re: #2 wee fury

The Catholic Church recognizes homosexuality as a mortal sin.
This has been stated time and time again.
The comments from the Archbishop are not surprising, they are in keeping with church dogma. No matter how much people want the Catholic Church to change … it will not happen.

Not homosexuality—homosexual behavior. The church has long been quite comfortable with celibacy, fostering it as a higher state than married chastity.