He has an objective view of homosexuality

Benedict XVI took a number of steps to address the issue of homosexuality in the Church and the larger community while serving as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). The CDF sent a letter titled, "On Pastoral Care of Homosexuals," to all bishops in 1986. The letter denounces the "benign attitude" "towards homosexuality love affair" that has resulted from the interpretation of the earlier CDF document's Statement on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics.

In its clarification of the Church's position on homosexuality, the Pastoral Care of Homosexuals stated that "although the particular inclination of homosexual persons is not a sin, it is an inclined towards an intrinsic moral evil and, therefore, the disposition itself must be regarded as an objective disorder." Although the declaration also denounces homophobic assaults and violence, it also notes that it is regrettable that homosexual persons have been and continue to be the target of aggressive malice in speech or deed. Pastors of the Church should denounce such behavior wherever it occurs.

In 1992, he again approved CDF documents stating that homosexuality "must be regarded as an objective disorder in itself" and extended this principle to civil law. The document says "sexual orientation" does not equate to race or ethnicity, and it states that it "is not unjustly discriminatory when it comes to sexual orientation."