“The darkness and trials, spiritual and temporal, that fortunate souls ordinarily undergo on their way to the high state of perfection are so numerous and profound that human science cannot understand them adequately. Nor does experience of them equip one to explain them. Only those who suffer them will know what this experience is like, but they won’t be able to describe it.” ~ St. John of the Cross
Oftentimes, from no fault of their own, many Catholics have a difficult time relating to those who have suffered from same-sex attraction, porn addictions, or other sexual deviances. This does not point to any lack of charity, but simply unfamiliarity with the problem. For this reason, those who have been so blessed, to survive the gay lifestyle or an obsession with porn, must set aside their embarrassment and shame and reach out to those still lost and in the clutches of Satan. Because, you are truly living examples of God’s Grace and Mercy. Yet, many that have been called are tempted by the devil who continually keeps their sins in front of them; making them feel unworthy and forever tainted. But, remember what Padre Pio wrote: “Have no fear and do not afflict yourself anymore for the past because this has been pardoned by the Lord’s goodness.”