truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly lost my password. I love any tricks you can offer me.

@Keagan Yosef Instablaster ;)

@Shane Connor Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

@Shane Connor it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my account :D

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@Jay Broughton Wait Pell did not Rape Babies.

Jay Broughton Be real. That is not the topic of his talk so you can’t expect him to address that. And if you are a Christian, let me remind you of what Jesus said “Thou shalt not judge, for thou shalt be judged. By the measure that you use it will be used back to you.”

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 105 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful “You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material

Two kinds of material is Unholy according to those biblical words...the socks you are wearing and most of the clothes you wear are a polyester cotton blend!

Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

If it was not for this, it would be something else! Knowing and realizing what is a cross and who is the real me. Very profound

best quote i've heard in a while

explain! lohanthony

but NO roman catholics are redeemed? they are ALL still pagans! lohanthony ?

@@josephcorrigan9160 How do you know that? Are you the God who redeems?

I dont want to be a stumbling block to you if your conscience moves you towards a closer following of Christ's Church. I admire you so much for desiring to be perfect as the Father in Heaven is perfect. I didnt use resisting temptation, even though you said that. You know your own temptations, I do not. I only know that among both heterosexual and bi or homosexual persons, the universal call is to chastity outside marriage and sexual morality within marriage. Even the heterosexual married man, when he lusts after a woman real or imagined who is not his spouse, commits adultery in the eyes of the Lord. It would make no difference if the man was bisexual and chose to marry a woman (wholesome and proper) but lusted for a man, it is the same betrayel of his marriage and act of adultery, perhaps we can add the theological qualifier of homosexuality on top, but its not necessary. Its like defining a stained cloth by how many stains, how old the stain is, and what liquid caused it, what color it is etc. , instead of just saying "stained". Likewise, sexual sin is the stain of sin, and anyone who feels worse for having homosexual sins should think about wether or not a heterosexual person should feel "better" if they had opposite sex partners they sinned with. This ridiculous logic would get even crazier if we press gender identity to illogical extremes, and lets say a bisexual man is therefore half as bad or half better than a gay man. Literally as logically impossible as discerning a glass half full or empty. What about other sins, such as pedophilia or other perversions like bestiality. One could, but it would be comically grotesque, if they also focused on wether or not the pedophile was attracted to the same sex, or if the bestiality or necrophilia was with a male or female animal or corpse. Sexual immorality is using the sexual nature of humanity in a way god has not ordained. Even if the desires are natural. Likewise, the feelings and biological reactions of our fight flight response naturally motivate us to self defense, and yet we should not justify something just because it can be biologically supported (Peter's striking of the servants ear off with a sword, drew condemnation from Jesus, when many onlookers would see this as appropriate behavior in preventing the arrest of an innocent man let alone the Lord Jesus, but Christ shows that his desires are above our instincts, and his standards are counterintuitive in the most divinely beautiful way). Anyone who hates another man is guilty of murder in the eyes of God, and unless somone can profess to have never hated someone, then straight or gay, you have some serious sins that require Christ's proactive mercy and you can do nothing to help or save yourself. Indeed, our Original Sin, cannot be undone by any level of righteous intention, only by grace through the Sacrament. And so I say to you my friend, God bless you and truly he will reward you and never abandon you as you strive to be the way he set out. There may be undiscovered qualities of biology and homosexuality that will explain things later, or psychology. But until then, you have made a choice for the Kingdom of God instead of treasure on earth. And Jesus will remember this, in the present moment, the future, and eternity. However, and not for a moment do I suggest the Church is wrong to say homosexual sex (or any sex outside of marriage) is a sin, I implore you to be a part of the dialogue. You seem to be a orthodox Catholic faithful who is SSAttracted and is staying with the Church. We need you to speak, and speak with wise words, respect, and pray for guidance. Because far too many leave the Church for a denomination that compromised, or worse leave Christ altogether. Youre identity is not gay, neither is anyones identity straight, nor are we identified male or female. Our identity are as human beings, made in the image of god, and after our fall, as sinners. This is not pessimism! As it is proclaimed on Easter Vigil, "Oh happy fault that earned us so glorious a savior!" and Jesus himself said "It is not for the rightheous (no one) but for the sinful (everyone) that I came into the world." Our identity is the sheep of the good shepherd, and in order to find ourselves on his shoulders we must one by one be the lost sheep that leaves the 99. The toitality of your sin, not any specific sin, makes you a sinner, and the totality of the price of that sin has been paid by Christ, and so you are on the path to redemption which requires preservation and grace. The Catholic Church rightfully teaches that faith and good works justify us, but that all of it is through grace alone. WIthout gods free grace and goodness, we would not only have to deal with our sins, but we would have no good qualities at all to merit us anything. So all I ask is that you see yourself as a proud patient of the wonderful healer, and that you have more symptoms than just SSA. The disease is not homosexuality, the disease is being a sinful creature and the symptoms are many. You have a duty one might say, or perhaps you should make it your duty willingly, to speak up and create the internal dialogue that is lacking. The conversation seems to be from non-Catholics with Catholics about the LGB(not T, as that is incompatible on a much more fundamental level. Its a false reality, not a action.) There needs to be SSA/Homosexual/Bi Catholics who are willing to talk about their lives the same way there are alcholics, murderers, and me, in the Church. We must all go to confession and give our priests the opportunity to become good confessors, and give ourselves access to the sacraments. We need to talk to people in parishes, while you might say to the parishoners that you are chosing to remain single, if you were in a homosexual relationship, you should courageously say "I am a Catholic, and I keep falling into sin. Thats why Im here, for the savior." Now, do not be apart of gay pride, as that would be just as bad as straight pride, there is nothing Christian about any type of pride for prides sake. But you can be courageous, and find Jesus' face in other people who are suffering more with this problem. For blesed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. Look at our Most Holy Father Francis' comments on homosexuality (the longer ones not the short videos) and check out the more liberal view of Fr James Martin SJ as well as more orthodox views like this channel. The conversation needs to occur. Church doctrine will not change, but Jesus did say, that Moses allowed divorce because the hearts of that time were hardened. I dont know if that means homosexuality will be allowed in loving, steady, devoted, and pure of heart relationships where the partners have fallen in love first and attempted to live as brothers, only to develop sexual relations and cohabitation despite trying their best to remain apart. This happens with straight catholics all the time. They arent asked to go find a new Church. They are asked to get married. Now, only God can guide the Church, but the conversations will comfort many, even the consciences of those not personally affected by SSA but affected by feeling like the Church is cruel or opposite, feel like the Church should be harsher. The only true answer, is love and mercy. Christ offers uncondtional mercy. We must as believers flesh out the answers to theological questions, but we should never put the doctrinal studies ahead of the living Gospel that makes all things new and purifies all sins for those who believe and put their trust in the Risen One. God Bless. I am praying to Mary for you. (I am a Trad Roman Catholic with some slight SSA but married to a woman)

