You Believe That?!

1. You must not believe everything your Church teaches. How can you have gay friends if Catholics are homophobic? The Catholic Church is not homophobic. While we have a difference of beliefs in sexual morality, The Catholic Catechism teaches that homosexuals "must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided." (2357) Any  Catholic who does otherwise is not following the teaching of the Catholic Church. 2. How can you stand being Catholic when Catholics are anti-woman? I thought you were smarter than that?  This question is really too vague to answer. I ask anyone who believes the Catholic Church is anti-woman to clarify what they mean by "anti-woman." While I suspect that this question is really asking about women's right to abortion, and women as leaders in the church, here is the short answer concerning the Catholic Churches belief on the dignity of a woman: The Catec