Why the Church Should Fight Anti-Gay Bigotry by MSW. MGB: The Ugandan movement has nothing to do with the Catholic Church and everything to do with The Family. In the drive to ecumenicism, it would be better to approach the Presybterians and Anglicans rather than this crowd.
As for the CDF position on Sr. Farley, the Church gives too much respect to the writing of rabinic writers during the exile, infusing them with a divine authority that they most likely do not deserve. They are no more inspired than the writings of the CDF. Whether homosexual acts are disordered depends on where you get your information on the existence of the natural order. If it is constructed a priori without reference to human experience, it is quite useless and has nothing to do with natural law or reason, which should be accessible to all who exercise reason and should consider all evidence, including emerging science on sexuality.
The fact is that it is natural for heterosexuals to find expressions of homosexual erotica revolting. It is part of being heterosexual. One must make a conscious choice to view others with love and tolerance to get over such revulsion. All such "natural" reactions are essentially bigoted - meaning they come from the gut rather than by ethical examination. It is not an insult to say that Church attitudes on homosexuality result from bigotry, it is just a statement of fact.
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