[sinkspur]

Here's what the Catholic Catechism has to say about homosexuals:

2359Homosexual 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.

Can someone here tell me how that differs from the calling that STRAIGHT people are asked to embrace?

I'm not defending active homosexuals. But, I know many priests, and I suspect some of them are homosexual. But, I will never know for sure because they are celibate, and love the Lord with all their hearts.

I will lay considerable coin on the table that Bevilacqua will never repeat his bizarre comparison between "good" heterosexuals and "evil" homosexuals. Orientation, in and of itself, is not determinative of anything.

[Fred Mertz]

What do you have against celibacy for the priesthood?

[uncbob]

But, I will never know for sure because they are celibate, and love the Lord with all their hearts.

And How do you know they are celibate ?
For that matter how do you know hetro priests are celibate ?

You with these priests every hour of their lives ?

[Domestic Church]

"Can someone here tell me how that differs from the calling that STRAIGHT people are asked to embrace?"

Again, it has to do with the level of sacrifice. A straight man gives up the good (and the lifelong Sacramental Graces inherent)of Marriage for the greater good of the Priesthood. The chaste gay man cannot make the same sacrifice(think in terms of a life long accumulation of Sacramental Grace and the transmission of Faith onto the next generation and the Sacramental graces from that generation and so on...it is an enormous amount...remember -"To God, all points in time are present in their immediacy."CCC) Peace,