[annalex]

I agree with what you posted. Homosexual inclination is not a sin (but is an impediment for priesthood), acting on it is.

calling homosexuals a sin

Interesting grammar.

[HarleyD]

Homosexual inclination is not a sin (but is an impediment for priesthood), acting on it is.

Then please explain this:

Mat 5:28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Our Lord Jesus indicates that it's the thoughts that are sinful. Adultery is committed not by "acting out" but by lusting.

Sorry, but the Church is wrong on this one. You won't find many Protestant churches agreeing with you.

[Marysecretary]

Check out this scripture annalex. Homosexuality IS a sin, whether you act on it or not. Even thinking about it is a sin in God's eyes.

1Cor. 6: 9 Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites (homosexuals). 10 Thieves, the greedy, drunkards, revilers, robbers--none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 11 And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Repentance, turning away from sin and asking the Lord Jesus Christ to come into your life to take over Lordship of it, will wash away a person's sins. Has nothing to do with works, although works are necessary after we've been saved.