The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies. The Church states that "homosexual tendencies" are "objectively disordered", but does not consider the tendency itself to be sinful but rather a temptation toward sin. The Catholic Church views as sinful any sexual act not related to procreation by a couple joined in marriage. Significant debate has arisen over the proper interpretation of the Levitical code the narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah and various Pauline passages, and whether these verses condemn same-sex sexual activities. This article focuses on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, covering how the extent to which the Bible mentions the subject, whether or not it is condemned, and whether the various passages apply today, have become contentious topics. These disagreements concern, in some cases, the translations of certain terms, or the meaning and context of some biblical passages. Some maintain that the early Christian churches deplored transgender people and same-sex relationships, while others maintain that they accepted them on the level of their heterosexual counterparts. The history of Christianity and homosexuality has been much debated. However, the status of LGBT people in early Christianity is debated. They have believed and taught that such behaviors are forbidden because they are considered sinful, and further compared to or derived from the behavior of the alleged residents of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Hebrew Bible and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity, including autoeroticism, masturbation, oral sex, non-penetrative and non-heterosexual sexual intercourse (all of which have been labeled as " sodomy" at various times). Main article: History of Christianity and homosexuality
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