Towarzyszenie duchowe osobom homoseksualnym według Daniela-Ange’a
Spiritual Accompaniment of Homosexual Persons According to Daniel Ange

Summary/Abstract: The article is a theological and spiritual commentary on the publication of Daniel-Ange de Maupeou d’Ableiges (born 17th October, 1932, in Brussels) on homosexuality and spiritual aid to people with homosexual inclinations. His main thoughts were published in the book Homosexuel qui es-tu? Où vas-tu? (Homosexual, Who Are You? Where Are You Going?), published in France in 1992. Today, as discussions about so-called “non-heteronormativity” become more and more heated, his thoughts, based on many conversations and correspondences with homosexuals, seem to provide crucial insight. Daniel-Ange offers to aid those girls and boys who have homosexual inclinations, in defiance of their selves, and who make heroic efforts not to give up but dream of a normal sex life. The author advocates that all those in need of aid be treated with great respect, and offers them a spiritual way of growth: (1) to know their dignity in God; (2) to discover the causes of their homosexuality; (3) to creatively work on themselves in peace; and (4) to mature in true love – in God. The article sets forth specific spiritual advice of Fr. Daniel-Ange and demonstrates it in light of contemporary Church documents.

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