Finally, someone is willing to acknowledge the elephant in the room

[tko_ak]

That (conservative) religion is killing gay teens"Just as many gay kids grow up in these conservative denominations as any other. They are told day in and day out that they are an abomination before God. Just consider the sheer numbers of LGBT kids growing up right now in Roman Catholic, Mormon, and other conservative religious households. The pain

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[keito_f]

I have a quibble in the characterization in that Roman Catholic households are not necessarily conservative. I was raised in a very gay-affirming Roman Catholic household and went to Mass weekly in a liberal Catholic parish that never put down people who were gay, or involved in same sex relationships.

I understand that the current official Catholic church hierarchy is very conservative, but not all Catholic households are.

[tko_ak]

I get your point, and it's valid, but it isn't just the current Catholic hierarchy...it's the Catholic hierarchy, period, for the duration of the Church's existence (although I've heard that there were some pederast popes in the past, so maybe it hasn't always been homophobic).

Another point could be that just as there are liberal, gay-affirming Mormon homes, some of the more anti-gay religious American homes are very Catholic. I dunno. I think we're probably over-analyzing it.

[keito_f]

That is why it was just a quibble rather than a major issue

[albijuli]

I've learned to NEVER read the comments in a news post online. Not worth the high blood pressure.