Table Of ContentHOMOSEXUALITY
ANDT HE
WESTERCNH RISTIAN
TRADITION
BY
DERRISCH.EKR WIN BAILPEhY. D.
ARCllON
ROCK
1975
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Homosaleyixu tuntdh W�t'! stCrlrnl l"tirsa1diiatn.i oni
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Vli
SODOAMN DG OMORRAH
I
r.ThSco doSmt oaryn idtS si gnific.mcc
2.Thc" HomoscIxnucaclr"p orfct thSaeit onif on
Sodom
IIT HEB IBALNED H OMOSEXUALP RACTTCE
29
I.DcfinRictfce rcnces
' 2.P ossRicbflccr cnccs
3.HomoseSxiuganli fIirncpaunbtceyMcd a rginal
Rcfcrences
4.Ho�oseIxnutaelr pSrucgtagtieobsnytht Lane-d
guaogfte h Een glViesrhsi on
5.ThOeu traagtGe i beah
6.DavaindJd o nathan
7.SummaoryfB iblEivcaild e:nce
DetachNeodtH eo:m oseP..r�a criinc Rea b-
bin.icaTlh ought
m
ROMALNA WT OT HET IME OFJ USTINIAN 64
I.P re-ConstaLegislantitinoina nan d� ctice
2.ThCeh risEtimaperorsn
IV LEGISLATTIEOACNHIN,G A,N DO PIN10
IN THEC HURCH
I.PatrTihsotiucg ht
2.EnactomfeC notsu nancilid S ynods,C anoLan
anEdc clesiRaesgtiucall ations
3.ThPee nitentials
4.MediõeO,prianalin oTdne aching
V
Contnets
V THEM EDI.tEVALSTIUATION
1.ThNeo mrans 12!
2.ArsittoealnSi tduisea 1H1odmoseuxaPlar cetsic
iiP1ai rs
3.Hereai tnBdo gure
VIT HEL AW INEN GLAND
145
VIICO NCLUSOIN
153
INDEX
177
INTRODUCTION
Asan 1emobfaes rm ailnlfo rgmraoolufA p n glcílcearng ymen
anddo cwthohora sbv cee n studyingw hhoosmeo sexuality, and
findiwncgrpseu bliinsa Rh ecpdeo nrtti TthelP reodb olfe m
Homosey,x1 uIaw l1idtcrttoio novke stthiBegi abtlaein cda l
histmoartiebcrcaialaur lpi otnnhgs c u bTjheeicsstis .tsa h yre e sult
osfo moemfy r esearicsthcseo issps,tc r laiincmdtbi lyty efa tdch te
thIas teo tu ts ttuoodn ytl ly1 fa0cstweoh rishc ahvh ee ltpoe d
/
n1otuhlaedt tittohu odmeo seexxuparlinei ostusypre r de sent
lawasn d poupbinliIioh cna .v e inclbuudwteh da tn othing
reltaott hefoesr maotifot nhtr ea diotifto hnCe h riWs etisatn,
antdh wiisel xlp cleariotnma iisns ions.
Ih anvoemt e ntiotnhleead ar ngiden termeaosseftisvi n dge nce
whiacnht hrohpaoavlceoc guimssutilsina cttchee id ce,ofl nyc ems
othpeero apnlcdeu sl ttuhtrahenos ws hiech ha cvoen tribtuot ed
thein akionfog utr ra diatinoddno n,e osat d equaactceofoluryn t
oupra rtiscaunlcaatirno pdnr se juNdoirhc aevIspe .a i.adn y
regtaoar nde cpdoomtoeg,r aanpdh ym,lo idteemwr haituchr e,
haavbtee asd toubhtfuils tvoarlIiumtcalea s.yu rthperri easdee r,
howetvfinoed �t ,hI ah tai veo rtheedp a ideorthfae Gs trieae ks
gn
buotu r alnsadow csai ttiatulda effsoo rvde rwhperlomthoinafgt
they havneob te einflnu encineth des lighbtythes et so-called
"homosexualiotfHy e"l Tlhaesir.nse e efodra th oroaungdh
this
unprejusdtuidocyfe ds ubjaenicdtsrt el,e v(aifan ncyet) o
thep robwlhiecmsnh o cwo nfruso.n t
has
Myo bjebcetsime pnl tyso ta asta eo.:ura tcly atnexaodm in�
afulsl ayps o ssthieBb ilbeali ncaedlc desiastiacaltti tudtesho o mo
sexpuraalca tinctdeh c,eo ntribuotifRo onsman l aanwd m edi
�alth oughtto th ev iewwshi cha rneo wClli -renint theW est.