@@DadsWatchingKZfaq my dear brother, your prayers are precious to me. Converting is a bumpy road, but only the narrow gate shall lead to Our Sweet Jesus and His Blessed Mother. Every moment of temptation, I offer it on the altar. We mustn’t pray for a lighter cross, but for stronger shoulders. The Lord Almighty will give us the strength.

Bless you always JM+J

Yes but is being gay really that bad? I agree that most if not all sins are damaging to your health (physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually). But the only real argument against gay people getting together is that it’s damaging to society. I don’t think it is necessarily.

Amen!

We are never lonely. Because God is everywhere. He is always ready to hear us. We need to know the importance of knowing, loving, and serving God. Only this will make us truly happy.

@Jay Broughton Sorry there is only one God in three divine persons the Father (creator, Yahweh), the Son (Jesus who died for our sins), and the Holy Spirit (the power to conquer the impossible). Therefore, we that believe in Him are never alone. 🙏✌❤😇 being lonely is a choice we can make changes with the help of God. Pray the rosary.

@Jay Broughton I have never liked watching cartoons. God is not a cartoon to entertain you or anyone.

demigodzilla get thee behind me satan.

9 9 and 9 9

but it is nonsense! KMF!

@@josephcorrigan9160 why

WHY? well? because@@KMF3we have no wounds!

@@josephcorrigan9160 seriously? Everyone has wounds.

Jacob Hall I recognize my sins as sins. I make no attempt to reclassify them as virtues or as a “lifestyle choice”.

