Post Vortex: Just some thoughts...

Victim - no, no, no.
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A lot of people today think that the goal in life is to make everyone whole and happy and prosperous.  We walk for cures of this and that disease, prolong life artificially, take pills for everything from the slightest headache to feeling a bit discouraged because we are not as successful as we'd hope to be.  I see this especially in discussions connected with the topic of homosexual orientation lately.  There is a trend to over-psychologize and/or over-spiritualize the disorder and seek a cure for it.
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Gay people who have no use for Catholic Church teaching as it applies to homosexuality, along with those who simply are content to be gay, have real issues with some of the research espoused by Catholic groups and churchmen - especially as it concerns therapeutic healing for the homosexual person, and or reparative therapy:  making the gay person straight.  Needless to say this presents a heavy burden for those people who have embraced the teachings of the Church and strive to live chaste and celibate lives according to the commandments.  As such, they often live a deeper spiritual life of prayer than their ordinary Catholic friends, incorporating the proper level of ascesis to remain faithful, as well as frequenting the sacraments more often.  These persons are not concerned with 'changing' their sexual orientation but rather are more focused upon their personal sanctification and doing God's will - seeking Jesus alone... blooming where they are planted, or dealing with the cards they've been dealt, so to speak.
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Rehab - no, no, no.
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Naturally in the study of homosexuality researchers seek to understand its cause - which in turn often explains its effects.  This is useful for the person seeking to live a well ordered life - self-knowledge is a very important tool in the spiritual life, as we all know.  On the other hand, gay activists dedicate their research to prove the opposite - that homosexuality is an alternative, albeit natural sexual orientation and lifestyle.  Don't mention a cure to them.  As it stands, most persons cannot or will not be cured - very few have the will and funds to go through questionable therapies to become heterosexual.  Thankfully, the Church does not ask that, nor does she require it - the Church only asks that a person live a chaste life according to Church teaching and the commandments.  The Church also admits she is not able to determine the causes of homosexuality, what the Church does offer is holiness - the way and means to sanctify one's life.
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The 'cure' - no, no, no.
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The upshot of all of this is that many well intentioned church people are piling on another band-wagon claiming they have proof of what is at the root of homosexuality, and in some cases - they have a cure.  (Just like gay activists are convinced it is perfectly normal - natural law be damned.)  But the fact is, the faith healers and reparative therapists are missing the point.  Not everyone is supposed to be healed - if that was the case, why isn't everyone healed at Lourdes, or why didn't Christ heal everyone in Israel in his day?  Why did Our Lady of Fatima tell the children, "Some I will cure, others, no."?
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I'm convinced some people are not meant to be cured - their sufferings and struggle is their sanctification, and to the degree they are conformed to God's will, the sanctification of those around them.  What is more, their sacrifice can be accepted as reparation for sins against God and nature.  But don't say 'victim'.
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N.B. I'm writing about adults here, not children and adolescents who may have gender identity issues and so on.
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