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Using modern science to treat homosexuality

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Homosexuality is an issue that has been shaped by Western values , and is now front-and-center in almost every country and culture around the world, especially those societies influenced by secular humanism. But even more traditional societies, such as those in Africa, have not gone unaffected by it, given how social media shrinks our globe. In polemics over homosexuality, Catholicism is often falsely accused of being both “homophobic” and “anti-science.” But the Catholic Church is far from being against science, a fact that can be seen by the large number of priests who have been top scientists, such as Georges Lemaître, who proposed the Big Bang theory , and Gregor Mendel , the father of modern genetics. In fact, the Church encourages the upright work of scientists in all fields. Simply reading what the Church officially teaches about science—today and historically—would easily confirm this positive view (e.g., see parts 1 and 2 of the Introduction of the Congregation for th

Anti-Catholic homosexualist meeting to be held at Catholic conference centre

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Image via Wikipedia The homosexualist organization Quest has announced it will be holding its annual general meeting, with the theme “A Prophetic Community,” at a London retreat centre owned by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales . The meeting, which starts Friday, is to be held at the All Saints Pastoral Centre , a London retreat and conference centre that is both owned by and part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster . Quest describes itself as “a group for lesbian, gay and bisexual Catholics. Its purpose is to proclaim the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ so as to sustain and increase Christian belief among homosexual men and women.” However, the group has been described by several Catholic organizations as one dedicated to the homosexualist ideology and to pressuring the Catholic Church to abandon its teaching on sexuality. The Organisation of Catholic Families has accused Quest of being “dedicated to denying the teaching of the Church.” The campaign group Pro Eccle