▁students ▁and ▁student ▁sp ying ▁was ▁encourag ed . ▁▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁▁ ▁July ▁– ▁Apost le ▁Kim ball ▁addressed ▁sem inary ▁and ▁inst itute ▁fac ulty ▁on ▁BY U ▁campus ▁calling ▁hom osex ual ity ▁a ▁" mal ady ", ▁" d ise ase ", ▁and ▁an ▁" ab omin able ▁and ▁det est able ▁crime ▁against ▁nature " ▁that ▁was ▁" cur able " ▁by ▁" self ▁master y ". ▁He ▁c ited ▁one ▁lay ▁bishop ▁( a ▁business man ▁by ▁trade ) ▁assigned ▁by ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁admin ister ▁a ▁" program ▁of ▁re h abil itation " ▁through ▁which ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁" numer ous ▁c ures ". ▁He ▁said ▁" the ▁police , ▁the ▁courts , ▁and ▁the ▁jud ges " ▁had ▁referred ▁" many ▁cases ▁directly " ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁▁ ▁January ▁– ▁Kim ball ▁again ▁addressed ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁a ▁January ▁ 5 ▁BY U ▁speech . ▁He ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" g ross ", ▁" hein ous ", ▁" ob no x ious ", ▁" ab omin able " ▁" v icious " ▁sin . ▁The ▁text ▁states ▁that ▁those ▁with ▁hom osex ual ▁" des ires ▁and ▁t endencies " ▁could ▁" correct " ▁and ▁" over come " ▁it ▁" the ▁same ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁ur ge ▁toward ▁pet ting ▁or ▁for nic ation ▁or ▁ad ul tery ", ▁but ▁that ▁" the ▁c ure ▁... ▁is ▁like ▁the ▁c ure