Jeanie Hannaman

By Christine Niles, Blogs at Stella Maris Media - The Catechism states on homosexuality: "Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved." (2357)... It goes on to state: "Homosexual persons are called to chastity..."

By Regis Martin, National Catholic - It was not until the dawn of the modern age, which in the popular mind signaled the rise of reason and progress, that pride ceased to be chief among the Seven Deadly Sins, despite its having long since been designated as such by Christian usage. In fact, the whole idea of sin itself as a grave affront to Almighty God was pretty much replaced by wrongdoing as an offense against others, especially the poor and marginalized. And, of course, if there is no God, the Deity having been retired in order to make room for Evolution, how can anyone possibly offend him?