1 P-rodu�fo..,drth eCh urch ofEng lmdM oralW dfuc Comml bylhe �
Inf01:m2tiB<mond [19.54].
Introdudion
V1ll
Ih avneoc tar rthiiegsde nearcaclob uenytoth need n odft he
MiddAlgeesb ecaiudtso een soa tp ptehatarht tre a dihtiaosn
underagnosyni eg nifiaclatnetsr iantithacotetn i me-although
varlieoagunasodl t hmeord ifichaativooecnc suw rhriehcdah v e
a.ffecjtuedpdir caicaatilntcd oae,l imei>..t'eptdue bnolitpc,i nion.
Buhta ving pairnnti ucnthudels airtluiyanB ti rointI ha aivne,
addaec dh apttheeEr n gollnia swh.
Sinciems a thiinslhi ys toasrnti ucIdha yal,vr ee frafrionme d
andyi scoufst shthieeo onl oagnimdco aralas lp oefch tosm o
sexualoiftht emy o,r aalnidt y oafcb tseh towmmeoaeslnee xsu al
inpa rtiBcouttlhha eqrsu.ee srtieoqnusi re inavntedhs eti gation,
latitbseu ortn aes poeftc htge e nmeorraalol fsi etxyau catls
as ubwjhieccuhtr genneteeldxysp a enrodtp en-mienxdaemidn a
tiolnnd. e awliimtnahghl oem osperxaucIahti lac pveeesr mitted
mysneolr fefl ectisouncashsm ighhatvd ee trafrcotmet dh e
stricotlbyj ective parneds eniwtmhiapctiiahodsr neci maaln ded.
Iitcs l eoathfre ul tmyo ismtp orttahthnaoctswe e ha or ceh arged
withteha dminiosfthtr eal tiaown, whtaohr obese eip nrge ssed
tmoa kceh atnhgeearsne adilw nlh,a o r ceo ncweirnttehhdwe e ll
beionfsg o canidet thmyea intoefmn oarnsactlean dsarhdosu,l d
underhsotawtn hWdee stern taoht otimtousdpeerx aucalt ices
origainnddaet veedlI iofctp oe ubdle.sd h otwhntha itas t titiusd e
basuepdop nr esuppsoosmoiefwti hiocnahsr n,eo uwn tenable,
thec aisnfae v oouflr e graelfow romu blesd tr engtahnedn ed,
pubolipcini oming hbte comes ymmopraaethn eedtinli cg hteneq.
Latfeoilrny s, tanrcees,p opnesrihsbaolavneles l tu'odt' ehv dei ces
oSfo danodmG omornroarwha "m piaonnur mt i dcsotn,fi dently
assuthmaittnh gov siecw eesrh eo mosbexuIuth a alsv;he o wn in
th·esissath ya stu canh a ssumipqstiui otunen fouanndidet ds,
implitchaetiroienrfsro erlee vant.
