Being gay and catholic

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Homosexuality

The Church believes that gay and lesbian Catholics can and should continue to grow in Christian perfection by the practice of the Christian virtues, chaste friendships, prayer and the reception of the sacraments. In their pastoral letter Always Our Children, the U. Though at times you may feel discouraged, hurt or angry, do not walk away from your families, from the Christian community, from all of those who love you.

Being gay and Catholic, a difficult journey 'between two worlds'

Although my wife had been aware of my sexuality since our college days, we eventually separate in and divorced four years later. Our friendship, however, survived. While in Italy, I posted daily pictures on Facebook. I read the post and was shocked to learn that the church of my birth was actually engaged in a process to welcome me back.

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct. All of Scripture teaches the unacceptability of homosexual behavior. But the rejection of this behavior is not an arbitrary prohibition. It, like other moral imperatives, is rooted in natural law—the design that God has built into human nature.