▁about ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁ ▁It ▁critic ized ▁those ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁inn ate ▁hom osex ual ity ▁just ified ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁activity ▁within ▁lov ing ▁relationships ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Bible ▁condem ned ▁hom osex ual ▁activity ▁as ▁dep ra ved , ▁" in tr ins ically ▁dis ordered ," ▁never ▁to ▁be ▁approved , ▁and ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁reject ing ▁God . ▁As ▁humans ▁have ▁free ▁will , ▁they ▁can ▁choose ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁act ▁upon ▁those ▁attra ctions . ▁▁ ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁" negative ▁con not ations " ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁in ▁Person a ▁Hum ana — for ▁instance , ▁referring ▁to ▁hom osex ual ity ▁as ▁an ▁" an om aly " ▁that ▁gay ▁people ▁" s uffer [ ed ]" ▁from — contr ast ▁with ▁more ▁neutral ▁and ▁even ▁positive ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁orientation ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years . ▁However , ▁these ▁" over ly ▁ben ign " ▁interpret ations ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Past oral ▁Care ▁of ▁Hom osex ual ▁Pers ons ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith ▁released ▁a ▁letter ▁addressed ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁entitled ▁On ▁the ▁Past oral ▁Care ▁of ▁Hom osex ual ▁Pers ons . ▁This ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Card inal ▁Joseph ▁R atz inger ▁as ▁pre fect . ▁The