An histoarpipcralio isam cpho rfotroa thnertre aslonthn es .
pa�gwsh ifoclhl iohtwa b se enne cetsocs oarraryr e ecgtr ettably
lanrugmeb oesfrta temmeadnbetye s a rwlriietNreo artfe sw.o f
thesstaet emenatsd vreeurflpseoetcnlht Cye h uracnhid;it s
notictehatabhtlow esh edo emajnudsan tidcs ey n1fpoatrteh h y
homosfreexquuaealnt ttrlihybistr u eattmee bnyts ocainetdth ye
Li
Introáuction
1X
latwo m alainodb scuercacnlteiissnit.fla useTtinhcceaes l.
gn
Chuirdsci hs croecdciatsbeiyado ni,n n aelxlceyur sorafafabc rlt ,e
bufatrm oroef tbeysn o meex aggoertr eantdeeadns tisoeurst ion
whicsho on tcobo eam cecse apsst aebtrdeu rtN ho.d oubt
authsouarcsshH aveElloalcnikWds e ster(mtmaoer nctki on
ontlwydo i)nd os teo tut tdo e nitghCreha utbreyac d he liberate
manipuolrsa utpiporonefe s vsiidBoeunnIt tc hmke i.it trns e
tos atyh tahtae n ti-ecacnlsdeo smieaatinsmtiet-siC charli,s tian
prejwuhdiuicnchfoe r tusneaettmhoesa lvye asnmoia mnayt ed
wriotnse erxstu oapilin ccstl hietnamoet dtr iinbsutintcetit voe ly
thCeh uervceihrd oyedr ae veloowfph mitechndheti y s approved.
Behinadn y wshitctehhp ce hyot sroee gaarsre dtr oganrye ssive,
coerlcaoiwarv c et ainotyne ,n dteonwcwayhr adwtsat sto h em
ar eprmeosrsaitlvhietet ryya t,ch ieend .fl uoeftn hrceee l igion
whithcehdy i sbluidtkin edoud tn derstand.
Lemtea otn mcaeki cetl teahrta hCteh ucracnhbn eeo, t"{ onera
tefrdo m raelsip ofonrso iupbrri elasitettinyttt otu hdheeo mo
sexaunhadilp s r obalnefodmrth s e, speveenrael ties �-ith which
thlear we qhuiifomtrh e iossff enTchreiesss. p onhsoiwbeivleirt,y ,
thCeh udrocnehos bt e alaorn ieitn;s o atif,st hroutghlheao sutt
twom illreenlnuilcaeta,gn itsh labadet eurfoner scb eydt he
spiraiutthuotaroeli n talyca taw nstd op rescpruinibseh ments
whitchhse eyc rdeettlesTyth eCedh .u rtcahua gnhpdte ople
univebreslaiolenwlv hyewasa d t,h etlbod ee ."\:cadultehnotri ty,
thhaotm osperxauchatialbcd re osu agt hetrriD bilvineve en
geaunpcotenh c eio tfSy o daonmt,dh tahtre e peotifsti uocnh
"offeangcaenisan tsuthr afredo" m tim e toti. mep rovoked
simviilsairit tnah tifoeor nmos fe arthanqdfaminu ea.kl ewat s
understt:ahnedratebhfolbareytme, e, a bnosto hfe cclesiastical
discainopdtfl hi rene es tarnpadei nnatolstfti h ciesevi lla w, steps
shobuetl adkt enwo a rodfft hwer aotfGh o wdhi cmihg hbte
dispalgaaytiehfindelsd itiffi , denticr.
Supcmhú timveea smuarnyeo bstje u sti.fieeidtb hyae crc urate
exegoerbs yoi usir n siigntthhotce sa uasnesnd a toufthr ec
condoifit nivoenar nsdi otn,h eir rcgihotnbelti yn uauce ma)
regaarusdn ejadun lsdat cg ik hniu nm:mbiutwtyem ; u rsetfuu n
X Introdt4ction
fronj1u dgoitnhtigem reb syt hne1 oesntl igshttacnnodefad r ds
ouorw nl.nt hMei dAdglecesc cleasnlidaa ysmCtahi.ucnra ,cn hd
Stawteeri,enp rincipien ooutnn laaybn oituthrtnee o cuos1,1 1-
penns1eefo erit n dulighneo nmcoes e.xuaall aspboro auctti ces, but
thpeu nismhenr1ibetynhe ted r estiocrsc,ae nrwdei rtsca,hn eds ,
thter eatmaepnptr otpoJr eiwaWste.er ighdtelpyls ourceh
intolaenrthdaed n rceeac,do fnusle quenicste0 s1 nteotim ewsh ich
led-v.brudeton oatl wna1yakste le 1ffeo trout n derasnta nd
attitumidneds odo ifff efrroemon utr in1 narneys pects.
