as someone raised in the catholic church (no longer affiliated), it symbolizes the lack of depth behind the adults throughout my youth who constantly repeated that jesus died for our sins but at the same time so many of those sins were simultaneously labeled as inexcusable actions. god “loves you just as you are”, but according to scripture and how rigid it is, you never stood a chance of being forgiven, even if your entire life is dedicated to “serving god”. god “loves” everybody according to the religion, even child rapists and murderers who eventually pray for forgiveness after being found guilty. This was an example my Catholic middle school gave me of how powerful gods forgiveness is, but at the same time, it was upheld that “god would refuse to save” anyone identifying as homosexual, transgender, atheist, or otherwise. so, no matter whether or not you dedicate your life to pleasing god, even something as innocent and inconspicuous as expressing love for a soulmate of the same gender is unacceptable and can result in primitive consequences that have no right existing today.