Nobody is outside the orbit of her care and concern. The Catholic Church is a home for sinners, every one of us. Disagreement is not hateįirst, a basic fact. And second, I would like to propose a reason why, to many, the Church seems to do just that. First, I would like to show that the Catholic Church does not hate anyone. Instead, I have two, more modest, goals in mind. My purpose is not to give a full presentation of the Catholic Church's approach to homosexual attractions or behaviour. Since I emphatically do not think that the Catholic Church hates anybody, I think a better question is, 'Why does the Catholic Church seem to hate gay people?' Why do many perceive a chasm wider than the Grand Canyon between Catholics and people who identify as gay? Now I would like to address it.īut first, permit me to change the question slightly. As a Catholic priest, I have certainly heard it. Why does the Catholic Church hate gay people? Perhaps you have asked that same question yourself.
