Quote by Charles Benedict

Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“One of the most striking things about the New Testament teaching on homosexuality is that, right on the heels of the passages that condemn…

— Wesley Hill

“How is the homosexual person, whom God created in his and her image, supposed to accept this teaching from the Church when their ability…

— Charles Benedict

“I guess the lesson to be learned from the [Catholic] church is that while homosexuality is a sin against GOD, molestation and rape, well...…

— David Cross

We are left with the feeling that the church has overdone it, no matter how you cut it, and that homosexuals have certainly suffered…

— Paul King Jewett

And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins.

— Thomas Keneally

I'm honestly not sure that I've ever tried to talk as a theologian about "homosexual acts," per se. My disagreement with the current teaching…

— James Alison

“Church is a place where I can say, unashamedly, "I don't need to sin. I need another sinner.”

— Philip Yancey

Homosexuality is an ugly sin, repugnant to those who find no temptation in it, as well as to many past offenders who are seeking…

— Spencer W. Kimball

“As a gay man, the Church oppressed me and I walked willingly into its repressive and controlling arms. As a gay man, I willingly…

— Charles Benedict

... it is clear that any sexual relationship other than that between a legally wedded heterosexual husband and wife is sinful. The divine mandate…

— Victor L. Brown