text: The Church is not an association like a book-club, quilting society, or even the volunteer fire-fighters in an area.  People who were baptized are members of the Family of God--the Church.  They have been anointed and have an indelible imprint [marking them] as members.  People can leave---but what they are---remains forever.  Many homosexuals have been baptized as infants.  THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH.  It is their spiritual family.  
  
  Secondly, what you are holding up as "Catholicism" [and its decrees about sin] are teachings made by very human leaders.  If you look at the Church's history---there were other teachings proclaimed and punishments levied upon people who either spoke against the teachings or acted against them.  In retrospect, many of these "so-called-teachings" were inspired more from the church leaders' political ambitions, monetary desires, or fears of loosing authority----than anything to do with God.