," ▁terms ▁which ▁rise ▁from ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁Catholic ▁moral ▁the ology ▁and ▁Catholic ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁usage , ▁the ▁term ▁" dis ordered " ▁indicates ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁norm ▁and ▁not , ▁as ▁usage ▁in ▁English ▁could ▁suggest , ▁sin ful , ▁de mean ing , ▁or ▁sick ly . ▁ ▁In ▁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 . ▁ ▁As ▁acts ▁between ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁gender ▁cannot ▁meet ▁these ▁standards , ▁the ▁acts ▁are ▁described ▁as ▁" in tr ins ically ▁dis ordered ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁comment ary , ▁Card inal ▁Joseph ▁R atz inger ▁argued ▁that ▁some ▁had ▁mis inter pre ted ▁the ▁term ▁" in tr ins ically ▁dis ordered " ▁to ▁imply ▁that ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁t endency ▁could ▁be ▁good ▁or ▁even ▁neutral . ▁ ▁Gay ▁people ▁and ▁others ▁have ▁found ▁the ▁terms ▁to ▁be ▁"' off ensive ,' ▁' hard ▁on ▁the ▁ears ' ▁or ▁' dis res pect ful '" ▁and , ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁they ▁often ▁feel ▁o stra ci zed . ▁ ▁Card inal ▁Bas il ▁H ume ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁word ▁' dis ordered ' ▁is ▁a ▁har sh ▁one ▁in ▁our ▁English ▁language . ▁It ▁immediately ▁suggests ▁a ▁sin ful ▁situation , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁implies ▁a ▁de mean ing ▁of ▁the