Writer's question on gays was legitimate

Bryan Thompson provides two noteworthy and instructive examples of how proponents of homosexuality respond to criticism. They call for censorship and try to change the subject. "I am disturbed that the staff would allow such disgusting and hateful words into print," Thompson said about a letter written by Wayne Lela.

The perceptive reader will also notice that he tried to change the subject from considering homosexuality as a disorder to a totally different subject, hate. I should remind readers that the Catholic Church, which represents nearly a billion believers, has defined homosexuality as an "objective disorder."

Thompson's letter further fails to address the larger question Wayne Lela asked, why Christian churches have accepted homosexuality as normal and moral behavior. Some Catholic bishops have allowed known homosexuals to graduate from their seminaries and ordained them, with the support of many Catholics. Many Protestant denominations, which look to the Bible as the ultimate moral authority, have not only rejected the Bible's teaching that homosexuality is a sin but also ordained open homosexual ministers, made them bishops and redefined marriage. Lela's is a legitimate question.

If neither the Pope nor the Bible are moral authorities for many Christians, what are?

George Kocan

Warrenville