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Hey uh, I’m a catholic 16 year old who is deeply afraid my church will hate me if they knew I was gay, and seeing your prayer posts and the posts about loving gay people in the church made me cry. Thank you.

Hello there, anon! Please know you are seen and known and very loved both on this blog and more importantly by God Himself. This is a safe place to talk and you are always welcome to send me asks or messages as you feel comfortable to discuss these topics as well as anything else that you may be going through. I have a lot to say on this topic so please bear with me, and I know it’s long but I have a lot of really great resources about halfway through so please read to the end if this affects you or those you know and love.

My heart really goes out to you, anon, because that’s kind of the situation I myself am in also. I’m bi and not really out besides on this blog and to a small handful of close friends. People in the Church make it very hard to come out, and I don’t think sometimes they even really recognize that they’re doing it. That being said, being bi makes it a little easier for me to be straight-passing, especially since being a devout Catholic I only date men so I don’t raise as many eyebrows this way. I don’t know the specifics of your sexuality but I know that if you are higher on the Kinsey Scale that it is probably a little harder to remain under everyone’s radar so to speak.

It is my personal belief and that of many others within the Church that it is not having the same-sex attraction (SSA) that is problematic/sinful but the choices some of us in the community make with regards to that which is problematic/sinful. However, there are those Christians who take the complete opposite stance, one of rejection rather than love and inclusion, within our churches. I know how hard it can be to allow yourself to open up and be vulnerable with regards to this topic when the fear of rejection and retaliation, and even abuse and violence, are possibilities. My hope is that we can spread enough love and awareness and promote the Golden Rule in our churches to the point where everyone will be welcome. Oftentimes it is those people that the Church rejects that need Her the most. Those who have SSA are part of this group. But the Catholic Church (I’m not sure about the other denominations) is attempting to overcome this issue and in fact has a section about it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC):

“The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.”

There are a couple things I recommend you take a look at when you have a free moment. One is a video by Ascension Presents called “Homosexuality, Gay Marriage, and Holiness” which can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLrRfwpvERU&list=PLeXS0cAkuTPrHPAveZQtnRXDoINjqovfc&index=3

The second is a conversation on Relevant Radio (a Catholic talk show on the radio across the country, they also have a website and app where you can stream it for free–I highly recommend to everyone) where Father Mike Schmitz was a guest on the Drew Mariani show and talked about those with SSA and their role in the Church as well as the Church’s role in accepting those with SSA. The article discussing the highlights of the conversation can be found here:

https://relevantradio.com/2018/02/sex-attraction-catholic-church/?highlight=gay

while the actual conversation itself can be found here:

https://relevantradio.com/2018/01/drew-mariani-show-jan-30-hour-2-2/

One thing that we with SSA have to ask ourselves is “Now what?” Now that I, a Christian, know and have accepted that I have SSA, what do I do? Usually there’s a dichotomy in people’s minds that I can only be closeted or out and living a gay lifestyle. But there’s a third, middle-of-the-road option. You can follow Church teaching while avoiding the occasions of sin that come along with being gay. This means abstaining from sex with those of the same sex, avoiding marriage outside of a Christian marriage, and avoiding dating those of the same sex as well. If you are bi like me, you can still be called to the vocation of marriage so long as you date and marry as God intended. Otherwise, you still have access to the vocations of the priesthood (if you are a man), religious life, or consecrated singlehood.

It’s not easy to be a Christian and have SSA. It’s not always easy to follow the rules. But it’s also not easy to be a Christian and be a fallen human being in general. It’s not always easy to follow the rules then either. And sometimes we may fall in our attempt to be Holy and follow what God wants us to do, but we just have to pick ourselves back up and ask God for another chance, which looks like going to confession and asking for God’s forgiveness.

It’s not easy to be a Christian and have SSA, but I know that my life would be so much worse off if I did not have God leading me through it. It would be easier to just live a hedonistic lifestyle and do whatever I wanted, but there’d still be a void that I could not fill, a God-sized and -shaped hole that only He can alleviate. So no it’s not easy. But it’s what’s right, and at the end of the day, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep my relationship with God going strong because that’s the only source of undying unconditional love that any of us can receive.

My hope and my prayer for you, anon, and anyone else who may be reading this that has SSA, is that you find the path that God is calling you to. That you will always find love and acceptance within the Church. And that you may have the strength, courage, and dedication to follow God’s law even when temptation comes. May you always have the power to stand up for what is right, even if most of the world disagrees with you. And may God watch over you and be merciful towards you all the days of your life, until you get to meet Him face to face on the last day.

God bless you, anon, and please know you are welcome on my blog anytime.

-C