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> [“My conservative group of friends, whom I trusted through Lance, strangely accepted that we were gay and deep in the closet and suggested we consider rehabilitative therapy for our homosexual inclinations. They acquired and presented us with ex-gay paraphernalia, including…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/my-conservative-group-of-friends-whom-i-trusted-through-lance/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

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## More by Charles Benedict

> [“Am I really going to hell for being gay?” Or, “I think I was born a woman in a man’s body. Does that make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/am-i-really-going-to-hell-for-being-gay-or-i-think-i-was-born-a-woman/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“When we reconnected, he was there to guide me as I navigated the uncharted waters of dating”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/when-we-reconnected-he-was-there-to-guide-me-as-i-navigated-the/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“Clearly, my grandfather had paved the way for me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/clearly-my-grandfather-had-paved-the-way-for-me/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“Could I survive in the world as an ex-priest that no one wanted anything to do with?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/could-i-survive-in-the-world-as-an-ex-priest-that-no-one-wanted/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“As a teenager, his teachers recognized his academic prowess and brilliant intelligence. They suggested he move into monastic life in order to further his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/as-a-teenager-his-teachers-recognized-his-academic-prowess-and/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“She could not handle telling people I had left priesthood, that I was gay, and she refused to use words associated with my sexuality.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/she-could-not-handle-telling-people-i-had-left-priesthood-that-i-was/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“I found the courage to admit I was gay. This is when I said the words in my head and said them out loud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/i-found-the-courage-to-admit-i-was-gay-this-is-when-i-said-the-words/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“I finally left Ministry in mid-March 2009.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/i-finally-left-ministry-in-mid-march-2009/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“They were astute enough to know that I needed someone to share my life with…and they were right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/they-were-astute-enough-to-know-that-i-needed-someone-to-share-my/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“The particular rectory I moved in to was attached to the church. This was arguably one of the worst setups possible because living above…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/the-particular-rectory-i-moved-in-to-was-attached-to-the-church-this/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“We did, however, deliver and expel many homosexual and sodomitic demons from my body, mind, heart, mouth, soul, penis, and anus.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/we-did-however-deliver-and-expel-many-homosexual-and-sodomitic-demons/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“Every so often, Zach would say things like, “I like you,” or, “We think a lot alike.” I naively agreed with him because even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/every-so-often-zach-would-say-things-like-i-like-you-or-we-think-a/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“From that moment on, I never had another heated argument or conversation about my sexuality because my mother could not understand how anyone could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/from-that-moment-on-i-never-had-another-heated-argument-or/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“Though I wholeheartedly supported celibacy at the start of my seminary career, my opinion changed as I made my way toward and through priesthood.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/though-i-wholeheartedly-supported-celibacy-at-the-start-of-my/)

[Charles Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benedict/)

> [“I am not meant to be alone in life, and that the type of committed, indissoluble partnership in which I am engaged presently is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benedict/i-am-not-meant-to-be-alone-in-life-and-that-the-type-of-committed/)

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