Really, I don't believe I've authored a thread before and seriously believe I won't author one again. I wanted to relate some personal experiences to start, what I hoped, would be a fruitful dialogue. Although most would consider me a Right Wing Conservative, I tend to fall into the Moderate Category when taking those personality tests.
Roman Catholic education, at my time, did not teach anything about homosexuality, at least not at my high school. So what I've learned is from personal experience. I'm not a Reverend or a Preacher. I will share what I believe with others, I don't keep my Christian beliefs secret.
My wife drug me into a conversation once with young teens, 3 girls 1 boy, who were looking for a liberal translation of the Bible that made homosexual conduct okay. I did my best to point him to accurate but readable translations, but he was looking for God's acceptance of his future lifestyle choice. I remember him and pray for him, but beyond that, I really don't know what I could have said that wouldn't have driven him farther away from God.