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When religious teachings conflict with sexual identity

My priest says my attraction to women is a cross to bear but when I pray I feel God's love most deeply and I can't understand why love would be my burden.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The soul experiences divine love while being told its nature is somehow separate from that love.

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“Where Are You with Religion and sexuality?”

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