{"id":1706,"date":"2013-12-11T18:56:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T22:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizardwalk.com\/newblather\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2013-12-11T19:07:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T23:07:50","slug":"catholicism-and-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wizardwalk.com\/newblather\/?p=1706","title":{"rendered":"Catholicism and homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And now a more serious post.  The religious blog <a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/\">Deus Nobiscum<\/a> recently finished posting a series of short articles worth reading.  They do a nice job of explaining my beliefs on this subject.  (They&#8217;re short.  It doesn&#8217;t take long.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/05\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-1-equal-persons\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 1: Equal Persons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/06\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-2-unequal-acts-part-1\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 2: Unequal Acts Part 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/07\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-3-unequal-acts-part-2\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 3: Unequal Acts Part 2<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/08\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-4-the-call-to-chastity\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 4: The Call to Chastity<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/09\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-5-the-rugged-cross\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 5: The Rugged Cross<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/10\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-6-love-not-hate-part-1\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 6: Love, Not Hate Part 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deusnobiscum.com\/2013\/12\/11\/catholicism-and-homosexuality-part-7-love-not-hate-part-2\/\">Catholicism and Homosexuality Part 7: Love, Not Hate Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are written more concisely and with more grace than I would&#8217;ve ever been able to manage.  This subject continues to be a touchy one among some of my good friends.  It can be a very difficult thing to discuss.  I know it is often sentimentalized by TV and Hollywood to be a struggle to be oneself and find love in the midst of oppressive institutions, outdated ideologies, and naive or downright prejudiced individuals.  I can only hope my friends can give my understanding of this subject a little more credit than all that.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, even if you don&#8217;t agree with it, you owe it to yourself to not be afraid of or offended by people who understand and speak about sexual morality (and the spirituality behind it) and its related issues in this way.  When I, or a Catholic priest for that matter, mentions these things, it is not an effort to shame dissenters.  It is an honest (and, in my opinion, very beautiful) understanding of sexual nature.  There is nothing to fear about it.<\/p>\n<p>God bless!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And now a more serious post. The religious blog Deus Nobiscum recently finished posting a series of short articles worth reading. They do a nice job of explaining my beliefs on this subject. (They&#8217;re short. It doesn&#8217;t take long.) 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