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I agree that homosexual attraction is a sexual disorder; however, unlike the many Catholic hospitals that care for cancer and schizophrenia, the only Catholic organization that seems to care for those with same-sex attraction is Courage. Perhaps even more important, there are no media or secular activists encouraging Catholics to contract cancer or schizophrenia as normal expressions of human physical or mental health as there are media and secular activists encouraging Catholics to act on their homosexual attractions as normal expressions of human sexuality.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Valid points.I should have attached the [IRONY] label to the analogy. There are probably more Catholics suffering from cancer, mental illnesses, alcoholism or other disabilities, than from homosexuality or pedophilia. These people generally do not use an "in-your-face" posture of resentment to argue for their needs (which society also does not address entirely), nor do most of them argue for access to children or transforming the whole society to accomodate them. The politicization of sexual disorder is arguably a category mistake. It's primarily a health problem rather than at the top of the list of most people's political considerations (including most Catholics). Of course, there can be better medical and psychological assistance for this as well as the others. And there's nothing wrong with raising sensitivity issues in appropriate forums. Being sensitive to the nature of someone's disorder just doesn't require acceptance of the behavior choices which go along with it or special "group rights" linked with sexual orientation or specific sexual practices. I don't think normal people need to be forced by coercive public policy to accept the lifestyles of heterosexual swingers, swappies clubs members, S&M fetishists, prostitutes, erotic dancers, or nudists either. Has anyone ever suggested bishops "meet" with them to hear their needs and concerns?