Maybe from your observation, but in my observation there is the more personal segregation in how individual Christians react to homosexual persons. Some take the stance that homosexuals must be able to change sexual orientation, and thus pressure them to do so, even if for some it may really be a natural (as in biological) disposition. Homosexuals are then lumped in the same category as pedophiles, sex addicts, etc, "guilty unless proven innocent".Originally Posted by Mario F.
If I were a Catholic bishop in your country, I would speak out to the media as well. As I noted earlier, the problem with not speaking out against a law to permit homosexual acts and same sex marriage is that it can then be construed as tacit approval of homosexuality. I would want to send a clear message to my flock, and such an occasion is a good opportunity to do so.Originally Posted by Mario F.
The "problem" really is in the stance itself, not (just) the way it is conducted. The Catholic Church regards homosexual acts as "intrinsically disordered", whether or not homosexual orientation is a matter of biology. So, while this representative you are complaining about probably does not believe that homosexual persons are inferior (and if he does he is on his own), he probably does believe that homosexual persons who practice homosexual acts are immoral, insofar as they persist in doing so.