Jacob Hall it would be a lonely world if we didn’t love the sinner since there are so many of us. I can’t speak to the specific situation you refer to, but in general Catholic school teachers should adhere to Catholic moral teaching. If a teacher is presenting birth control as a viable option that teacher should no longer teach in Catholic School.

And then you sinned no more?

@@jacobhall1488 I've stopped, personally but I do fail miserably sometimes but that human its not about the perfect but about how to change. And constantly be trying to fix it

@@flisom the thing is, as a trans woman, I do not reconcile my 'sins' as 'lifestyle choices' I instead recognise them to be me

facts not fiction If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

If interested listen to fantastic intellectual Catholic speakers Dr Taylor Marshall, and Sensus Filedelium. You will like!

@@catholicpeaces6257 I second this motion they are very good. Also try Classical Theist and Mathoma.

You just took being Catholic for granted, like a husband

@@lisancristo8214 entering a faith is never to be taken for granted amen.

@@alecrosewell6959 You are correct, I have always wanted to enter religious consecrated life.

One could say that it is sort of a dessert for that!

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

Where do you live?

@@dan69052 You do know that your message is just ignored by people following "the good book". However, knowing that topic, I applaud to your will to inform others. It just has no place when one reads that famed book, no matter how handsome a gay priest might be. In that realm, it's hypocrisy to the end. I wish Christians would read Senecca instead of all this.

@@jacobhall1488 In his book about why being gay is wrong and gay people don't deserve romantic relationships, he has the audacity to mention all the females he dated in his youth! Tone deaf.

@@kylejhartman Why does that make him tone deaf?

@@Carmen24860 ​ He's writing a book about why gay people don't deserve to pursue romantic relationships while mentioning his own romantic relationships. Reeks of hypocrisy and discrimination.

@@kylejhartman You write a lot of words just to say you're attracted to males and addicted to pornography. Nobody cares about your self-indulgent rationalizations.

I totally agree with you! Such a blessing! ♡

Truth is what makes us ‘us’ 🙏☦️

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Following Jesus and seeking Him are one and the same.

@@gayleschaefer6300 Not necessarily.

@@pattipton4450 may God bless her soul!

@UnWaifu No! Its not! Read John 6:66: “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him”. “Seeking” and “following” are two different things.

losing! Spell correctly!

@@catherinekelly532 did you listen to Fr. Mike? We're all in this together..some people can spell well, others can't. What's important is Alice's story....

Well done Alice. That takes courage.

@@catherinekelly532 no one likes a grammar Nazi! Be gracious not critical!

Alice you confirmed much of what I fear. Thank you for making it clear and acknowledging that our love for God and His love for us is so much greater than the fear of losing a person for not understanding us and respecting our convictions.

Heterosexuals have the opportunity to pursue sexually and emotionally fulfilling relationships. Denying this opportunity to gay people is unjust discrimination, something the Catechism explicitly forbids

facts not fiction If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

Wakim Wakim for whatever you’re going through I pray that Jesus gives you strength and gives you hope! Amen

I know Jesus will Heal You of whatever You are going Through. Embrace Your Cross but Trust Completely in The Lord! Blessings to You, John

you´ll be in my prayers

Pope Leo 13 exorcism prayer Mark 9/ God is with you. TRUST Prayandfastforamerica.org

BUY! why? Christophe WAKIM ?

If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

thats the problem

@@dan69052 what ignorance? Atheists cant even answer transcendentals just because we dont want to follow your globalist lucifieran cult

This priest is a propagandist exploiting the vulnerable and weaponizing the stupid.

@@redeye6560 We are supposed to judge the fruit (which I take to mean attitudes, actions, words, things we can see that came from them) of the believers in the church, but only the believers. We are NOT supposed to judge outsiders. That's God's job. Outsiders have no faith, no commitment to Christ and so it doesn't make sense to expect them to do anything He says or even to have any relationship to Him, and some have no understanding of spirituality either because they can't see any point of view but their own. I remember before I was a disciple of Christ and I only saw the world through my own understanding. It wouldn't have made any sense to me for people to say my morals or life were wrong if I felt I was right, because they're not me and I accepted nobody's authority. I actually was big on following rules, but only the ones that made me feel safe or that got me success in a worldly way, basically the rules that I liked. I didn't think I had any master. Now I know I was a slave to the desires of my body, but I had to learn that through the experience of the world not being able to make me happy. Then I was open to change. Then when I met Christ through His church and experienced love, care, discipline, truth -- then I was ready to start listening to a new way of thinking, and believe.

