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(and Joe could still apply for an annulment),  those attracted to the same sex and those who are single can choose to live chaste or choose to engage in sexual relations. The choice is always ours to sin or to choose to stop sinning and do our best to avoid the occasions of sin. We all have free Will and God does not force any of us to avoid sin but He will lovingly keep prodding us (by either sending us someone to address our sinfulness, or through the homily of a Priest/Pastor/Rabbi/Preacher that we hear, or through the Words of Scripture that we hear at daily/Sunday Mass. Kevin, you wrote about the Picture of the Divine Mercy and someone gazing at the picture and asking forgiveness. Jesus asked Sister Faustina to have the picture of the Divine Mercy painted and that on the Sunday following Easter (His Resurrection) the picture should be placed in all the Churches and that His servants, the Priests should make themselves available to hear Confessions, celebrate (continued)