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Catholic Church’s marriage expert resigns over ‘devil makes gays’ column

Daniel Avila, a lobbyist and spokesperson for the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage of the U.S. Catholic Conference, resigned on Friday

Author:Paula M. Graham
Reviewer:Hajra Shannon
Jul 31, 20201K Shares30.8K Views
Daniel Avila, a lobbyist and spokesperson for the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage of the U.S. Catholic Conference, resigned on Friday following controversy over a column he penned for the Catholic newspaper, Boston Pilot, in which he said the devil is responsible for creating gays and lesbians.
The Associated Press reportsAvila stepped down on Friday and that the Catholic Bishops accepted his resignation. Avila’s column sparked fierce criticism of the Catholic Church, prompting Avila and the Boston Pilot to retract the column and offer an apology.
Therefore, whenever natural causes disturb otherwise typical biological development, leading to the personally unchosen beginnings of same-sex attraction, the ultimate responsibility, on a theological level, is and should be imputed to the evil one, not God.
In other words, the scientific evidence of how same-sex attraction most likely may be created provides a credible basis for a spiritual explanation that indicts the devil. Any time natural disasters occur, we as people of faith look back to Scripture’s account of those angels who rebelled and fell from grace. In their anger against God, these malcontents prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. They continue to do all they can to mar, distort and destroy God’s handiwork.
“The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops were correct to accept Avila’s resignation,” said John Becker, director of communications and development for Truth Wins Out, a national LGBT equality group. “There is no place for such extremism and Avila’s poisonous remarks served to further alienate LGBT Americans from the Catholic Church.”
Paula M. Graham

Paula M. Graham

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Hajra Shannon

Hajra Shannon

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