{"id":2450,"date":"2019-02-07T23:52:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T23:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/?p=2450"},"modified":"2019-02-07T23:54:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T23:54:21","slug":"does-the-church-hate-gays-father-mike-schmitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/2019\/02\/07\/does-the-church-hate-gays-father-mike-schmitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Church Hate Gays? Father Mike Schmitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p id=\"PageTitle-D1085\" class=\"GC17 PageTitle\"><strong>Does the Church Hate Gays? Father Mike Schmitz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"PageIntroduction-D1085\" class=\"GC18 PageIntroduction\">source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrickcoffin.media\/does-the-church-hate-gays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.patrickcoffin.media\/does-the-church-hate-gays\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_video iframe has-wh\"><iframe class=\"scale-with-grid\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9vLsf14Gk6c?wmode=opaque\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>You may have seen Father Mike in one of his popular Ascension Presents video commentaries. His topics\u2014delivered in his energetic and telegenic style\u2014tend toward what\u2019s currently trending but he always anchors his subject (living together, chastity, celebrity culture, movie and TV examples, etc.) in the timeless teachings of the Church. From what I can see, there is no topic territory that is off limits, including the teaching on homosexuality\u2014the forbidden topic par excellence in today\u2019s climate of political correctness and confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings me to this week\u2019s episode, in which Father Mike and I talk about his new book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2J8Ikxj\"><strong><i>Made For Love: Same-Sex Attractions and the Catholic Church<\/i><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0. It\u2019s all about balance, understanding, and having the courage to put the focus where it belongs: on compassion that is yet unafraid to speak the truth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrickcoffin.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/book.jpg\" width=\"328\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The issue of homosexuality has been massively co-opted by the secular media and by so-called pro-gay factions with Christianity. The result is widespread confusion: what exactly is the Catholic teaching? Where is it in the Bible? How to respond to family members and friends who \u201ccome out\u201d? Is it possible to be biblically faithful and pastorally attuned to peoples\u2019 real needs?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"42\"><strong>In this interview, you will learn:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Why the Church makes the careful distinction between inclination and behavior, or between unbidden temptation and chosen sin.<\/li>\n<li>How best to respond to a loved one who a loved one who \u201ccomes out\u201d to you<\/li>\n<li>How our culture of relativism makes it doubly hard to have a conversation about objective morality, especially when it comes to something this emotion-charged<\/li>\n<li>The way in which Father Mike\u2019s relationship with his same-sex attracted brother provides a model for imitation<\/li>\n<li>Why identifying as \u201cgay\u201d represents a terrible reduction of the dignity of the human person<\/li>\n<li>Why the legal reality of \u201cgay marriage\u201d is best understood as a matter of redefinition and has nothing to do with sexual behavior, per se.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"42\"><b>Resources mentioned in this episode:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2J8Ikxj\"><strong><i>Made For Love: Same-Sex Attractions and the Catholic Church<\/i><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0by Father Mike Schmitz<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EYAlQP\"><strong><i>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i><\/strong><\/a><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HbkvYT\"><strong><i>Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach<\/i><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HcMpQh\"><strong><i>Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything<\/i><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0by Robert Reilly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Does the Church Hate Gays? 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