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 1 1 |    concern to all engaged in the pastoral ministry, and this Congregation
 2 1 |        Church this Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons.~
 3 2 |    proper focus for the Church's pastoral care. It thus requires of
 4 3 |    Therefore special concern and pastoral attention should be directed
 5 4 | essential dimension of authentic pastoral care is the identification
 6 13|  instruction and fidelity of her pastoral ministers. The Bishops have
 7 13|    clergy and religious in their pastoral care for homosexual persons
 8 15|        Bishops, then, to provide pastoral care in full accord with
 9 15|     their dioceses. No authentic pastoral programme will include organizations
10 15|     activity is immoral. A truly pastoral approach will appreciate
11 15|          in an effort to provide pastoral care is neither caring nor
12 15|       care is neither caring nor pastoral. Only what is true can ultimately
13 15|        is true can ultimately be pastoral. The neglect of the Church'
14 15|        and deserve.~An authentic pastoral programme will assist homosexual
15 17|          of appropriate forms of pastoral care for homosexual persons.
16 17|          this particular area of pastoral care.~The Bishops are asked
17 17|         care in the selection of pastoral ministers so that by their
18 17|        be used as guidelines for pastoral care.~We encourage the Bishops
19 18|         woman and child with the pastoral solicitude of our compassionate