Catholic teaching on homosexuality from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated: “Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are gravely 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” (Always Our Children). In 1969 a Roman Catholic priest, Father Patrick Nidorf, felt ethical problems and identity with the Church frequently bothered homosexual Catholics. The Church obviously wasn’t meeting the needs of the gay community. There always seemed to be an excessive and unreal problem of guilt that they sometimes reinforced in the confessional instead of being resolved (DignityUSA). Because of these situations Nidorf formed a new gay movement within the church, which later became known as Dignity. One of the basic goals was to bring dignity into the spiritual and social lives of some very special people.

It seems both movements basically have developed the same ideology and both have a similar focus on treating homosexuals with respect and dignity while trying to bring about change in church teaching and doctrines. Each help to bring about change by promoting spiritual development, social justice and educating themselves in all matters of faith related issues by promoting the life teachings of Christ.

The movement for justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons in religious institutions emerged in the 1950s and 1960s when some gay and lesbian clergy and religious leaders came out and sought affirmation from their religious bodies. Though most of these early pioneers were cast out of their religious institutions, they launc

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