helping my partner overcome Catholic guilt

[feldsparcoyote]

Thanks all for your input, I'm grateful. I guess I'm specifically wondering what constructive questions to ask to get him to open up more about it, what are things i can say that will encourage him to feel more comfortable with his sexuality and not so guilt ridden? I don't want to demean his upbringing and accidentally insult his family, who are kind loving liberals. He almost has seemed to accept it as a part of his life, but i want him to understand it doesn't have to be. My primary concern is being insulting, since i was raised without ANY religious indoctrination I'm having trouble identifying with it.