Are Catholics Homophobic?
We all know the Catholic religion's position on homosexuality, but do you think that the religion as a whole really is homophobic?
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As a whole, no group of people is truly ONE thing. In fact, most of the Catholic leadership and scholars agree that homosexuals are no more inclined to go to Hell then any other person, and therefore should have the same rights as everyone else. But I will say that they are, at least, vastly homophobic for their basic denizens and followers. Here in the United States, they figure-headed the movement to pass Proposition 8, a bill that would deny homosexuals marriage in several States (though the Mormons were the truest investors, designers, and planners for the movement, this does not change the fact that the Catholic Church in America was willing to work with protestants and take the media blame for the movement to pass the homophobic bill; this doesn't say anything about Catholic leadership, but it does say something about Catholic citizens in the US). Side: yes
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This is the official position of Roman Catholicism- Here are the exact passages from the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church: 6 Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices 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. 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. 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. Side: No
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