And given his looks he must have spent a lot of time in his life avoiding the attentions of both sexes!

Jay Broughton Troll Jay

Let yourself feel! Tears are so powerful.

bawling.

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

​@Directruth care to Elaborate on that.

@Directruth Read Paul’s letters, that’s the basis. Jesus, celibate and single. Paul, celibate and single.

@Directruth LOL. Go read some Bart Ehrman for a non Christian source that tickles your fancy. There’s non biblical sources that attest to events and people in the NT. Paul never spoke contrary to Jesus. Im sure Paul had a fictional Roman beheading too? And Romans didn’t exist either, right? Seems like you’re the one living in a fiction.

@Directruth Wow have you never heard of literary tools to convey messages? You think you’re being deep but you’re not being deep at all. The truths in the bible exist today, in 2021 for a reason. Betray those fundamental truths and just see what kind of life you end up with. A living Hell so to speak. But hey, you’re the 21st century man, fully evolved, with all the wisdom and no sins to speak of and no ancestral wisdom to take heed of. Amen!

@@r.m5883sure, stories can convey messages and morals. But 'stories' are, by definition, fictitious. Back in biblical times, slavery was accepted as morally OK, and adulterers and homosexuals were routinely stoned to death. Haven't we moved beyond that by now?

No he doesnt just your brokenness and humbleness but not your sin. Psalms 7:11 “God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.”

Some strange “truths” in this comment section, however. 😵‍💫

facts not dogma If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

Jay Broughton why

@Jay Broughton There is undeniable proof by historians that Jesus was a real human person. Whether you believe his teachings or not is separate to the objective fact of his existence. He lived.

@Jay Broughton that's not history, Jesus wasn't a raper. I pray for you, blessings.

@Jay Broughton as said there is proof Jesus existed and the religion started from him. There are testimonies all around the world. God is real (and not a child raper), we need to seek him ! Have a great day !

@@user00578___ How can Jesus be a child rapist, if he never existed in the first place. To be a rapist, you have to be a human being. You cannot accuse someone of a crime if they do not exist. You have flawed logic.

more knowledge If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

Profound 🙏🙏🙏

I agree. I want to hear more of your experience. I have the same experience.

Bro had to break it to you that God made man and female, so breaking this is a sin and in Psalms 7:11 is says that God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. In John 14:15 is says: If ye love me, keep my commandments. So you got to keep the commandents and stop pleasing the flesh if you are going to love him. If you desire your sin then you are not loving him and therefore you cannot enter the kingdom. Proverbs 15:29 - The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. The church is not accepting you cause you are breaking the rules.

Same sex attraction is a heavy cross to bear indeed. But no one is spared (in this life) from bearing the cross. Some crosses are harder than others. It is hard to be Catholic and only by God's grace can we become faithful Catholics. You don't have to accept the Church's teaching. You don't have to be Catholic.

@@jesusdiazzz6369 such condescension and arrogance ! 🙄

Indeed. A lot of Catholic teachings on this topic don't go much further than, "We're all oriented toward some things that are not good for us.", but that's where it stops. This talk addresses the pain, loneliness, and real world human experiences of people with this wound. Very important teachings here.

facts not dogma If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

You were formed for relationship with human beings and the Higher Power/God. You don't have to deny human caring.

i think you inappropriately making god look gay.

A relationship with an imaginary being. Wow. Not imaginary you say? You have never seen god, never heard a voice that identifies itself as god, never smells god, never physically felt god, and never tasted god. God by definition is in your imagination. Oh you might say, but I felt god’s presence. That isn’t god, it’s something in you brain that makes you feel good I live such a better life when I gave up belief in a god. I now lead my life in a way that benefits people around me, and allows me to make the most out of the short time we have here, instead of following rules in hopes of winning god’s favor in the afterlife.

Oh, really?

