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To: MrB
I'm pretty sure that the Catholic Church doesn't call homosexuality a "disorder". It calls it "sin".

And we're ALL sinners, Mr. Robinson.

Why are gays the ONLY ones clamoring to not have their behavior called a sin?

I've been a pretty sinful guy in my life, but it would never occur to me to claim that what I've done was "just peachy" with God.

That would be the definition of hubris.

16 posted on 03/18/2014 2:07:04 PM PDT by boop (I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
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To: boop

I’m pretty sure that the Catholic Church doesn’t call homosexuality a “disorder”. It calls it “sin”.


Actually, the Church does use the term “disordered” to describe homosexuality. From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that “homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.” They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.

2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.

2359 Homosexual 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.


44 posted on 03/18/2014 3:03:07 PM PDT by rwa265
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To: boop
I'm pretty sure that the Catholic Church doesn't call homosexuality a "disorder". It calls it "sin".

They speak of the desire as disordered and the acting on the desire as a sin.... as I understand it.
72 posted on 03/18/2014 4:48:04 PM PDT by wonkowasright (Wonko from outside the asylum)
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