"Four types of this form of criminal wickedness can be
distinguished in an effort to show you the totality of the whole matter in and orderly
way: some sin with themselves alone [masturbation]; some by the hands of others [mutual
masturbation]; others between the thighs [interfemoral intercourse]; and finally, others
commit the complete act against nature [anal intercourse]." - St. Peter Damian
("The Book Of Gomorrah" 11th century A.D.)
"And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their
lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in
themselves that recompence of their error which was meet." - Romans 1:27
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination." -
Leviticus 18:22
"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man
put on a woman's garment: for all that do so [are] abomination unto the Lord thy
God." - Deuteronomy 22:5
What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on
"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. Its
psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture,
which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, (Cf. Gen
19:1-29; Rom 1:24-27; 1 Cor 6:10; 1 Tim 1:10) tradition
has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." (CDF,
Persona humana 8) They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act
to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual
complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved."
2358. "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."
2359. "Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery
that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by
prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach
Christian perfection."
2396. "Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication,
pornography, and homosexual practices."
