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Gerard van den Aardweg
Dutch psychologist
Gerard J. M. van den Aardweg (born , Haarlem) is a Dutch psychologist, and psychotherapist in private practice. He has spoken and written on homosexuality, parapsychology, near-death experience, and anti-abortion matters.[1]
During the Irish referendum on same-sex marriage, he "claimed the Nazi party was ‘rooted’ in homosexuals (and that) many scientific institutions have been taken over by “active militant gays” who produce information to further the gay cause".[2]
Biography
[edit]Van den Aardweg received his PhD in psychology from the University of Amsterdam[3] with a dissertation published in under the title "Homophilia, neurosis and compulsive self-pity".[4] It was the Netherlands' first dissertation on homosexuality.[5] Van den Aardweg rejects the idea that homosexuality is a biologically innatetrait.[2] Instead, he calls homosexuality (an expression of) "a disease of infantile self pity."[6] Van den Aardweg believes that no one is born gay, that there are no gay children, and that "[h]omosexuality is not equal to heterosexuality. Scientifically this is absolutely absurd."[2][7][8]
He has been a former member of the Nati
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A hopeful response to Dr. van den Aardweg
Dear Dr. Williams,
This is an open letter regarding some thoughts and hopes for the spirit of writing about homosexuality in The Linacre Quarterly, prompted by my reading of: “Gay inspiration in the interim report of the bishops' synod” by G.J.M. van den Aardweg (). I will also refer briefly to two other recent publications: “On the Psychogenesis of Homosexuality,” by the same author (van den Aardweg ); and: “Objections to Dr. Kinney's article,” by an anonymous medical student, with a response by R. Kinney III (Anonymous ).
To preface, I am exceedingly thankful for the Catholic Church and pray to remain in the truth of her teachings, including those on homosexuality, marriage, and chastity (Catechism of the Catholic Church , –). If anything I write in this letter contradicts the magisterium of the Church, I would be very happy to be corrected.
Probably like most healthcare professionals and Catholics, I know little of the evidence of the causes of homosexuality, or what best helps people who are conscientiously living out this struggle in accordance with their faith. Despite my recent learning through reading these articles, I also experienced great unease. These were the particular aspects that troubled me:
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