Church Teaching

An examination of interpretations and responses to the 2005 instruction concerning the admission of men with homosexual tendencies to seminaries.

Author: Mansini O.S.B., Fr. Guy and Welch, Dr. Lawrence J.

April 2006

By taking the sacredness of sexuality seriously enough to teach the unflinching truth about its divine nature, and man’s obligations regarding it, the Church reveals the means by which sexuality will bring man the most fulfillment, as well as the way in which its misuse leads man towards chaos.

Author: Mattson, Daniel

June 18 2013

This instruction contains norms concerning a specific question, made more urgent by the current situation, and that is: whether to admit to the seminary and to holy orders candidates who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies.

Author: Congregation for Catholic Education

November 4 2005

Integrity Restored provides education, training, encouragement, and resources to break free from pornography, heal relationships, and to assist parents in preventing and responding to pornography exposure which is so devastating in the lives of our children.

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Men, do not hesitate to engage in the battle that is raging around you, the battle that is wounding our children and families, the battle that is distorting the dignity of both women and men.

Author: Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

September 29 2015

This five-part catechetical series examines the experience of Catholic men and women who experience same-sex attractions, of their parents and loved ones, and of the ministers of the Church who care for them, in order to bring out the beauty of God’s plan for human relationships.

Author: Courage International

August 1 2015

Esta serie de catequesis de cinco partes desarrolla las experiencias de hombres y mujeres católicos que experimentan atracciones al mismo sexo, de sus padres, de sus seres queridos y de los ministros de la Iglesia que se preocupan por ellos, a fin de resaltar la belleza del plan de Dios en las relaciones humanas.

Author: Courage International

August 1 2015

Courage International announces the release of "Invited to Courageous Love", a five-part series on the Catholic Church and Homosexuality.

Author: Courage International

August 4 2015

Every human being is either male or female, a beloved daughter or son of the Most High, both made gloriously in the image and likeness of God.

Author: Mattson, Daniel

February 20 2015

Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Hospital and its current Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder” that merits treatment, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder.

Author: Chapman, Michael W.

June 2 2015

The issue of homosexuality and the moral evaluation of homosexual acts have increasingly become a matter of public debate, even in Catholic circles. Since this debate often advances arguments and makes assertions inconsistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church, it is quite rightly a cause for concern to all engaged in the pastoral ministry, and this Congregation has judged it to be of sufficiently grave and widespread importance to address to the Bishops of the Catholic Church this Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons.

Author: Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

October 1 1986

Catholic psychologist, Dr. Timothy Lock, discusses how to incorporate faith with modern mental health practices.

Author: Lock, Dr. Timothy

May 4 2015