Perhaps I was not clear in my post that you quoted. If that be the case, my apology. I did not intend to communicate Jesus stated that homosexuals were to remain celibate. My statement in my post was that the Roman Catholic church Catechism states homosexuals are to remain celibate.
Pope Francis gives those Catholics I know concerns. One even told me he's made them question their faith choice and caused them to ponder leaving the Roman Catholic church. Francis is clearly ecumenical. Which is strange to read about given RCC history. And he's the first ever Jesuit elected to the office.
I'd say those are two signs that we may not want to ignore as pertains to the future.
And when someone who leads over a billion faithful makes the statements Francis has made, omitting in the case of the gay man who he supposedly spoke with that part about celibacy, is it any wonder gays take it to heart that the leader of the most populace denomination in the world is their champion?
Blog Article - Why the Church and the World Need Celibate Gay Saints
Celibate homosexuals aren't worthy of being referred to by their sexual preference any more than we should expect to read, why the church has heterosexual celibate Saints.
How many times have I been told in discussions of this topic type that if someone isn't sexually active then they're not really to be considered gay. They're just people, as are we all.
Interesting that the gay and transitioned community members without fail invest in double-speak about themselves. They will say they are not identified by whom they choose to sleep with, but yet they'll insist on being referred to as a gay male , or Lesbian. Same with Transitioned persons. They'll insist they're the gender they identify as and should be treated as that. Then they themselves will without fail self-identify using their altered state and refer to themselves using a hyphen. Trans-male. Trans-female.
Fallen minds can't think straight.
Which really makes me wonder about the public statements of Pope Francis of late.