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... Although now recognised as one of a number of different sexual orientations it was only as recently as 1973 removed from the American list of psychiatric disorders. ...
The bible has many accounts concerning homosexuality, as early as the book of Genesis 1;28 “be fruitful and multiply”, obviously a homosexual relationship could not fulfil this potential, for this reason such relationships are often referred to as unnatural, another example of this is in Genesis 2;18, here it describes woman as being specifically for man, “a helper fit for him”. ... As said in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Church maintains that there is no sin in the inclination of feelings towards those of the same sex, but the sin comes when these feelings are acted upon, as they maintain that homosexual acts do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. ... In the “Declaration of sexual ethics” it writes “ In sacred scriptures homosexual acts are condemned as a serious depravity and presented as a sad consequence of rejecting God”. ... The Church of England Bishops have established four perspectives on homosexuality. ... Whilst exclusive sexual relationships fall short of God’s best hopes for man, they are more acceptable than promiscuous relationships. ...
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Religious belief is the foundation of most arguments both for and against homosexuality. ... In this sense it easy to say that sexual ethics should be separated from religious belief as non-believers also may have opinions on the matter.
Approximate Word count = 1088
Approximate Pages = 4.4
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