I'm not going to back the OP because I find these recurring topics tiring and to be honest I'm for good or ill I'm indifferent to what most people do. I'm so selfish I worry mostly about my own soul. Albeit, I do at times remember some people that have passed on from this world, in my prayers. I used to--when I prayed the rosary--dedicate two beads on my rosary, in prayer, to two female porn stars that were popular in porn videos at the time.
But I'm not posting to defend you either. Irrespective of what you say I know homosexual attractions, committed to pursuing that, are addictions. Like gambling or pedophiles attracted to children. Actually, heterosexual sexual attractions are addictions. What the Bible terms "passions" (which meant or could be translated in part as "addictions"). And like alcoholics that give up drinking alcohol, or boy lovers like the married Sandusky, we know bona fide homosexual men can marry women and have children with their wives. Which requires erections. And ejaculation requires they were sexually stimulated by the woman's wet vagina.
But people can do--and will do--as they want. I don't really care. If you're having sex with some 7 year-old child then I would have a problem with that.
But I post for this reason. One few Catholics consider. One few anyone considers. In fact, I doubt most people are aware of it.
That being Jesus makes some statements in the New Testament that sin must happen. But He says something very interesting. He says, and I paraphrase, "But woe to him who leads one of my 'little ones' into sin." The term "little ones" seemed to have at least two meanings, at least according to the commentary in my New American (Catholic) Bible. One meaning of course was children, as in in very youthful age. The other meaning seems to have been grown adults who like children (a prerequisite to obtain the kingdom of heaven) follow him.
I think Jesus then says it would be better such people (who led his little ones to sin) have a huge stone tied around their neck and are thrown in the ocean. For he insinuates the punishment they will receive via damnation in hell will be great.
So, what am I saying? I'm saying the gay male porn star
might by God's grace, God understanding their addiction (Theologically, a Catholic priest has argued to me addiction, at least drug addiction, eliminates free will and therefore one can not commit what Catholicism terms "mortal sin" in those instances. I'm not saying that is true or false. I'm just pointing out some might debate a person addicted to homosexuality acts with free will.), enter heaven and live in bliss for all eternity.
On the other hand you or at least those that aren't homosexual but
lead people into it like a serpent in a tree, or the mother that is IV heroin addicted telling her son to let her shoot him up with heroin because, "It's not bad, it's perfectly fine," such people might be damned to hell for all eternity. The pain of roasting in a fire. Hatred because everyone in hell hates and/or feels despair.
It's a possibility.
Acting with kindness and friendship and treating homosexual people totally cool does not mean one has to promote and justify what they do, if in fact God considers it wrong. Contrary to what Americans think: No King, Queen, President, or majority vote in a democracy rises above Jesus Christ himself.
My two cents. Take it or leave it. Because at the end of the day I don't care if the lot of you burn perpetually in hell. Enjoy your ride now, because it will come to an end. That's true for us all.
eace
