After a little checking, I note that, in order to be a proper Catholic, one would have to confess one's sins. In this day and age, getting to the point of acknowledging that sin exists- would in itself be a big jump.
As a matter of fact, I am of the mind that the really incorrigible will not mind admitting of certain behaviors regarded as sin by practicing Catholics. For example, a homosexual isn't going to mind relating the practice at all, but not as a sin. However, for one who is brought up as a Christian, he would be ashamed to do so. Does anyone see a problem here?
If a homosexual Christian truly wants to clean up his act, he cannot do so it in the face of condemnation. He will resist confession, I would think.
Therefore it is a really big deal to Catholics that a certain man confesses his homosexuality, and then talks about his salvation in videos. But a homosexual can say he can feel better about himself if he just "came out".
It would seem that the Catholics have a disadvantage.
I know that this isn't the whole story, but that is the one that most will hear. How else is someone to behave then? I'm not excusing homosexuality, just saying that the Catholic way of cleaning it up could use some type of improvement.
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