"While practicing homosexuality is incompatible with Catholicism, it is hardly the death sentence that it is under Islam."
Expecting the Islamics to just transfer them to a different Parish ?
But seriously folks, isn't the view of Catholics that it is an "after-death" sentence - eternity in Hell ?
The Catholic faith teaches that sin separates us from God but it also teaches us that salvation is a personal journey not limited to a trip down the straight and narrow only...Catholics do not rely solely on the Bible for revelation...we have Commandments, confession, the sacrament of the Mass, and works of faith that help us to be spiritually nourished...we also are entitled to use our common sense and to pray for insight...for example we believe that a loving homosexual person may be viewed more kindly by God than a judgemental person who thinks that he/ she has the inside track of the 'going to Heaven train' and spends their lives judging others. There are 7 deadly sins--greed, gluttony, and pride are neck and neck with lust. The emphasis in Catholic teaching is on personal responsibility, virtue, and living a life like Christ did--filled with love for his fellow man. Jesus loved the sinner right up to His final breath on the Cross when He forgave St. Dismas, the good thief.
BTW Catholics are against the death penalty as well as abortion since both destroy life. 'Just' war is allowed because it is a war done in self defence--the only time the Church (albeit reluctantly) permits killing. Jesus is the embodiment of love and he is our role model. That is how He saves us--He teaches us how to live. (Sorry for the rant but Catholics are so often misunderstood that I find myself speaking up to correct the record--16 years of Catholic education as well as 10 years teaching religion in school.)