text: Why do you feel the necessity to address yourself as LGBT people or LGBT community.   We are Catholic people or community who follow the Catholic faith.    Is your sexual preference the only thing that defines you?  The Church teaches that homosexual acts are sinful.  No different than heterosexual acts committed outside of marriage.  Should the Church now redefine or classify certain acts as no longer sinful because a certain group fails to agree with them? If I committed the sin of  Adultery with another parishioner that suddenly became public knowledge of the congregation, and I continued in that sinful behavior, should I expect the priest to welcome me to the reception of the Holy Eucharist, which clearly would cause scandal for the Church?  I would expect the priest to counsel me on the grave errors of my actions and the necessity of Confession and repentance for my salvation.  Nothing else matters.  That is the simple purpose of our faith - entry into heaven.