I have many gay friends and relatives and we are to love everybody and what they do is a sin. Is sin a sin some argue on this only one is unforgivable.  But this is one of the Worlds largest denominations , JUST TOLD THE WORLD IT IS OK

But the newly proposed language on gays and civil marriages represents a "pastoral earthquake," said one veteran Vatican journalist.

"Regarding homosexuals, it went so far as to pose the question whether the church could accept and value their sexual orientation without compromising Catholic doctrine," said John Thavis, a former Rome bureau chief for Catholic News Service.

The Rev. James Martin, an author and Jesuit priest, called the report's language on gays and lesbians "revolutionary."

"This is a stunning change in the way that the Catholic Church speaks about gay people."

"The synod said that gay people have 'gifts and talents to offer the Christian community.' This is something that even a few years ago would have been unthinkable," Martin added.   more at url