgated the editio typica (the definitive Latin language edition) of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The next day the modifications to the original editions, published in the various modem languages, were made public. The modifications are intended to bring the texts of the modem language editions into conformity with the Latin text. This booklet contains the modifications to the English language text published in the United States in 1994 in trade editions and in 1995 in mass market editions. The numbers in bold preceding each of the modifications correspond to paragraph numbers in the original editions of the Catechism.

** 2358 ** The second sentence of this paragraph is to be changed to read as follows: This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial.

 

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There is a lot in the “gay” lifestyle that is damaging to human dignity. Promiscuous sex is spiritually injurious to any person. Sex acts not open to procreation are spiritually misleading or injurious. That said, Christ taught us to be very careful being “anti” any human being. Stone-throwing is not what Christ taught us.

The Catholic Church has put out some very wise statements on this subject, and many in the hierarchy are in positions to understand these matters well.

Some Catholic parents are going to have children who are a little “different.” Maybe that means boys who are not interested in the usual rough-housing and competition. Christians need the spiritual tools to help people like this, and I do not believe these tools are understood in the community of believers. So people are left with moral wishy-washiness (defending life choices that are often spiritually damaging) or uncompassionate stone throwing.