I have read the many posts on the Catholic Church's position on homosexuality and want to endorse the views in opposition to Fr Ivo and those who support his position. I do not want to reiterate what has been said so well by a number of people including, from memory, J. Colaso, K Saldanha, Marlon, Santosh and G. Pinto but with apologies to others whom I may not have named inadvertently.
I am sorry if this might cause pain to Fr Ivo whom I particularly respect for his unambigious position on caste. However, two points should suffice for now:
a) If, as many believe that we are all God's creatures, why make an exception to homosexuals? Surely, they deserve all our compassion, love and affection as per the dictum "love thy neighbour as thyself." I definitely do not see homosexuality as an aberration. Rather, the aberration lies within the Church's teaching which extols the laity to be so homophobic and unsympathetic to fellow human beings.
b) On a slightly different point, are not all those who believe in caste genuinely Cafeteria Catholics? Surely, they parasitically attach themselves to Catholicism. Especially, historically and today, the clergy among them.
Just some thoughts for reflection, but hopefully, not for long debate if at all possible.
Cornel DaCosta, London UK.
