Why should a faithful lay Catholic resist the official teaching of
the Church in the matter of homosexuality? If sexuality were some
minor technical concern, then the role of a lay Catholic would be
to accept the official line of the Magisterium and to get on with
their life. However, sexuality can not be dismissed as
insignificant, as the Vatican itself admits. Moreover, it is the
battle ground upon which the Curia has chosen to fight a last stand
against Modernity. Hence, it is necessary to take a stand on this
question as a matter of "hungering and thirsting for justice." It
is generally assumed by commentators that in the conflict over
homosexuality the sides are well drawn up and that the alliances
are clear. On the one hand is ranged the Pope and Curia, Social
Conservatism, Sexual Repression, Church Tradition and Orthodoxy;
while on the other is ranked Secularism, Progressivism, Social
Diversity, Dissent and Enlightenment. One aim of this book is to
show that this is not the case and that it is not necessary to
adopt a progressivist mentality in order to defend homosexuals
against the charge of immorality typically laid against them. This
book is proposed as both as a resource to gay Catholics, so that
they are better able to defend themselves against the ignorant
attacks of those who seek to vilify them, and also to those in
authority in the Church who wish to study the subject
dispassionately so as to inform their conscience on the matter.
Chapters 1 to 3 consider love, sexuality, marriage and family in
general, so as to provide a context for subsequent discussion.
Reference is made to John Paul II's "The Theology of the Body" and
to "New Natural Law Theory." Chapter 4 presents various ideas,
attitudes and facts about homosexuality in order to establish what
is at stake. Chapters 5 to 9 comment on the Biblical texts which
are commonly thought to condemn homosexuality. These are shown to
be ambiguous at best and plausibly to have no bearing on
contemporary homosexuality. Chapter 10 highlights those less known
texts which seem to favour homosexuality. Chapters 11 to 16 present
what Catholic Tradition has to say about the subjects of sex,
marriage, eroticism and homosexuality. Saints Augustine, Leo,
Chrysostom, Aquinas and Aelred feature strongly. Chapters 17 and 18
critique the official teaching of the Catholic Church regarding
love, sex, contraception and homosexuality. Chapter 19 presents a
positive theology of sex, based on the idea that eroticism is
potentially a means of grace. Chapter 20 discusses how a gay
Catholic ought to approach the Sacrament of Penance. Chapter 21 is
a compilation of heart-felt testimonies of gay Catholic laity and
clergy.
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