Inland gay Catholics struggle to reconcile church teachings, their sexuality

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Inland gay Catholics struggle to reconcile church teachings, their sexuality

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_gaycatholics04.3319017.html

10:00 PM PST on Sunday, February 3, 2008

By DAVID OLSON
The Press-Enterprise

After Mike Neto came out as gay more than 25 years ago, he couldn't find a way to reconcile his sexual orientation with his Catholicism.

So the Palm Springs man searched for an alternative. He tried Christian Science, the gay-oriented Metropolitan Community Church and nondenominational Protestant churches that had liberal teachings on homosexuality. But he never felt comfortable.