I was sent a link to Bund Katholischer Ärzte (the Federation of Catholic Doctors), which, if you can get past the goofy name that already promises much hilarity, has an interesting agenda.
They are against homosexuality. It causes "suffering" and should be treated.
But their treatments are spiritual and homeopathic.
I don't know whether to damn them, laugh at them, or encourage them to go on praying for gay people while giving them sips of pure clean water.
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