[Teddy]

The way you phrase the question indicates the real issues. You are asking ‘Why can other people believe differently from what I take to be true?’ You define yourself to be a straight Catholic. (not attack or offence intended. just repeating the data you posted for context) Western civilization since roughly 400 AD has taken its mores from the locally dominant type of Christianity, often to the point of outlawing anyone with a different religion or even flavor of Christianity. To be more specific, you state ‘Why is it acceptable for men to have sex with boys in some cultures, yet still be seen as heterosexual?’ You actually have rolled several assumptions and questions together. Would you feel more comfortable if these men were considered homosexual? Would you feel better if their behaviour were not accepted? Christianity has imported a great deal from the Hellenes in the way of we view the world. We seek single valued functions. A person is considered either gay or straight and that is taken for a defining value. Other cultures do not necessarily make those assumptions. You ask why is it acceptable for men to have sex with other males. This falls into the same category as to whether it is acceptable to eat bacon. Devout Muslim and Jews would consider it an abomination, while Christians do not. Christians like to speak and write about moral absolutes, yet each variant of the Judeo Christian has different, sometimes conflicting, absolutes.

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Name : Teddy, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 48, City : Richmond, State : VA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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