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Coming Out...as a Catholic

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It Takes Courage

It Takes Courage

Күн бұрын

A personal story about dealing with the conflict between faith and sexuality, specifically, what it means to be gay and Catholic.
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@catsaregods407
@catsaregods407 7 ай бұрын
Dude this is super relatable! I’m a non binary, panromantic, gray-ace catholic… and I have no idea how to tell my parents or teachers. I have told my friends and they accept me, but I am so scared that if I tell my mom or dad, they’ll say something that’ll make me feel like my feelings aren’t accepted in my family. My dad is a little more laid back, but I’m still scared to tell him. This is sorta like therapy to me, knowing that there are LGBTQIA+ Catholics out there who have the same struggles as me :) Also, ur feelings are valid! I want you to know that, even if there are lots of people who may bring you down about how you are and tell you to stop being who you are. Soon, we may be able to find some justice in the world so that we can all feel accepted! Thx for making this vid
@AsherindollLand
@AsherindollLand 5 ай бұрын
Tell them when u feel safe I'm bisexual also a grey ace any my family is surprisingly okay with that their very conservative as well
@AsherindollLand
@AsherindollLand 5 ай бұрын
Also catholic as well
@AarenHuang
@AarenHuang 3 жыл бұрын
Totally relate. It's been a lifelong struggle between Christianity and homosexuality for me. But I'm finally at a point where I'm ready to share my experiences too. Thanks for the video! :)
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 3 жыл бұрын
So glad you're at that point. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Love your videos too!
@AarenHuang
@AarenHuang 3 жыл бұрын
@@ItTakesCourage Thank you so much!
@JamesMC04
@JamesMC04 2 жыл бұрын
Totally, totally relate. I chose to become a Catholic - i did not choose to be gay.
@zamzamisack9367
@zamzamisack9367 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story. You are Valid 💛
@user-im3zn5bm8k
@user-im3zn5bm8k 2 жыл бұрын
I praise your courageous coming-out video! I’m a Japanese orthodox Christian,but at the same time I’m bisexual,and I have felt very confused and have struggled. Your video made me feel better:) Thank you! Huge love from Japan🇯🇵
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad my video made you feel better! You're not alone in your struggle!
@bluecrusader9136
@bluecrusader9136 2 жыл бұрын
Struggle away from that sin for salvation.
@DIBBY40
@DIBBY40 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. It's strange that the church doesn't feel able to move on this issue. You want a loving relationship with a man, you want to love God and follow Jesus, you want to be in loving community with your family and friends. I fail to see any negatives to this!
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@fredscast1e
@fredscast1e 3 жыл бұрын
I’m catholic and I think I’m asexual but I’m attracted to anybody. I knew wasn’t straight, then I thought I was bisexual, then I thought Pansexual. But I’m kinda questioning right now and doing my research. Thank u for this, it really helped.
@questioninglife1252
@questioninglife1252 3 жыл бұрын
You might be asexual and panromantic
@fredscast1e
@fredscast1e 3 жыл бұрын
@@questioninglife1252 yeah thats what i thought but now im a pansexual trans man :))
@yasmined6579
@yasmined6579 3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it!
@AlexanderORiordan
@AlexanderORiordan 8 ай бұрын
I've always felt drawn towards Catholicism, but there's no changing that I'm trans and gay and in a longterm relationship with my boyfriend who is the same. I can't help but feel like I'm just a "fan" or "spectator" of the faith, that I can never be accepted to really find a true connection to faith, despite desperately wanting to...
@Claire-xn1cw
@Claire-xn1cw 2 жыл бұрын
I might be nonbinary, and I’m also Catholic. It tears me apart.
@mothman663
@mothman663 2 жыл бұрын
As a trans male catholic, I feel your pain. I hope that you can find yourself in God and find peace as well.
@abigailmaris8071
@abigailmaris8071 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. I’m a lesbian Catholic. I love your story, this is my struggle too. Much love ❤️🌈🌻
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We can get through this together!
@abigailmaris8071
@abigailmaris8071 2 жыл бұрын
@@ItTakesCourage amen!!! Praying for you!!! Keep on the good fight
@dylanvillegas4893
@dylanvillegas4893 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I’m also Catholic but sadly I know for a fact my parents won’t be all that accepting.. my sisters came out as bi and now my parents talk horribly behind their backs. I think they tolerate it because my sisters are already in permanent relationships with guys. I’m actually not bi and just gay so now I’m afraid to come out on my 18th birthday lol.
