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To: newzjunkey; Evolution
Regarding her claim she was told to stop ministering to homsexuals, I checked the Catechism Part 3, Sect 2, Ch 2, Art 6.

Chastity and homosexuality

2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity,141 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."142 They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.

2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.

2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.

Sound like a charter to minister to homosexuals to me. Then again, I'm not Catholic and it might be that she was actually told to keep the first part that homosexual acts can in no way be approved.

178 posted on 04/19/2005 5:42:44 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Demand Mexico Turnover Fugitive Murderers: http://www.escapingjustice.com)
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To: newzjunkey
Sound like a charter to minister to homosexuals to me. Then again, I'm not Catholic and it might be that she was actually told to keep the first part that homosexual acts can in no way be approved.

Sr. Gramick's "ministry" to homosexuals included defending unrepentant arch-pedophile Fr. Paul Shaley. That should give you a little insight into her "ministry."
182 posted on 04/19/2005 5:53:24 PM PDT by Antoninus (Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
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