A week before Thanksgiving 2015, I decided to visit a good friend of mine. He also happens to be a Catholic priest. I went to his church and caught up with him after mass. I had already made plans about seeing him so we went into his office and that's when I let it all out. I told him that I was gay and that I had contemplated committing suicide. He was very kind and told me that I should love myself no matter what. He recommended a life of celibacy but otherwise he didn't make me feel bad at all. We talked for about three hours and by the end of it I felt like a rock had been lifted from my shoulders. I might disagree with Churxh teaching on homosexuality but I still try my best to be a good Catholic. My parish has several gay men who volunteer a lot and give their time to the community. Our parish priest is a solid orthodox priest but he doesn't seem to mind. They're the ones who keep his church beautiful.
That priest sounds alright. Many on here will probably disagree (myself included) with choosing celibacy just because you're gay, but at least that advice came from a guy who has most likely done the same for his religion. There's no hate or hypocrisy in what he said, so that's cool.