@@otello204 I am 1,000 percent in agreement with your comments. I was brought up as a Roman Cathlic, but I had never experienced anything "God", None, Zippo! I now live my life without religion, and I am much happier. I don't believe that there are Heaven above, and Hell below. My time on this earth is the only time I have on this earth. When I die, I die. I will not be a spirit looking forward to the Judgment Day and be sent to Hell because there is no Jesus in me.

@@jacobhall1488 idk- why did i spell it like that

@@nayayam Actually really nice. Thank you for asking :)) I came out as pansexual to quiteeee a lot of people, and two of my sisters. But this video still helped me recognize i will not act upon my desires. So yeah, great :DD

@@nayayam Thank you so much.

@@oxpulat I just happened to read your post. I am praying for you.

The answer is still no. If you want to get married in the church it’s still no. You are an exception. Smooth talk Frank here is still saying No!

knowledge shall set you free If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

facts not fiction If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

Then why does the Church persecute even chaste lesbians and gays? Why did the US Council of Catholic Bishops try to cancel a suicide hotline because the bill specifically mentions gays and lesbians. If you want innocent people dead by their own hand, how can you not be called "hateful,"

Thank you for sharing this beautiful thought. I'm Catholic and I will always be. I hope that like me, most Catholics don't think that same gender Love is a sin, or divorse women are to not seek conjugal love anymore (they are just the loud minority, I hope). God is love and we ALL who love Him are His church. The clergy does not own the church. Please keep on seeking God's love.

You weren't born "that way".

@@VitorGomes9 You are-

What you’re saying is partly true, but it doesn’t mean we have to act on those desires. You’re just as much a part of God’s family as everyone else is. However, we do not have the authority to contradict how God designed marriage. Marriage is not a guarantee that you’ll be happy. If you’re gay, God has likely destined you for a purpose that is greater than marriage.

Those traits likely won't exist at all in Heaven, and for sure the Bible says there is no marriage in Heaven, but they still exist here and the Bible does address people who are not living correctly according to their traits and station in life and tells them how they should live. Old women: stop gossiping. Men: be faithful to the wife of your youth. Women: don't get up in front of the whole congregation and teach. Slaves: obey your masters. Masters: be kind to your slaves, and set them free if they want or keep them if they want. Rich people: don't segregate yourselves and do eat with everyone including the poor. Church: don't show favoritism and give special seats to rich people. People are addressed by their traits. What if the verse is about treating everyone with equal kindness, equal fellowship, equal rights to the full life of a Christian in fellowship with others? What if people are supposed to have different roles, and act certain ways according to their roles that honor God and show love? Who ever said that verse is about traits that used to apply to character and now don't? I always thought they were a list of traits that people used as excuses for power and exclusion from the "in group". In today's terms, traits that had been used for discrimination. There was a time Peter had a vision in which God had to teach him directly to stop excluding Gentiles from being able to enter the family of God. I think God would tell certain Christians now to stop excluding people based on who they're attracted to. But that doesn't mean we pretend like a man isn't a man and a woman isn't a woman, or that if for example two women love each other in faith then it's ok to also love each other as wives or to have sex. They are still women, and they are not supposed to be excluded from church meetings or treated as subhuman or ignored because of their gender, but they are supposed to still only marry men. People of faith in the Bible in the Old and New Testaments were told to not take part in homosexual acts. Not to take part in sexual immorality. Why would it say those things if gender/sex doesn't matter anymore in any way at all?

You are never alone when you have God by your side. I hope you find peace and a community that can support you x

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this will help If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

The Catholic Church does not have teachings about “gay people”. The church teaches about sin, repentance and mercy for all His children. I promise, if you continue to receive the Sacraments and dedicate yourself to knowing Jesus personally and following His teachings, you will find joy. I say this after reading so many beautiful stories of people who lived same-sex attractions for decades, encountered Christ and turned away from those attractions and are so happy and fulfilled.

​@@anneschmidt6359 I agree with you, we should try to stand with those with homosexual attractions and try to pull them back to god, for satan has captured them and pulled them away from god

You mean God’s teachings ❤

Well said

@James Nguyen fair point. I think I just disagree with the premise of a lot of what he’s saying. Or rather, I just disagree with the worldview of Catholicism. I was raised in the church, and I only ever experienced it negatively. I don’t personally have an issue being called gay, because it’s just a descriptor. I’m also a cook, and I wouldn’t be offended if someone called me a cook.

