Table of Contents

"Who Am I to Judge?" An Overview of the Context and the Themes of the Contributions Stephan Goertz 1

Exegetical Substantiation

Does the Old Testament Recognize and Condemn Homosexuality? Thomas Hieke 9

Paul and Same-Sex Sexuality: A Plea for a Sensible Approach to Scripture Michael Theobald 43

Insights from the Human and Social Sciences

A Normal Variance of the Human Capacity for Bonding and Love: Homosexuality from the Perspective of Sexual Medicine Hartmut A. G. Bosinski 75

Homosexuality Between Acceptance and Discrimination: A Social-Science Perspective Melanie Caroline Steffens Claudia Niedlich 113

Theological and Ethical Debates

Creation Theology and Concepts of Homosexuality Magnus Striet 139

From the Primacy of Nature to the Primacy of Love: Phases in the Assessment of Homosexuality in Moral Theology and the Roman Magisterium Stephan Goertz 151

Reconstructing Complementarity as a Foundational Catholic Sexual Ethical Principle Todd A. Salzman Michael G. Lawler 213

Socio-Ethical Challenges

Same-Sex Partnership and Marriage Konrad Hilpert 235

Same-Sex Parenthood: Theological and Ethical Reflections on a Contentious Debate Gerhard Marschütz 259

List of Contributors 287