Sunday, May 19, 2013
492. What are the principal sins against chastity? (part 3 continuation)
(Comp 492 repetition) Grave sins against chastity differ according to their object: adultery,
masturbation, fornication, pornography, prostitution, rape, and homosexual
acts. These sins are expressions of the vice of lust. These kinds of acts
committed against the physical and moral integrity of minors become even more
grave.
“In brief”
(CCC 2395) Chastity means the integration of sexuality
within the person. It includes an apprenticeship in self-mastery.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 2357) Homosexuality refers to relations between men or
between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction
toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through
the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains
largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents
homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity (Cf. Gen 191-29; Rom 124-27; 1 Cor
6:10; 1 Tim 1:10), tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are
intrinsically disordered" (CDF, Persona
humana 8). 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. (CCC 2358) The
number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not
negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for
most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and
sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be
avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if
they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the
difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
Reflection
(CCC 2359) Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the
virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support
of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and
should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection. [END]
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