1Ki 15:12 | CPDV | STEP | And he took away the effeminate from the land. And he purged all the filth of the idols, which his fathers had made.

1 Kings 15:12

12 And he took away the effeminate from the land. And he purged all the filth of the idols, which his fathers had made. ^{▼▼15:12The effeminate refers to men who men who have a homosexual orientation, since such men tend (often or sometimes) to be effeminate in behavior also. It is contrary to the will of God, clearly expressed in Sacred Scripture, for homosexuals to have any positions of authority, leadership, or teaching in society or in the Church.(Conte)}