One should note that I am only applying this taxonomy to my own writings and that I do not claim ownership over these terms, their common use, or their development. It can be ordered towards a variety of ends, good or bad. SSA, as I have used it, is not itself intrinsically disordered, however. When this attraction is an inclination towards sexual activity or impurity with someone of the same sex, then this is a disordered inclination.
The truth is that I don’t know whether I could stop being gay. Ruse claims that I don’t believe I can stop being gay. And they believe being gay is part of God’s plan and vocation for them.Īustin Ruse wrote that in a recent piece for Crisis. He includes me in a group of writers that he creates and names the “New Homophiles.” As Joshua Gonnerman pointed out, Ruse presupposes much more homogeneity than actually exists among this “group.” Although we accept the Church’s teachings, we have subtle nuances in how we approach these issues. They believe God made them gay so they want to be known as gay and they want the Church to accept them on those terms. They do not want to stop being gay they don’t believe they can or even should. They oppose a redefinition of marriage… They are fine … with living celibate lives. They are the New Homophiles and they accept the Church’s teaching that sexual activity can only occur between married men and women. It is like sitting around a campfire with good friends and that is the feel that I get from him when he comes to this event.This post was originally published at Crisis Magazine on January 2, 2014. He knows when he is with family – that is to say, people who are true believers. Ruse added: “He is an evangelical – he is like any evangelical that I would meet in the pro-life movement.”Ĭoncluding his reflections on the President, Ruse said, “I think that is unlike maybe any president that we have ever had, in my life time. Asked about this apparent comfort on the part of the President among the gathering of faithful Catholics, Ruse commented, “I do believe he is a true man of Faith.” “He gets such a warm welcome.”ĭuring his address to the prayer breakfast President Bush was relaxed and joking with attendees.
“I am told that it is one of his favorite events,” Ruse told. “The second year, after the first year’s success, Leonard invited him and he came and we invite him every year and he very happily comes.” “Four years ago we invited the President but it was our inaugural event and they weren’t sure that it was going to be anything so they said no,” said Ruse. The Presidential participation came however only after the organization proved itself in its inaugural year. Ruse said that while the April 12-14, 2007 prayer breakfast was the fourth such event, it was the third year that President Bush had personally addressed the gathering.īush’s presence comes thanks to Leonard Leo, a board member of the National Catholic prayer breakfast “who,” explained Ruse, “is a head of the Catholic outreach at the Republican National Committee so he is very close to the White House.” Bush.Īfter Bush’s address to the nearly 2000 participants at the breakfast, LifeSiteNews spoke with Ruse about the event and the Presidential participation. The prayer breakfast has gained instant fame in its short four years of existence with the regular attendance of US President George W. WASHINGTON, Ap() – Austin Ruse, best known for his work as President of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute at the United Nations, is also the Vice President of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.