In Christ there is no 'gay' or 'queer'...
There isn't - there can't be. He is the perfect man, the complete man. Likewise, as scripture tells us, in Christ there is no Jew or Greek, slave or freeman, male or female, but Christ is all in all - the Christian is truly a new creation; the old man has died - our authentic self is hidden with Christ in God. There is no separate, special spirituality, no new anthropology, in fact, in Christ we are re-formed in the image of our Creator, God, our Father, in whom there is nothing queer - nothing disordered. Hard for some to hear - and believe, but it is true.
Today, for some, the argument appears to be little more than parable, no longer relevant or comprehensible to our highly evolved, enlightened 21st century intellectual and spiritual consciousness. Many refuse to listen to what they perceive as a memorized script of traditional interpretations of scripture, as well as doctrine and dogma, recited over and over by 'naive' believers, who are easily dismissed as uncritical followers of what the Church teaches. Yet it is precisely through Catholic teaching that one comes to know and accept one's true identity in Christ. As one author puts it, "things which are already clear to believers are to be made obscure" so that, as yesterday's Gospel affirms, 'seeing, they do not perceive, hearing they do not understand.'
To paraphrase a selection from the writings of St. Ignatius of Loyola printed in Magnificat:
Some want to be free of their attachment to their sexual orientation, but they want this to be in such a way that they will still retain possession of that identity; so God is to approve what they themselves want, and there is no decision to relinquish it (in order to go to God), even if it might be better for them if they did.
“I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike." - Matthew 11:25
Editor's note: As many readers know, I am struggling to understand the gay-Catholic identity phenomenon. I removed this post because I was afraid it came off as judgemental of those who appear to promote 'queer' identity - that is not my intent. Readers asked that I restore the post - so here it is. Moving on ...
