Original sentence: Although the idea is spread by some Christian circles that non-heteronormative orientation is a "sin," some theologians and historians have concluded that Jesus of Nazareth had a non-heteronormative behavioral pattern, in some cases based on apocryphal texts.In the Gospel of John (3:22–36), John the Baptist speaks of himself as the “friend of the bridegroom,” implying that the bridegroom of Christ (Matthew 9:15) is coming to meet his bride, though nothing specific to identify the bride.Some theologians and scholars claim that other Biblical figures engaged in non-heterosexual behavior such as Jacob, David and Jonathan and the canonized saints Francis of Assisi and Saint Sebastian
Edited sentence: Although the idea is spread by some Christian circles that non-heteronormative orientation is a "sin," some theologians, sexologists and historians have concluded that the very founder of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, had a non-heteronormative behavioral pattern.In the Gospel of John (3: 22–36), John the Baptist speaks of himself as the “friend of the bridegroom,” implying that the bridegroom of Christ (Matthew 9:15) is coming to meet his bride, though nothing specific to identify the bride.Some theologians and scholars claim that the biblical character Lazarus also had non-heterosexual behavior, as did other figures such as Jacob, David and Jonathan and other canonized saints such as Francis of Assisi, Saint Sebastian, etc