Although only a small mory of L.G.B.T. Catholics will ever seek nversn therapy, the assumptns unrlyg that therapy often fluence the msage many gay Catholics hear the nfsnal and om iends and mentors.
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- BRETHREN MENNONE COUNCILA NONPROF GROUP MTED TO PROVIDG MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR FAI WH GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND TERSEX MEMBERS. THIS CLUS LGBTQ PEOPLE, FAI AND ALLI, TO WORSHIP, TE, AND PROVI MUTUAL SUPPORT.
- MOM DAD I’M GAY
BRETHREN MENNONE COUNCILA NONPROF GROUP MTED TO PROVIDG MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR FAI WH GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND TERSEX MEMBERS. THIS CLUS LGBTQ PEOPLE, FAI AND ALLI, TO WORSHIP, TE, AND PROVI MUTUAL SUPPORT.
* gay catholic support group *
DignyUSAA natnal Catholic anizatn that provis support for people of all sexual orientatns, genrs, and genr inti—pecially gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr persons. Galva – 108An ternatnal, nonprof relig anizatn – Gay & Lbian Vaishnava Associatn – provis rmatn and support to LGBTI Vaishnavas and Hd, their iends, and other terted persons. Notice to Rear: "The Boards of both CERC Canada and CERC USA are aware that the topic of homosexualy is a ntroversial one that eply affects the personal liv of many North Amerins.
Courage and Enurage are rpectively two spirual support groups helpg Catholic men and women — and their fai — to live acrdance wh Catholic Church's pastoral teachg on homosexualy. To foster a spir of fellowship which we may share wh one another our thoughts and experienc and so ensure that none of have to face the problems of homosexualy alone.
Today, the Church provid a badly need ntext for the re of the human person when she ref to nsir the person a "heterosexual" or a "homosexual" and sists that every person has a fundamental inty: a creature of God, and by grace, his child and heir to eternal life. The Society of Catholic Social Scientists has recently (1/95) alerted our Amerin Bishops about a trend among some mistri to homosexual Catholics that ntradict thentic Catholic teachgs on homosexualy and are found upon erroneo scientific assumptns. A separate "gay spirualy" regrettably is beg enuraged, and gay mistri tell that a person who suffers om the homosexual disorr has special "gay gifts" for the Church.
MOM DAD I’M GAY
Like heterosexual persons, homosexuals are lled to give wns to chasty, avoidg, wh God's grace, behavr which is wrong for them as non-maral sexual relatns are wrong for heterosexuals. Nohels, bee heterosexuals n ually look forward to marriage, and homosexuals, while their orientatn ntu, might not, the Christian muny should provi them a special gree of pastoral unrstandg and re.
Cardal Lopez Tjillo, speakg on behalf of the Holy See, had the followg to say about the work of Courage: "This Pontifil Council for the Fay supports the anizatn lled Courage which was found by Father John Harvey, OSFS, for helpg homosexual persons to live acrdance wh the laws of God and the teachg of His Church. Enurage is a spirual support group for fay members and iends of those stgglg wh homosexualy and believ that all persons are ma God's image and by baptism are brothers and sisters of J Christ. We are an clive, rg, and supportive Catholic muny providg Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Qutng persons and their fai the opportuny to explore and exprs their Catholic Christian spirualy a safe, non-judgmental, and nurturg muny of shared fah and ncern.
The Catholic Mistry wh Lbian and Gay Persons, formerly lled the Mistry wh Lbian and Gay Catholics, was lled to existence durg a sermon given Febary, 1986 by Archbishop Roger Mahony, then office only a few months, who lled for lbians and gays to jo together, supportg each other on their fah journey. This CARA Report, “In Search of Bt Practic Mistry wh Gay and Lbian Catholics, ” prents a portra of experienc and bt practic among succsful mistri to gay and lbian Catholics that other parish and dc may e as a gui. Follow this lk for practil guil veloped by this anizatn unr s old name (the Natnal Associatn of Catholic Dcan Lbian and Gay Mistri) for puttg Always Our Children to practice at the lol level.