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Homosexuality is treated in Roman Catholic Church teaching under two forms: homosexual ''orientation'' is considered an "objective disorder" because Catholicism views it as being "ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil", but not sinful unless acted upon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons )〕 Homosexual ''sexual activity'', by contrast, is viewed as a "moral disorder"〔 and "homosexual acts" as "contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity." The Catholic Church teaches that marriage can only be between a man and a woman,〔(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Marriage: Unique for a Reason", section 1, question 4 )〕〔(John Hardon, ''Modern Catholic Dictionary'' )〕 and opposes introduction of both civil and religious same-sex marriage.〔(Edward Pentin, "Pope Repeats that Same-Sex 'Marriage' is 'Anthropological Regression'" in ''National Catholic Register'', 3 January 2014 )〕〔(Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, ''Considerations regarding proposals to give recognition to unions between homosexual persons'', 5 )〕〔(''Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church'', 228-229 )〕〔(Michael Hellgren, "Catholic Church Strongly Opposed To Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage In Md.", in ''CBS, Baltimore'' )〕〔(Submission to the Constitutional Convention by the Council for Marriage and the Family of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference )〕 The Church also holds that same-sex unions are an unfavorable environment for children and that the legalization of such unions is harmful to society.〔Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons, 2003, points 7 and 8〕 Leading figures in the Catholic hierarchy, including cardinals and bishops, have sometimes actively campaigned against same-sex marriage〔〔〔〔〔〔〔 or have encouraged others to campaign against it,〔Comment. "We cannot afford to indulge this madness". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-04-29〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cameroon Catholic lawyers vow to uphold anti-gay laws: News )〕〔http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/nigerian-catholics-congratulate-president-making-same-sex-marriage-crime050214〕〔"(Vatican condemns Spain gay bill )". BBC News. 2005-04-22. Retrieved 2007-01-08〕〔(Dearbhail McDonald and Declan Brennan, "Bishops vow to 'boycott' weddings over gay marriage" in ''Irish Independent'', 29 March 2013 )〕〔(Bishops issue warning over bid to legalise gay marriages )〕〔 and have done likewise with regard to same-sex civil unions and adoption by same-sex couples,〔 and other LGBT rights (including non-discrimination).〔〔 The Church has opposed the decriminalization of homosexual activity in certain countries, and stood against a proposed call for global decriminalization from the United Nations.〔〔〔〔 However, in other countries, and again at the United Nations, the church has opposed its criminalization - reflecting a wide range of opinions within the global church.〔〔(Full text of Archbishop Migliore's statement at the United Nations on 18 December 2008 )〕〔Ed. Yorick Smaal, ''Out Here: Gay and Lesbian Perspectives VI'', Monash University〕 Despite the official position of the Catholic hierarchy on LGBT rights, in some locations, such as North America, Northern and Western Europe, support for LGBT rights (such as same-sex marriage, or protection against discrimination) is stronger among Catholics than among the general population.〔See * * *(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://publicreligion.org/research/2011/08/generations-at-odds/ ) * *(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pewforum.org/PublicationPage.aspx?id=647 ) * * * *(Report | Catholic Attitudes on Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Comprehensive Portrait from Recent Research )〕〔 ==Church teaching== Catholic teaching condemns homosexual acts as gravely immoral, while holding that homosexual persons "must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity", and "every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided"〔John L. Allen, Jr., (''The Catholic Church: What Everyone Needs to Know'' ) (Oxford University Press 2013 ISBN 978-0-19997510-5), p. 180 or (another link ); and cf. (''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', 2357-2358 )〕 "The Catholic Church holds that, as a state beyond a person's choice, being homosexual is not wrong or sinful in itself. But just as it is objectively wrong for unmarried heterosexuals to engage in sex, so too are homosexual acts considered to be wrong."〔(Church Stewart, ''Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook'' ) (ABC-CLIO 2003 ISBN 978-1-85109372-4), p. 184〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homosexuality and Roman Catholicism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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