@James Nguyen right on. I like to think that everyone exists on a sexuality spectrum. Being bisexual places you in the middle. I’m not completely unattracted to women, I’m just more on the gay side.

@@Matt_Dalton My family identifies as catholic but nobody really goes to church anymore so we sparsely practice it. I identified as atheist in my teens and currently I identify as agnostic but I'm trying to give faith another shot, should I consider the catholic church or perhaps another denomination?

@@doukyuuseii99 I am biased against the Catholic Church, so I don’t feel like I can speak to that exactly. What I will say is that in my experience, you can choose to follow a faith or belief system without accepting everything that system teaches. For example, if you wanted to try Catholicism again, I’d recommend researching and seeing what you do like and what you don’t like, and then move forward with what works for you.

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

Bless you KMF we live in a culture that ridicules unmarried women of a certain age as if it was by their choice! It is noble to wait on the Lord. If He has a mate for us . . . Good. If He doesn't have a mate for us . . . Good. All that matters is that God's will be done. It took me a while to come to this conclusion. But I am joyful and grateful. Father Mike is giving a POWERFUL talk.. Praise be to God. If we belong to Jesus Christ then we are FULL & cared for . Our (American) society doesn't have sex put in perspective. It doesn't even understand the purpose of sex. Thank God for theology of the body. Catholic TRUTH. Sex belongs in marriage. Sex means being open to life. That is countercultural in America. But Christians aren't meant to follow the world !

KMF : I’ve been celibate since my divorce 34 years ago. More than once people have questioned my orientation, since I don’t date. My “ex” had our 20 year marriage annulled by our diocese. I feel betrayed by the Catholic Church. If I had realized that I was not married, I’d have taken our 2 children and left the man and his emotional abuse.

@Danijel Mornarić no I am not a religious sister. I never felt called to be a religious sister and so I never pursued that. Now I'm too old to pursue that.

@@harmonygordon6901 amen!!!

@@gfitz6001 I can totally understand how you would feel betrayed by the church because of the annulment. I don't think that that is ever considered. It seems like annulments are given out like candy nowadays.

facts not dogma If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@@dan69052 nope this is Satan. Lie. It is a deadly sin. God wiped the world because of it.and also Sodom and Gomorrah! Watch out, to be lead to hell by fake messenger.

Mail friends? Do they all work for the USPS? I am gay. I had a crush on a straight friend in college. I chose to love him selflessly. What makes you think gay people are so stupid or deprave that they don't already know this? My father hated me for being gay. He hated all gay men, and he was obsessed with the subject. He was the Christian example in my life. He kept that up until he died seven years ago.

@@purityballs7446 That sounds horrible, I'm so sorry you went you through that yikes

@@anonyme3123 We don't even know if Sodom and Gomorrah were real cities. And even if they were, Ezekiel 16:49 tells us that their sin was radical inhospitality, a callous disregard for their neighbor, kind of like what you're doing right now.

I feel like this whole thing just went over your head.

...i love my gbf but thanks to father mike i can ask him why he chooses to be a sinner😍

facts not dogma If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

facts will set you free If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

I see what you mean but the point is to put everything below God. All marriages, family members, relationships are to take lesser importance to God. Chastity is asked of everyone whether single or married or being in a holy vocation. All sexual sins are to be avoided like masturbation, pornography, immoderate behavior, lusting after others and this applies to straight people as well. I am a single straight woman serving the church and a lot of people in our ministry are single and in their 30s or older. Some have homosexual desires too but as a group we try to remain as chaste as we can but I don't think we are a sad or lonely bunch. People equate being single with being lonely and think loneliness is like a lifetime's worth of despair or unfulfillment. I am lonely sometimes but it comes and goes like every other emotion. I see many people who live more unhappy and lonely lives being married even. I've also met nuns who are just so peaceful and joyous even if the pang of wanting motherhood looms above them sometimes. They find joy in suffering and they just have this peace that no problem can take away.

