Hi friends. Asking for prayers. This has been an unexpectedly tough month for me. It’s the first June that I’ve really wrestled with being drawn closer to the Catholic faith and also what that means for me as a same-sex attracted man. The thing is, I’m embrace the church’s teachings on SSA individuals, but I’m praying constantly for the discernment of what it means for my life. I’ve been in a same-sex relationship for 10 years, and not sure what is ahead for me. Please pray for me.

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Hey man. Also a SSA catholic. I don’t really like to follow the church teachings on it cause I feel like they are too restrictive. Best thing in my opinion is to maintain your relationship with God and know he loves you the way you are.

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The Church’s teachings and related rules are based on the Bible, deep rooted theology, and tradition. As Catholics, unlike a lot of Protestants, we can’t just pick and choose what teachings we adhere to or not based on whether it aligns with our personal life styles and what we want to accept. Some are more difficult to accept and follow of course, but we are called to live in accordance even when our personal crosses to bear seem to difficult. I don’t “like” to follow a lot of the teachings, because not following would make my earthly life in the flesh
so much easier, but the spirit and soul are strengthened when we do challenge ourselves to follow the teachings.

All the prayers.

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OP - thank you for reaching out. I can not personally give you any guidance, but will give you my prayers. You may want to reach out to St Cecilia church in Boston. There is a gay ministry there, and Father Unni is incredible. I am sure if you reach out, someone there will be glad to talk. Good luck to you, and thank you for being Catholic.

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I'm not SSA but this guy is Orthodox after being SSA for many years.

https://twitter.com/JosephSciambra?t=6hXJDHfmss2w5kbUNrxyZQ&s=09

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