OWll
Thfaiisl oufir mea giincsao tinosnp idciusopublsysal oyymeo edf
thcel oafswris t etrow hiIch ha vree ferbrueitdct ,a nbneo t
pleaaadsne e dx cfuotsrhef e a lsioffhi icsattisoohrhnayo l.ptl oe I
shothwath te l egoeftn hd"e p erseocftu hhtieoo mn"o sbeyx ual
thCeh uriacsg hr oasnunsdw arreaxnatgegde arntadhti thaoetn ,
picotufrw ea rpaenndda rrow-cminldeeordbi scesws,is taeh d
hororfos ro dodmeyl,i vheorriodnfeinng so cuoiunsv teor ts
thev infldaimcneiuslse ar gael luyd iicnrvoeuonsfmti oond em
rationIanldisethmee.dri ,ems u cthoi nditchabatytre e taining
in itsh anthdess p iriptuunailso hfthm ees notd othmeiC shtu,r ch
actually shiehlifrdmoe mdth ep enaolftti hseees c puolwaerr .
ln dweailthtiihnss gu bajnaec cctut reartmieni onsle ocgeys sary.
Striscptleya tkinhgBe,i balnCedh ritrsatidaiknntio ownn o thing
of.homos'6e0xthau rcaeol nicf]_se;orn lewedil ththye c ommis-sion
of__ho�QaScts�-�h ethnecti et olfet hsitsu idslY- oosely,
though-c-0wnovrenideHenodtlm.yo ,s eixnsuo aatcsl,o i mtmyo nly
suppaolcin. scleo dfc,o níàstui dm;êlp enloyti menas l oerfe maal e
comlci���icotJep:riz_ya e ned n :otianopcfnh ayl_ _çs:,qia}i pcroo:§
pentsoiwtya orthdeosrf ths e s arnes eAxsy. e wte,kn owl ittle
abothuect a uansden sa touthísfr ec ondlni mfainocyna .ts heesr e
arined icathtiaoitnit ass p sychosltoadgtuiteeco,r a ell acional
maladjauffsetcmttehsineunts bg ij tneh eceat yr elayocfr h sil dhood
-thouthgehc ondmiatyi omnnao ntii ftseeislnatf n r ye cognis
abfloeru mn tila dolesocrlen actaeen mrda, ey v erne mmaoirne
orl eslsa tetnhtr oulgihSfooeum.te thÍmoewsev,ie atrp ,p teaors
bei nnate,p oasnsbdii bolliyoon gr iicaganilsdn o ;m et hhioatltd
maya lbseho e redNiodt.a oruyibm.tta oyc casbiedo unteaoall y
Introd11ction XI
combionfsa utcciahou nEs xepsc.ru iptc otn hcpeer chsaesn t
shotwhnta hthc o moscc0x1u1aidlusi s tuiafooJrnvl ayr,i ous
rcaswo1nasl,t crasbolrnccex p(aetrrmhetoo srus ega hn guíne
tlortnhnae brotsuhp tco ssoif"b ciulribetuscyt"l c )1o;em pulsive
physuircgoaeftlase sn s owciiiclamt1ta bcyrc d e lbiype svyecdh .ia
triocroa illm ieedrti rceaalt ment.
