COURAGE Protest Pictures

"Catholic" Action Network (CAN) hosted a vigil July 27th in opposition to the Courage Conference with over 100 participants.

Over 100 "participants"??? None of the pictures which I have seen would support such an estimate...Nor does any previous report seem to suggest that figure.

Courage is a Roman Catholic group that encourages the development of chastity, so that "one can move beyond the confines of the homosexual identity..." This understanding of homosexuality directly contradicts statements by all major mental health and medical associations.

It's not unusual to look for support from others, while rejecting the Church.

CAN also encourages others to write letters to the Post Dispatch, Bill McClellan and Syvester Brown....as if the truth would be determined by these people.


This is the self-described "Catholic" group which, in reality, is not Catholic.


While "Love" is essential for the authentic families, deviant homosexual acts can never produce offspring, thereby generating a "family"...Such acts are contrary to nature and the natural law and are intrinsically evil.


Another 'true' statement - "Love" is not a disorder...but as we know, the homosexual inclination is objectively disordered:

The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. (CCC 2358)

Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved. (CCC 2357)

Homosexual persons are called to chastity. (CCC 2359)

All of us are called to chastity...What a waste of time and effort was spent protesting the Courage Conference when people should have availed themselves of the assistance of those who could help them to achieve authentic freedom for the bonds of sin and slavery.

We must remember that we are called to pray for those who suffer such inclinations. May our Lord bless them and continue to shower them with grace to overcome temptation and embrace a life a chastity.