“Leaving the priesthood and coming out as gay would be a double whammy that would be difficult for some in the family,… — Charles Benedict Family Copy Share Image
“We can’t have a God of love who makes everything that is good, who wants us to be happy, wants us to… — Charles Benedict Copy Share Image
“The Church insists on teaching that my—along with so many other’s—homosexual inclination is intrinsically disordered and my homosexual acts—even with my husband—are… — Charles Benedict Church Copy Share Image
“I did not return to that beach until after I had come out, but I always remembered the laugh I shared when… — Charles Benedict Homosexuality Copy Share Image
“Fr. Norman prayed over me and delivered many spirits and demons from my body, and although I became happier, but the gay… — Charles Benedict Copy Share Image
“You have always had beautiful eyes to your mother and me. In fact, the day I first saw your mother’s eyes in… — Charles Benedict Beautiful eyes Copy Share Image
“She could not handle telling people I had left priesthood, that I was gay, and she refused to use words associated with… — Charles Benedict Priesthood Copy Share Image
“Though I wholeheartedly supported celibacy at the start of my seminary career, my opinion changed as I made my way toward and… — Charles Benedict Catholic Copy Share Image
“Am I really going to hell for being gay?” Or, “I think I was born a woman in a man’s body. Does… — Charles Benedict Copy Share Image
“They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from… — Charles Benedict Life Copy Share Image
“I came so close to telling him I was thinking of leaving, but I didn’t. I also came close to telling him… — Charles Benedict Homosexuality Copy Share Image
