Intolerance, ignorance harms families
Regarding 'Catholic teaching on sexuality asks the same of everyone' (Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003):
My grandfather was an alcoholic and a bisexual, and both ravaged his life. His drinking turned him into an angry and bitter man and eventually contributed to his death, whereas the shame he felt about his sexuality left him frightened and alone in a world of people who wanted to love him. He got sober, too late, but was never able to overcome his secrets. I wish that he lived today, when he would have been able to come out, to be a part of the family and world he sought so hard to create, rather than living in the shadows.
Homosexuality is not the problem. The intolerance and ignorance of it, which leads to unspeakable violence, and which forced my grandfather to live a lie, is the problem. The world that Anderson seems to promote through his writing is one which has ruined my family, and which many of us have fought to leave behind. Sarah Tomkins '04
Catholic teachings do not apply equally
Regarding 'Catholic teaching on sexuality asks the same of everyone' (Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003):
The assertion that Catholic teaching on sex applies equally to everyone is ridiculous. The fact of the matter is, while church teachings permit heterosexuals to engage in intercourse, they forbid homosexuals from participating in the same action. The reasoning that underlies this position is that heterosexual sex can result in the production of offspring while homosexual sex can not. Therefore, there is no doubt that the church's view of what constitutes deviant sexual behavior, is based on both homophobia and an antiquated view of sex. When the Bible was written sex was directly related to reproduction. In modern times, however, sex can occur without resulting in a child and a child can be produced without sex ever taking place. Why has the church kept up with times in some areas but not in those affecting homosexuals? After all, Catholic couples can now both pray in their own language and get divorced without fearing the wraith of the God or the Church. Maybe the real question, though, is why people replace critical thinking with reliance on a book written 2,000 years ago? Robert Braun '07
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