Help please? (Trans, orientation and religion)

First of all Satellites, welcome so much to EC!!! (*hug*) Im so glad you found us, I know youll find EC to be really supportive!

Second of all, I know exactly how you feel, Im Roman Catholic & trans & gay & I struggled with it pretty much my entire life. Im still RC, but honesty, I reconciled the fact that God is love & wants me to be happy with who I am AND that he made me this way for a reason. I tend to stick to the 10 Commandments & the New Testament, since the entire reason there is a New Testament is that God saw that there was a need for his Son to be wth us. As far as I can tell,, Jesus said love one another as I have loved you - & aside from the smackdown J-Dog put on the money-changers in the temple, he never had an unkind word or action regarding trans or gay people, not even a mention to my knowledge. So you know what, I think Jesus is cool with me being who I am, which means God probably is too. While I still very much dislike that Im trans & just wish Id been born my true gender, Ive told myself many, many times that sometimes God gives us tests in our lives to show us how strong we are, & that's what my transition & being true to myself regarding my beig a gay woman is - a test of my strength & my faith. There are hard days, but I make it thru. I also completely ignore Leviticus, it isnt teachings so much as laws sort of dropped in the Bible that really are largely ignored by most of society - lets face it, the same people quoting Leviticus & saying homosexuality iis a sin are the same people who have tattoos & eat pork, despite those both being outlawed by Leviticus as well, so its hard to put stock it that part of the Bible when people who use it to condemn others are violating themselves...

All that being said, dont walk away from your faith or God. What you are talking about s walking away from an organization, which is still really hard but you know what, there are churches that are LGBT friendly within RC, it just takes some looking around for them. Something Ive been telling myself for years is that a church is simply a building made of brick & drywall & mortar & electrical wire, etc., its an empty building. God is inside each & every one of us, so its only when there are people, or even one person, inside of a church that God is truly present inside that building. God is always with you & I dont think youre going to be screwed for being who you are. Not in the least. Bc my man Jesus said - love one another as I have loved you - he made that his one commandment & youll notice he didnt really leave exceptions or wiggle room on that one, and his actions towards others pretty much demonstrates how he wants us to treat each other.

Finally, consider this - homosexuality exists in like 400 species on earth. God in omnipotent. Im pretty sure if God didnt want or accept homosexuality that, as a supreme diety, He would have done something a LONG time ago about it. I think the fact homosexuality is so prevalent among so many species on earth is proof God hasnt got an issue with it, if he did, why allow it?

So thats THIS Roman Catholic' perspective, hope I didnt offend anyone & that I made a bit of sense!

Again, welcome so much to EC Satellites!!!

 

Awww, your welcome! Im glad I could help! And thanks, BBT, is soooo awesome!!!

As for doubts, geez, we all have those, even I do from time to time, that's just natural. Just choose the course in life that makes you happiest, that's what's important And if you ever need to chat, just post on my wall! Im not on EC as much as Id like to be, but Ill answer back for you! (*hug*)