Tyler Wrote:Thanks, its not making me uncomfortable, I am glad for the advice, but I dunno I still feel like
God is against acting on it.
Also if he created me gay but it is against it then he is not the God I thought he was. However I do not think he is that cruel. So I am still not sure that he created me to be gay. I think he more or less allowed me to be this way, but still does not want me to act on it. Also I am afraid that if I think it is ok to act on it, I may die and find out its wrong and end up in hell over it. Plus I do not want God to give me over to a reprobate mind.
Sorry for that act of randomness I hope you can make heads or tails of it.
Babe, listen...
I'm Catholic and gay.
You have a couple (very common) misconceptions here.
First of all, being a Christian means that you believe Christ is the son of God, he died on the cross, rose 3 days later and that you follow His teachings.
That's pretty much it.
Guess what? Christ never took a position on homosexuality. Nope. All of that came much later from the Church. And guess who runs the Church: MEN. And who are these men? They are human and therefore sinners, just like you and me.
Furthermore! Yes, God made you. He knew your name before you were born (Luke?) and He loves you.
All that said, you need to live YOUR life in a manner that is satisfactory to YOU. If you truly believe you are giving glory and honor to God by living essentially a life of chastity then so be it and more power to you. But I happen to believe that God put us on this Earth to love Him and each other (unabashedly)!
It's up to you, and I know it's hard to be critical of the Church at a young age. I left for many years until I could reconcile all of the seeming contradictions, but eventually I came to realize (as much as the Church would hate to admit it) there is a difference between what Christ taught and what these men preach.
Christ was ALWAYS an advocate for the poor, the broken, the outcast (prisoners, prostitutes, tax collectors, etc). There is no question in my mind--or heart--that the love I have for my partner is contrary to what Christ taught.
My sexual activity is contrary to the Catholic Church, YES, no doubt. But they're stuck in a rhetorical argument about what the true purpose of sex is (conception and the value of life, etc....) and that's a whole other kettle of fish that I could write forever about....
Just find your truth and live with courage and if that means a solitary life, then so be it. I won't judge you. But please never feel like God or Christ will love you less because you are a child of God, no matter what anyone says.