I Engaged In An Adult Consensual Affair

My Truth Is That I Am A Gay American.

No Relief Was Forthcoming From My Then-catholic Faith, Which Said The Practice Of Homosexuality Was A 'mortal Sin' Subject To Damnation.

I Realized That My Truest Passion Was For Helping People Change Through Faith In A Higher Power. That Meant, For Me, Belonging To The Church. Using My Abilities To Bring Christian Doctrine To A Postmodern World.

More Than Anything Else I Recall Being, Or Trying Very Deliberately To Be, A Perfect Child. Not A Goody Two-shoes, But A Kid Who Did Good, Who Worked Hard And Met Every Expectation. I Strove To Achieve In The Excessive Way That Psychotherapists Tend To Regard With Concern.

We Need To Have A Purpose In This Life. I'm Pleading With You, I'm Begging With You To Do The Right Thing. And Do It Not For The Sake Of How It Will Impact Your Own Lives, But Only For The Sake Of Doing The Right Thing.