Comments on: Catholic Bishops Approve Guidelines for Ministry to Gays https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2792 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:57:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2792 Let’s see, I have a disorder, I can’t take communion if I’ve had sex with my lover because our love-making is a sin, I have to be celibate, and I can’t tell anyone about being gay except for close family and friends. I feel more welcome already!

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2791 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:17:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2791 Anon: “Some people would profit from therapy designed to change sexual attractions…”

Do you have any data to back this up or is this just your personal opinion?

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2790 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:39:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2790 Saying that there is no obligation to try it is not the same as saying that it doesn’t work. I thought that there was a statement saying that some have found it helpful. That sounds like a mild endorsement.

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2789 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:13:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2789 I only wish there would have been individualization. Some people would profit from therapy designed to change sexual attractions and some would not but the guidelines seem to say there is no obligation to go into it. I wonder if people will read this as pessimism.

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2788 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:41:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/11/14/catholic-bishops-approve-guidelines-for-ministry-to-gays/#comment-2788 I am pleased with the guidelines. Very balanced.

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