ith ▁expanded ▁previous ▁teaching . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁only ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁issued ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁b ish ops , ▁but ▁it ▁soon ▁became ▁public . ▁The ▁document ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁de mean ing ▁to ▁hom osex uals ▁to ▁assume ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁in cap able ▁of ▁rest ra ining ▁themselves ▁sex ually ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁fact ▁of ▁being ▁hom osex ual ▁did ▁not ▁prevent ▁gay ▁sex ▁from ▁being ▁sin ful . ▁It ▁added ▁that ▁hom oph ob ic ▁violence ▁in ▁either ▁word ▁or ▁action ▁was ▁" de pl or able ," ▁saying ▁that ▁" ne ither ▁the ▁Church ▁nor ▁society ▁at ▁large ▁should ▁be ▁surprised " ▁when ▁anti - g ay ▁hate ▁cr imes ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁gay ▁civil ▁rights ▁legisl ation . ▁It ▁stated ▁that ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁gay ▁people ▁in ▁certain ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁selecting ▁adopt ive ▁or ▁fost er ▁parents ▁or ▁in ▁h iring ▁teachers , ▁coach es , ▁or ▁military ▁service ▁members , ▁is ▁not ▁un just , ▁and ▁thus ▁can ▁be ▁permitted ▁in ▁some ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Syn ods ▁on ▁the ▁Family ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Syn od ▁on ▁the ▁Family , ▁the ▁inter im ▁report ▁asked ▁if ▁the ▁Church ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁guarantee ing ▁gay ▁C athol ics ▁" a ▁place ▁of ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁our ▁communities " ▁and ▁" accept ing ▁and ▁valu ing ▁their ▁sexual ▁orientation , ▁without ▁comprom ising ▁Catholic ▁doctrine ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁mat rim ony ." ▁It ▁added ▁that ▁gay