▁Church ' s ▁teaching , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁particular ▁phrase ▁should ▁be ▁put ▁" on ▁the ▁sh elf ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁until ▁we ▁get ▁over ▁the ▁neg ativity ▁related ▁to ▁it ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Card inal ▁Joseph ▁W . ▁Tob in ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" un fortun ate ▁language " ▁and ▁expressed ▁his ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁would ▁adopt ▁different ▁language ▁that ▁was ▁" less ▁hurt ful ." ▁ ▁Catholic ▁the ology ▁of ▁sexual ity ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁the ology ▁of ▁sexual ity , ▁all ▁sexual ▁acts ▁must ▁be ▁open ▁to ▁pro cre ation ▁and ▁express ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁male - f em ale ▁complement ar ity . ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁acts ▁between ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁gender ▁cannot ▁meet ▁these ▁standards . ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁thus ▁constit utes ▁a ▁t endency ▁towards ▁this ▁sin , ▁but ▁also ▁can ▁make ▁an ▁individual ▁less ▁cul p able ▁for ▁it . ▁The ▁church ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁lif el ong ▁cel ib acy ▁for ▁L GB T ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁regards ▁conc up isc ence , ▁or ▁an ▁ar dent , ▁usually ▁sens ual , ▁long ing , ▁as ▁incl ination ▁to ▁sin -- in ▁this ▁case ▁the ▁sin ▁of ▁l ust -- and ▁sin ▁as ▁opposition ▁to ▁virtue . ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁virtue ▁of ▁ch ast ity , ▁the ▁Church ▁regards ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁activity ▁as ▁a ▁sin ▁against ▁ch ast ity ▁and ▁the ▁incl