Loving family in alternative lifestyles

Loving your family living alternative lifestyles with therapist Michael Gasparro who specialized in sexual incongruence and same sex attraction. (4:28) What does the Church teach about same sex attraction? What causes it? (23:08) Parenting the soul of a child. (43:10)

Resources mentioned :

Catechism of the Catholic Church 2357-2359:

Chastity and homosexuality

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,140 tradition has always declared that “homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered.”141 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.

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.

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.

Michael’s website

https://michaelgasparro.com/

Courage International – support for those experiencing same sex attraction

https://couragerc.org/

Encourage – support for family members of same sex attracted

https://couragerc.org/for-families/

No Gay Gene – more people are formerly gay than gay

https://relevantradio.com/2024/06/no-gay-gene-more-people-are-formerly-gay-than-gay/

Kim Zembar on leaving a lesbian lifestyle behind

https://relevantradio.com/2024/07/on-same-sex-attraction-and-homosexuality/

Rainbow Revival – Ex Gay rallies

https://rainbowrevival.org/