Out of the closet

[Guest]

So basically date/be good friends without being intimate. And if you do slip up go to Confession? (Would be doing better then a lot of Catholics) Could they live together? What about the near occasion of sin? Would that mean you would have to stop seeing the person if it was a good possibility it would lead to sexual sin? Or would it be permissible to still be close with the person and go to Confession if you fell to temptation? What if you keep falling into sexual sin with the person but now you're deeply in love? Where does the gay couple go from there? Keep confessing and trying your best? Stop being friends? The gay issue is a really tough one when you get really practical about it. I would guess most people just try to ignore the issue or have already crossed over to the dark side and approve of gay marriage. Heck I seen a Catholic Church with the rainbow colors today.

18 minutes ago, Gabriela said:

Why must it be romantic love? There are lots of kinds of love.

Never said there wasn't. Never said gay people don't love in different kinds of ways just like straight people. Where are you guys coming up with this stuff??? Haha

Edited June 17, 2016 by Guest

[dUSt]

I would probably avoid the term "date" since people usually associate that with some type of sexual relationship. And if two people knew that they weren't at a place where they could avoid sexual activity they probably should not be together. All I'm saying is it's possible two people could live a moral life together as chaste, committed best friends. 

[Norseman82]

Something that needs to be clarified is whether they are living chastely or whether they are acting out their homosexuality.

This leads to another side to be looked at.  I posted previously about my cousin's daughter who is in a same-sex relationship with another woman.  They are open about it; they went through the committment/civil union ceremony (before gay marriage was legalized in Illinois), bought a house together.  I don't know if they are looking to adopt or do the IVF thing (I might see them tomorrow at a graduation party and hear more on their status).

But here is the kicker:   they are both Catholic grade school teachers!  I know on one school's website my cousin is even listed as "Mrs".  Either they are doing a good job fooling their employers, or the Catholic schools don't care of the example that is being set for the young kids.  I wonder if those schools would knowingly hire practicing atheists?

 

[dUSt]

29 minutes ago, Norseman82 said:

Something that needs to be clarified is whether they are living chastely or whether they are acting out their homosexuality.

 

Agreed. It defeats the purpose if you've committed yourself to living a life in line with Church teaching, but then go out and promote causes that contradict Church teaching and/or cause scandal by creating the perception of a sexual relationship.