The Courage International Apostolate, which for decades has helped Catholic men and women with same-sex attraction live chastely, issued a stern public response to the synod report that questioned the sinful nature of homosexuality, accusing the authors of “calumny” for its depiction of the apostolate.
The report suggested a reframing of homosexuality, endorsing testimony without qualification that “sin, at its root, does not consist in the (same-sex) couple relationship” but in “a lack of faith in a God who desires our fulfilment.”
Citing a single testimony describing “problematic membership” in the group, the Vatican-commissioned Study Group 9 report characterized Courage’s approach as “reparative therapy” and condemned it for having “the effect of separating faith and sexuality.”
“Courage has suffered calumny and detraction before, but usually from secular outlets,” the group lamented. “It is a great sadness and an additional wound to our members to have this false and unjust depiction in a Vatican document.”
“Courage considers this report to be both calumny and detraction against the organization and its members,” its statement released on Friday declared. “Calumny, because the report mischaracterizes Courage’s work.”
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