Reviewed by Christopher H. Rosik, Ph.D. reprint In a published study of Roman Catholic seminarians in Canada (Seutter & Rovers, 2004), the authors report that 24 respondents who were self-identified as homosexual had a significantly lower mean level of intimacy with their fathers than did 130 heterosexually identified respondents. The study did not find significant […]
By Father Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, Ph.D. – Reprint In the past year, the clergy pedophilia scandal has reignited the debate over homosexuality. [1] The Catholic Church’s millennia-old teaching is clear: Homosexual activity is immoral because it is contrary to nature. [2] Not surprisingly, however, this counter-cultural position has come under much criticism in recent […]
December 4, 2006 – “Condomless sex: gay men, barebacking, and harm reduction,” by psychotherapist Michael Shernoff, MSW, was published in Social Work, April 1, 2006. Shernoff’s report surveys the current research on barebacking, including discussions of crystal meth use and various psychosocial factors that contribute to individuals engaging in risk taking behaviors. Shernoff also notes […]
