i have to disagree with the Pope - all the evil in the world can be attributed to Satan. There are many, many, who have come to Christ who were former homosexuals - therefore, it’s a lie that they were “born that way.” God help those who don’t share their faith with those who are living in sin - I had a very good friend who is gay - he knew exactly what I believed and how I felt about his lifestyle, and yes, I witnessed to him many times. I didn’t hit him over the head with Jesus, but he knew that I cared about him as a person. That is the approach Christians should take - not this pious, holier-than-thou attitude. After all, we are all sinners saved by grace. For those who have come to the Lord Jesus in repentance.
Lukewarm Catholics have bought in to Satan by not accepting (continually or correctly) the strength and the power of the Sacraments of the Holy Catholic Church. If all Catholics were of the saint-seeking variety [partaking of the Sacraments frequently] there would not be so much evil in the world. Think of every Catholic woman who walked the face of the earth being like Mother Teresa, and every Catholic man to be like Padre Pio, and then you’d be catching the pope’s drift.
As far as bopping one over the head with Jesus, I don’t see much wrong with that if done the correct way (I mean to say homosexuality is dealt with pretty strongly in the Bible), but to show the love you did with your very good friend sounds pretty darn good to me. Most would not have even bothered. God be with you.