Sentences with phrase «as a lesbian catholic»

For me, as a lesbian Catholic with no discernible call to monastic life, the absence within the Christian churches of a deep understanding of the human need for vocation is glaringly obvious.

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Official Catholic teachings describe gay or lesbian orientation as «an objective disorder» and tell those who love their same - sex partners that they possess a «tendency... toward an intrinsic moral evil.»

That culture maintains a number of «nurturing and networking» organizations, such as Dignity, Coalition for Catholic Lesbians, New Way Ministry, and Communication Ministry, Inc..

If Vatican documents included some mention of these «problems» in future discussions of homosexuality, they would be guaranteed a fairer and more respectful hearing than such pronouncements presently receive from the secular homosexual community and increasingly from the gay and lesbian Catholic community as well.

A friend, who is lesbian, told me, «You don't know what it's like to have people question your love, for a Catholic think you're a sinner, for a family member think you're going through a «phase» with the person you identify as the love of your life, or for kids to stare at you for those two seconds longer in a restaurant, because it's still not «the norm.