well, he can think whatever he want, don't be hypocrites , everyone has the right to think anything as long as he is not hurting people, even though he think his son is gay he is not doing anything bad to him, he doesn't accept it but he is trying to live with it somehow, u need to get over the gay thing already, not everyone will accept that and it is ok, i hate it so much that people r wanting everyone to have the same opinion about same sex relations pushing everyone to accept it is rediculous, i mean come on this way we won't make a world!!, let people think whatever they want as long as they don't use force (physically or emotionally) to make their idea rules upon others; the world has gone maad people accept who agree with them but can't accept who doesn't agree with them, yet saying they r with the freedom of thoughts of everyone while they r only with the freedom of their own thougts, get over it already
Adoption was not really an option in medieval Europe.
Because loosing one's parents at an early age was a punishment of god. Taking in an orphan meant to interfere with god's will, so you and your family would be punished as well.
And the most important thing for an heir was to carry on the bloodline. An adopted kid could never carry on your blood.
Daughters could not be hairs, because people thought, female wombs are only fields to grow males seeds, so they could not pass on their blood (genes) to their children.

so basically you were getting punished because your son is gay no? ╮(╯▽╰)╭