Catholicism & Homosexuality
Index
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
The Roman Catholic Church as a difficult and complicated relationship with gays and homosexuality in general.
-->Catholicism & Homosexuality
What is the official Roman Catholic relationship with homosexuality? It's unusual, actually - homosexual behavior is not approved, but the homosexual orientation is accepted. Unfortunately, disapproval of the former often leads to condemnation of the latter. More importantly, the Roman Catholic Church is locked into this difficulty because any changes regarding homosexuality would affect the position on things like abortion and birth control.Gay Priests in the Catholic Church
The recent scandals involving priests who have sexually abused children have been a source of many problems for the Roman Catholic Church. One of those problems has been the situation of gay priests. Recent statements from Vatican officials have expressed strong disapproval of the very existence of homosexuals within the priesthood - the presumption being that these sexual abuse problems are caused by gays, and that if they disappear, then so will the problem.Should Gay Catholics Leave the Church?
Recent comments made by the Vatican about homosexuality and homosexual relationships have upset many people - but none more so than gays themselves who naturally object when their situation is called immoral, disordered, and evil. Thus there is a question about whether gays have any real future in the Roman Catholic Church.