@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888
@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888 3 жыл бұрын
Know that God loves u and he made u wonderful the way you are
@iantapia363
@iantapia363 3 жыл бұрын
Make sure you are not just confused and think that your gay and because of all the confusing and false messages many people are promoting nowadays, and remember God always loves you but you still must strive to love him by following him.
@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888
@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888 3 жыл бұрын
@@iantapia363 amen
@ratchaatsnatchaat1534
@ratchaatsnatchaat1534 2 жыл бұрын
I'm catholic and gay too
@justaguyguyguy2979
@justaguyguyguy2979 2 жыл бұрын
Repent against your sins and find a pastor that will teach you truth from the bible
@JamesMC04
@JamesMC04 2 жыл бұрын
Subscribed. Thanks for posting this video. I admire your courage 😀
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@JamesMC04
@JamesMC04 2 жыл бұрын
Thank *you* - your video, which I have watched from start to finish, is a Godsend, and has been a very great help.
@ItTakesCourage
@ItTakesCourage 2 жыл бұрын
@@JamesMC04 That's great! I'm so glad.
@Diggles67
@Diggles67 2 жыл бұрын
Remember also that there are different ways of being gay as well. We’re not given a good model growing up, only stereotypes. Growing in your faith gives you a new way of channeling your passions. Remember that Thomas Aquinas said passions were not bad in themselves. It’s how we temper them so that we do not become “intemperate”. But St. Thomas argues that we should not become frigid and cold either. After many years of acting out in ways I thought I should to fit in to certain contexts, I found that I wasn’t living an authentic life, rather a two dimensional version of someone else’s. Returning to the church like the proverbial prodigal son has enabled me to understand myself and others in a deeper, more compassionate way. Everyone struggles with something, even our so called “enemies”. It is through compassion for ourselves and others that we can see each other for who we truly are, loved children of God.
@JamesMC04
@JamesMC04 Жыл бұрын
Just to say, a (belated) and very Happy New Year to you !
@petelarose998
@petelarose998 3 жыл бұрын
Jesus loves you.
@justaguyguyguy2979
@justaguyguyguy2979 2 жыл бұрын
Yes he loves him but his sin is filthy and he needs to repent and be washed with the blood of yeshua Jesus Christ
@ddrse
@ddrse 4 жыл бұрын
You can be LGBT and Catholic no problem.
@GrandDuchyOfOldenburgfanbase
@GrandDuchyOfOldenburgfanbase 23 күн бұрын
Corinthians 6:9
@ddrse
@ddrse 23 күн бұрын
@@GrandDuchyOfOldenburgfanbase so what is Christlike is what's rejected by religious people for not following their religious laws. Therefore they make them Christians
@corym8358
@corym8358 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting your story. This is all well and good if you're not having sex. I'm gay. It's my cross to bear. However, the only way I've to be fully Catholic as a fully gay person is to be celibate. Otherwise you're living in mortal sin.
@nategraham6946
@nategraham6946 Жыл бұрын
Those are the chapters I only tell people if they become relevant.
@purplecubeman01
@purplecubeman01 2 жыл бұрын
I learned very early on growing up catholic that this situation is like oil and water, they mix at first, but eventually just, don't, and separate. If thinking like this helps you, more power to you friend, but that doesn't make this situation real in anyway, we only have a short time on this earth. So I hope you live how you like, and be happy. but at the end, at the gates wanting entery into heaven, you'll find yourself sadly disappointed.
@mothman663
@mothman663 2 жыл бұрын
@Nikhil Vattathara LMAO ULTIMATE COME BACK IM USING THAT TY
@kencanaputra1179
@kencanaputra1179 2 жыл бұрын
To be honest im a bisexual but.. i want be straight, must i bee my self?
