▁the ▁Church ▁teach es , ▁is ▁a ▁" cre ature ▁of ▁God , ▁and ▁by ▁grace , ▁his ▁child ▁and ▁he ir ▁to ▁et ernal ▁life ." ▁ ▁In ▁church ▁teaching , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁pres umption ▁against ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁ ▁It ▁adds ▁that , ▁as ▁every ▁person ▁is ▁made ▁Image ▁of ▁and ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁God , ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁has ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁human ▁dign ity . ▁Following ▁from ▁the ▁teaching ▁that ▁every ▁human ▁is ▁a ▁child ▁of ▁God , ▁the ▁Church ▁teach es ▁that ▁the ▁fundamental ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁every ▁person , ▁regardless ▁of ▁sexual ▁orientation , ▁must ▁be ▁def ended . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁teaching ▁ ▁Person a ▁hum ana ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁pont ificate ▁of ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI , ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith ▁issued ▁the ▁document ▁Person a ▁hum ana ▁( H uman ▁Person ) ▁dealing ▁with ▁sexual ▁eth ics . ▁It ▁stated ▁that ▁accept ance ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁activity ▁runs ▁counter ▁to ▁the ▁church ' s ▁teaching ▁and ▁mor ality . ▁It ▁drew ▁a ▁distinction ▁between ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁hom osex ual ▁because ▁of ▁" a ▁false ▁education ▁[...] ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁normal ▁sexual ▁development ", ▁or ▁other ▁cur able ▁non - bi ological ▁causes ▁and ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁inn ately ▁or ▁" path ological [ ly ]" ▁hom osex ual . ▁Little ▁else ▁was ▁said