▁time , ▁it ▁assert ed ▁that ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁violence ▁did ▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁orientation ▁was ▁good ▁or ▁neutral ▁or ▁that ▁hom osex ual ▁sexual ▁acts ▁should ▁be ▁permitted . ▁However , ▁it ▁added ▁that ▁human ▁be ings , ▁being ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁image ▁and ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁God , ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁either ▁heter osex uals ▁or ▁hom osex uals . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁it ▁aff ir med ▁that ▁every ▁person , ▁gay ▁or ▁straight , ▁" has ▁a ▁fundamental ▁identity : ▁a ▁creature ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁by ▁grace , ▁his ▁child ▁and ▁he ir ▁to ▁et ernal ▁life ." ▁ ▁The ▁letter ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁accepting ▁hom osex ual ▁acts ▁as ▁mor ally ▁equivalent ▁to ▁married ▁heter osex ual ▁acts ▁was ▁harm ful ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁society ▁and ▁war ned ▁b ish ops ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁guard ▁against , ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁support , ▁Catholic ▁organizations ▁not ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁doctrine ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity — groups ▁which ▁the ▁letter ▁said ▁were ▁not ▁really ▁Catholic . ▁This ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁L GB T ▁and ▁L GB T - accept ing ▁Catholic ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁D ign ity USA ▁and ▁New ▁W ays ▁Ministry , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁D ign ity ▁from ▁Church ▁property . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁described ▁the ▁document ▁as ▁teaching ▁" that ▁a ▁gay ▁male ▁or ▁les bian ▁sexual ▁identity ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁celebrated ,