Homosexuals, Homophobes, Homosapiens – The Third Way

May 25, 2014 by admin
Filed under Blog

Recently, several dynamic Catholic speakers teamed up to teach the actual, the real, the reasonable, and the true belief that Catholics hold regarding same-sex attraction. The video, called “The Third Way”, is posted below. The video is about 35 minutes long, but well worth the time.

Important Notes:

Catholics believe that homosexuality is a sin. People are not homosexuals, acts are homosexual. People are people.
The proper term, instead of “homosexual”, is a person with same-sex attraction (SSA). This describes the person who wrestles with (or struggles with, gives into, indulges in, etc.) homosexual acts.
Same-sex attraction is a disorder (meaning it goes against the natural law) and should be avoided, as should all other disorders.
Catholics believe that every single solitary person has innate value, no matter what their disorder(s) may be, and should be loved.
Catholics love people, even if they indulge in sinful behavior. Love the sinner, hate the sin.
The Catholic faith isn’t homophobic, individual people might be. I am not. See #4.
All persons are called to chastity (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2337.)
Simply because people who profess to be Catholic have acted or spoken improperly about the subject does not negate the teachings found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 2357-2359.
TrueMen support, inspire, encourage, and challenge other males with SSA.
The Catholic Church offers support and encouragement to individuals with SSA through a group called Courage, as well as support groups for family/friends of individuals with SSA called Encourage.

This is, obviously, a very complex issue and widely discussed. It would not be possible to write about every aspect, and I’m not intending to do so. The bottom line… love people!