"[A]nd some polluted themselves by lying with males."

"All of these affections then were vile, but chiefly the mad lust after males; for the soul is more the sufferer in si…"

"[W]herever there occurs a special kind of deformity whereby the venereal act is rendered unbecoming, there is a deter…"

"In every genus, worst of all is the corruption of the principle on which the rest depend. Now the principles of reaso…"

"The fift day of my staying here, I saw a Spanish Souldier and a Maltezen boy burnt in ashes, for the publick professi…"

"Advancement to religious vows and ordination should be barred to those who are afflicted with evil tendencies to homo…"

"In the pastoral field, these homosexuals must certainly be treated with understanding and sustained in the hope of ov…"

"In the discussion which followed the publication of the Declaration, however, an overly benign interpretation was giv…"

"What should be noticed is that, in the presence of such remarkable diversity, there is nevertheless a clear consisten…"

"[T]he deterioration due to sin continues in the story of the men of Sodom. There can be no doubt of the moral judgeme…"