@thisisnotanalien
@thisisnotanalien Ай бұрын
I would say first look into what situations in your life may have led you to or made you realize or experience an attract to both sexes. For many people it can be a trauma response for many people it can be an inborn trait. It's important to offer up all those experiences to God to pray for discernment and wisdom and the courage to do His Will in all things, I'd recommend (assuming you're Catholic) reaching out to a Catholic priest who understands about these issues, you may have to take a risk and come out to several priests before you find one willing to help you who has the wisdom and experience to do so but it's important to find someone to help guide and support you spiritually, if not a priest, find someone whose wisdom and discernment you trust. If you find you're bisexual because of something that happened to you because it's a coping mechanism or a response to trauma then find a solid Catholic therapist to help you work through that and heal. If you find, no your attraction doesn't change then God made you so and He loves you. Be chaste, this may be your cross, but you'll never carry it alone He is always there and so long as you don't surrender the fight against sexual temptations toward anyone of any gender really, and so long as you don't consciously pursue same sex relations, then you are completely in union with the Catholic Church. Be at peace. Just be sure to seek council from someone who knows your individual situation better and who's good judgement you trust. (I know this comment a year old but...better late than never? Hope you're doing well now, praying for you, friend
@lucca7494
@lucca7494 2 жыл бұрын
Psalm 37:13: but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
@enceladus_1
@enceladus_1 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh what
@Mr80jb
@Mr80jb 9 ай бұрын
Impossible. That’s like saying I am married and I love messing around with other women and men too. This does not make you a catholic, it makes you a sinner. Jesus came to save sinners not justify it.
@GrandDuchyOfOldenburgfanbase
@GrandDuchyOfOldenburgfanbase 23 күн бұрын
Corinthians 6:9 Leviticus 20:13
@xander4043
@xander4043 3 жыл бұрын
Do you disagree with the official teaching of Christ, with the official teaching of the Church? If so, then do not call yourself Catholic.
@laurinha2892
@laurinha2892 3 жыл бұрын
The official teaching of Christ is to love your neighbor as yourself. You don't seem to be doing that right now
@michaelbarwick5900
@michaelbarwick5900 3 жыл бұрын
Newsflash! Lots of Catholics don’t agree with 100% of church teaching!
@xander4043
@xander4043 3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbarwick5900 Well they should. That’s what it means to be Catholic, you listen to the God given authority of the Catholic Church.
@xander4043
@xander4043 3 жыл бұрын
@@laurinha2892 I didn’t say anything hateful. You twisting the word of God which is wrong. The Catholic Church has God given authority, and as Catholics we listen to the order of bishops, successors of the apostles. If you reject official dogma, then you shouldn’t call yourself Catholic.
@michaelbarwick5900
@michaelbarwick5900 3 жыл бұрын
@@xander4043 in the world of “should”, so much is true. I’m quite to content to work with what I can accept in Church teaching in my own faith journey.
@IndyDefense
@IndyDefense Жыл бұрын
Before people came out as gay, coming out as Catholic was the worst thing you could do in the South.
@crisgon9552
@crisgon9552 Жыл бұрын
This got a really good kick out of me haha. I used to volunteer at a protestant church my friend went to also and when they found out I was Catholic they were appalled.
@austro_hungarian_nostalgia
@austro_hungarian_nostalgia Жыл бұрын
Homosexuality as in the behavior is still a mortal sin though.
@duckscool7687
@duckscool7687 Жыл бұрын
Depends on your viewpoint
@austro_hungarian_nostalgia
@austro_hungarian_nostalgia Жыл бұрын
@@duckscool7687 the CCC and the Bible states this very clearly.
@duckscool7687
@duckscool7687 Жыл бұрын
@@austro_hungarian_nostalgia while modern bibles very do clearly state homosexuality as a sin, it is actually a mistranslation. The word is actually supposed to be pedophilia with young boys(they called it out, bc around this time old men would get with little boys, and so they needed to call it out). If you don’t believe me check when the word Homosexuality was even created, it was created around 1870 if I’m correct. So while it does state it in our bibles it’s actually not truly what our holy book says, which is unfortunate bc it isn’t exactly what God said so others can misinterpret it.
@austro_hungarian_nostalgia
@austro_hungarian_nostalgia Жыл бұрын
@@duckscool7687 Not true, this is a common argumrnt of progressive "christians" and liberal "catholics." There are very very precise translations of the Bible that say that homosexuality is wrong, ones where very little cultural transposition or mistranslation occured. In fact not only that, not only those Bible versions, but also the less accurate ones like the King James Bible clearly condemn homosexuality. Also the condemnation of homosexuality is clearly stated in the CCC.
@SESKE_5
@SESKE_5 Жыл бұрын
Depends the viewpoint
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