Just one more
August 12, 2002

I just couldn't let this one go:

I believe that homosexuals would be better off if they strove to follow the Catholic Church's teachings regarding their behavior. I'm not speaking purely with respect to dogma and the personal and social stigma of not following it, but also in terms of individual psychological and spiritual well-being.

As with any behavior to which we are inclined but that we strive to avoid, lapses are likely, and it is rationally foolish and emotionally contrary to Christian principles for individuals or society to give them the weight of utter and irreconcilable failure.

Those people who find their attraction to be inalterably toward others of the same gender ought not to be deprived of the opportunity for the love and emotional closeness that acts as an earthly representation of God's love. However, such a relationship ought to be one in which both partners help each other in striving toward the ideal � a more-familial, albeit coupled and private, affection � while seeking to understand the demands and proper expression of their personal faith.

Translation: Guys kissing (and more) makes me uncomfortable. Why can�t they just have great relationships with women like the rest of us normal folks? They are just so damn promiscuous. The fact that something on the order of 50% of our relationships with women end in divorce and that, again, 50% of married spouses cheat with someone outside the relationship, doesn�t mean that we can�t even follow our own much vaunted ideals, but rather proves how great normal heterosexual relationships are.

Posted by Jody at August 12, 2002 11:36 AM

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