Hey, @KinkyCaptionCrafter! I'm gonna answer from a perfectly non-believer point of view, though I'm interested in religious thinking. You don't need marriage to live a life without loneliness (and married people are often lonely, as a matter of fact); you just need love, closeness, touch, consideration from people you meet on a daily basis. Family in that matter is definitely a plus but sometimes you might not even have that foundation. Being gay and not following the monogamous relationship model that comes from the various monotheisms really is less a matter of lifestyle choice than a cultural way of living. Bear in mind that the gays are ostracized since their early youths. They do not grow up by a book or by any standard moral code. They are the craftsmen of their own lives; they always have been. The world is of no support to them, I tell you that by experience. The Bible, in that regard, is a true enemy. But, growing up, you manage to live in your society by your own moral standards. Sometimes, they're still close to what you, @KinkyCaptionCrafter yourself, experience (the idea of "chastity", or fidelity, monogamous relationship; but sometimes, it's quite different though the foundation is exactly the same one: "I'm in love with my man, but I can fuck whoever I want; in any case, I'm still faithful to the person I love, no matter what" -- that's what I experience in my daily life). Your question about society shouldn't have any kind of importance to any of us. We're just men and women, sometimes "sinners" if you go by the book. I mean, "sin" and "fault"... you don't know anyone telling you when you do one. We do know when we commit one. We don't need anyone to tell us about them; it's how we identify them, and it's how we know we were at fault. Texts do not tell us anything about that, they just tell us what people felt about what we just did at the time they wrote the texts. I guess you understand the problem around very old religious texts then. So, the idea is not to live "chaste" lives, I think (from a non-believer point of view) but to live good lives, lives that are good and true to the ones who will follow us. We can't be examples but maybe our lives will somehow be exemplary, to some extent, to the ones after us. That's what gathers believers and non-believers, I BELIEVE : the will to leave something better after our own time. So, stay out of idle lullabies but be good to everyone, including the people you think you might not like because of the texts of your faith. Jesus, as he said, did not come to preach for the ones who shall be saved; but to the ones he didn't think would be saved.

Not necessarily. There are other ways to get out of lonliness than a sexual relationship. Often it's enough that you have good friends and a loving family. Same sex attraction isn't a sentence to be lonely and bitter. If anyone too experiences this: Cultivate friendships and familiar bonds, you don't have to stay completely alone just because you struggle with same sex attraction. These other, 'pure' relationships might even help you a lot with your struggly. If I was completely lonely, I might have already given in. But my family and friends give me the strength to go on.

You're right. You need to near to others. We are not biologically geared to be loners.

If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace not dogma

God bless you mate, I’m very much in a similar boat. Just know that theirs a big difference between dogma and doctrine. Doctrines can be reevaluated, reinterpreted, and changed. Dogma can’t. Theirs very few dogmas, but many doctrines. The Church’s teaching on homosexuality is a doctrine. You can disagree and even dissent from it (though I’d still recommend keeping things on the down-low) and still be a Catholic in good standing.

I’m not gay but I couldn’t agree more!

Amen to this!! I completely agree with you! I believe that I can be a progressive catholic and am hoping to convert one day but I love the religion and it’s beliefs but this is the only thing I don’t agree with and I believe that is ok! I know god loves you and me and we are not sinners for wanting to be loved! God bless you!

@@Charles-jj2su amen!

@@leighgraw5439 god bless you!

the truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

the world is so accepting now. It's tragic that the catholic church is so embarassingly behind the times.

@@AL-sp2vq indeed, but thats what happens when you declare an iron age book to be the primary source of your morality

@@tobak952 If gay catholics still want to be religious why not go to an accepting church such as episcopal

@@AL-sp2vq I dont know much about the episcopal church, but accepting Christians have a problem because they still proclaim to follow a very nonaccepting (to put it extremely politely) holybook. Ofcourse being philosophically inconsistent is an infinitely smaller problem then being homofobic, but its a problem none the less. If gays really want to be religious I would therefor recommend nonabrahamic religions- but that's ofcourse up to them

@@tobak952 The episcopal church is almost the most liberal church in christianity. Is not literalist when it comes to the bible, performs gay marriages and has women priests. Although I don't identify as catholic anymore I appreciate that I had a very liberal priest growing up in my parish who would speak out against the church in his sermons on some issues, said gay marriage was ok when our state tried to ban it. He even compared our bishop to the pharisees.

set yourself free If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace