Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Thoughtful Essay

People like these often get drowned out in our black-and-white shout-em-down discourse.  I must confess I didn't know they existed.  Still not sure what to make of them.

"They are the New Homophiles and they accept the Church’s teaching that sexual activity can only occur between married men and women. They oppose a redefinition of marriage to include anyone else. They are fine, if that is the right word, with living celibate lives. They do not want to stop being gay; they don’t believe they can or even should. They believe God made them gay so they want to be known as gay and they want the Church to accept them on those terms. And they believe being gay is part of God’s plan and vocation for them."

FULL ESSAY 

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