AN FRANCISCO, California, September 5, 2017 —(LifeSite News) A former homosexual turned natural marriage advocate has received some vicious criticism in his lifetime, but nothing like the virulent emails from liberal Catholics after recently writing about pro-gay Father James Martin, S.J. “I am disturbed and somewhat surprised by the amount and content of vicious messages I have received due to my last blog,”  Joseph Sciambra  posted on  Facebook .  Joseph Sciambra “I have NEVER EVER received the ugly sorts of emails and posts from either the gay community or the porn industry — that I now get from fellow Catholics.” The former gay porn star, who has been sharing his story of repentance and conversion for seven years, is a popular blogger. Last week, he  noted  how Father Martin urges everyone but himself to “come out of the closet.” Sciambra quotes the Jesuit as praising homosexuals who “come out and be honest and transparent and open about the way God created them,” usi

I n the WSJ on August 31, Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, described Fr. James Martin as “one of the most outspoken critics of the church’s message with regard to sexuality.” Cardinal Sarah makes the key point that critics say is missing from Martin’s book: that an authentic Catholic outreach to homosexuals is only possible in light of the Church’s moral teaching. Cardinal Sarah “As a mother, the church seeks to protect her children from the harm of sin, as an expression of her pastoral charity,” the cardinal writes. His Emminence said that Same-sex attractions are not necessarily sinful, though they are “at odds with human nature,” but same-sex relations are “gravelysinful and harmful to the well-being of those who partake in them." “People who identify as members of the LGBT community are owed this truth in charity, especially from clergy who speak on behalf of the church about this complex