[9] pastoral care of homosexual persons, sec 3 [10] catechism of the catholic church (rev [11] the church’s documents on the matter treat all these words as referring to the same. From the catechism of the catholic church, 1994 chastity and homosexuality 2357 homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. 2359 homosexual persons are called to chastity
The catholic church teaches that homosexual acts are always violations of divine and natural law This tract explains the reasons behind this teaching. The catechism of the catholic church, a text which contains dogmas and teachings of the church, names “homosexual acts” as “intrinsically immoral and contrary to the natural law,” and names “homosexual tendencies” as “objectively disordered.”
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