ltii sm potrott amndte rtshttahatgen e dn uhínoem osexual
condoirti nivoenra,ssi i too nft,ie tsne nnisesod m,e clúfonrg
whitchsheu bcjaiennnc ow t a byeh erleds poininst isiibetsll ef,;
moranleluyt raln.o rLcmioaknled o ifhtit eohtnee rosexuality,
howeivmtea rfy,i e nxdp riesnsp seiscoeinxfia tcc1 atanssld;u ch
acatrsseu btjmoeo crjtau ld genmole etnshtsta hnow sheim cahy
take beptlwamecaeeann n w do maInmt.u sbtem adqeu ite
cletaltrrh ngete nuiinnvieens ro ntte creigslisyvat eohn o mo
sexpuraalca tinmcdae eysx ,e arcsca irsaeec fu olno trvohelior sr
heprh ysicala sti hhmeep tuelrsooesnst e hoxetu hahelar;n d,
thowsheoc ommhiotm osaecxatursbae yln om eaanlsw ays
genuiinnvTeeh rsitussg .ga re osubtgussht e rvdi.ciesatinbcltieo n
betwtehieenn v perrotap netdrh ,ow shmeoa bye desacsr ibed
pervTehrpeet rsva.ets rh tt,ee rimmp linisoe atstr ,oh eo mo
sexbuuaathl e,t erwohseoen xguiaahnglo e mso sperxaeucsati.lc
Hem adyo s oc asufraolmml oyti,vo efcs u riooris nei xtcye p
cioncailr cumoshrta abnicateasups ar;lo lsoytiir,tpn uu treos fu it
novele xspeenrshiuemea anlayc l etseb;rne atwteheeno mosexual
and hetaecrtiovosirheti emxe auscya,o l n hfiinmets ooe nloefr
thoet hfoerlr o pnegr iTohpdeas t.ot f"e pme rversitishso u n"
onoerf e marckoambpllfreeo xiwmth yis,co hmh eac voen cluded
/
thtahte reth ietrxiydspt tehss,e o-call ae d" biseb!Àut'Uthai il,ss" ;
vedroyu bItstfue let.mob s ea ni nferfreonmoc bes erovfa tions
sexbueahla wvhieorrueerga,msa u rasdlt w baehy asd t hfieustn
pltaoc ep esres:ooxrnuiaaellnAn t iantivcoeanorn.ftt ee nn giang e
heteraocs(tetsxh uotauoslgo hmt eh aersaeeb horjruaesasnt t),
hetercoasaneca xtspu eaarl v beuirtent a ;cc ahts hece o nnd itio
otfh pee rcsoonnc ierntsem da mb.iP ghuyossuiescxcauolan ld uct
catnh erbeemfo irsel eaandIdhi ancvgeo, m meinnst cevde ral
plaucpcostn hs ee xaudaalp taanbadid lvietnyt ourfto hues ness
..
Xl1 Int.,rcotdi,on
uninhibitehdm nabne iBnugto. f t heexi steonftc hege e nu,i nc
inheirnevtnehtre ctra bene n op ossdiobulbet .
Fotrhp eu rpoofts heeis ssi aituys nn ecestsoca ornysi inad neyr
furdtheetirtl hclea uasnecdsh aroafch toe1rn olsietbxyuut;hta e
distinbcetit'woetneh nce o ndoifti inovne rasnitdoh bnee haviour
whiIch ha evc alpleveredr siisio nnd ispfeonars c aobrlree ct
interporfte htahetii osnt eovriidceaImnl uc seat.s t kh ree asd er'
indulfgoterhn meco en otorneopuesto iftti hotene r"mh omo
se�p,iarla citincte hsep"sga eeo sn;lb yyi tsus ec ould the dis�<?-:
be
tiobne twceoennd ainticdoo nn ducrte served.
Io ugphetr,h taomp aski,ect l etahIraa tm enrtierseployn sible
fora niyn ternpsar needtaxp tiroesosfio opnisnc ioonntai uine d
thsitsu wdhyi,sc hho nuolbtder ergdaeadsn ecreilsryse apsreent
ingth evi ewesi,th oefthr eC ounfcowirhil c Ihl ectouror fme y,
ThPer oblem
cloleagiuthnese g rowuhipch c ompitlhReeed p ort,
oHfo moselxuiaty.
SHERWIN BAII.BY
Birmingham,
October 24th, 1954-
