No way therapy is changing that...
To put things in context as it relates specifically to the subject of the article, one must understand Catholic teaching on the topic and the actual 'science' involved. In a nutshell, Catholic teaching is that homosexual tendencies, cause unknown, are intrinsically disordered and engaging in homosexual activity should be avoided. The 'science' involved regarding 'therapy' has everything to do with behavioral psychology.
As well, Catholic teaching states that individuals have free will and just because they may be inclined or predisposed to engage in sin, cause unknown, does not mean they have no choice but to do so. In other words; sinful thoughts are beyond our control; however, sinful activity must be avoided, sin must not be engaged in and if one repeatedly engages in sinful activity it ill further entrench one in the activity --the activity will become habitual and normalized.
Finally, those that seek to remove themselves from and avoid sinful activity should be helped by the Church.
In a nutshell, an apt analogy might be comparing habitual sin to alcoholism. One may always feel predisposed to consume alcohol; however, this does not mean one has to actually consume alcohol and that there is support and there are coping strategies based upon behavioral psychology that can be learned by those seeking to do so.
I really appreciate your thoughtful response. A lot of information to digest.
I guess what I’m saying is that no woman with intelligence is going to at all get together with a man who declares he used to be gay, but is now straight. Unless both just want a marriage/relationship of friendship only.
I agree that a man can choose to not engage in homosexual acts, but he will never, ever, ever be straight. Ever.