Harley, you wrote...
"I'm often told that. In my defense I would say that half the Catholics here don't understand what the Church teaches. Also, I have yet to find a succinct Catholic-for-Dummies Guide published by the Vatican so don't blame me."
Is this how you justify your actions by writing such as heresies like the Church teaches sin has to be acted on in order to be a sin?
There is such a thing called the "Catechism of the Catholic Church",so there are NO excuses for any Catholic not to know what the Church teaches
If you need to know what the Church teaches here it is...
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm
Now you have NO reason to post any more heresies on what the Church teaches,Dear Brother.
You also wrote....
""Perhaps you would care to tell me the Catholic position of allowing priests in certain duties who admit to homosexual tendencies? It seems to me that if this wasn't an issue, then they should allow them to serve wherever they like. If it is an issue then why are they catering to it? More to the point, based upon what you posted, would you state that homosexuality is a sin without an act?"
Of course homosexuality is a sin ,and so is every sinful and impure thought a sin because we offend God weather it,s intentenional or not.
The solution to all of this is Confession and Confession with as CONTRITE heart.
If we are truly sorry for our sins ,God will provide us with the Grace to overcome them,but ONLY,ONLY,ONLY if we have a CONTRITE heart.
Trust me, He really will provide the Grace to overcome sin.
I wish you a Blessed day!