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How should we react	Gary	Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Question: How should we react to the decision of a gay basketball coming out of the closet? I know that we are not to condemn them but still we cannot accept their lifestyle. So much praise is given to a person who is going against what is taught in scripture and anybody who objects is immediately branded as intolerant, homophobic and all sorts of names given to them. I have yet to hear about a homosexual person coming out and say they are trying to live a chaste life.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCL, LTh, DD, LNDC Dear Gary: It is unfortunate that sexual perversion is actually celebrated these days. How should be react to this announcement of a homosexual (not gay) basketball player? Do not participate or encourage celebration of his public announcement. And pray for him. Note: the word "gay", means joyous, it does not mean homosexual. It is an Orwellian Newspeak to bastardize the language to obfuscate the truth with some other word when what we are talking about is the perversion of homosexual sex. Our position on this must be solidly in concert with the Church: Chastity and homosexuality 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,141 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."142 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. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Gary

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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How should we react to the decision of a gay basketball coming out of the closet? I know that we are not to condemn them but still we cannot accept their lifestyle. So much praise is given to a person who is going against what is taught in scripture and anybody who objects is immediately branded as intolerant, homophobic and all sorts of names given to them. I have yet to hear about a homosexual person coming out and say they are trying to live a chaste life.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), CCL, LTh, DD, LNDC

Dear Gary:

It is unfortunate that sexual perversion is actually celebrated these days. How should be react to this announcement of a homosexual (not gay) basketball player? Do not participate or encourage celebration of his public announcement. And pray for him.

Note: the word "gay", means joyous, it does not mean homosexual. It is an Orwellian Newspeak to bastardize the language to obfuscate the truth with some other word when what we are talking about is the perversion of homosexual sex.

Our position on this must be solidly in concert with the Church:

Chastity and homosexuality

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,141 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."142 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.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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