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Father James Martin: “L.G.B.T. Catholics have been treated like dirt.”

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Father James Martin: L.G.B.T. Catholics have been treated like dirt. We can do better.

One year ago, a gunman opened fire in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. This week, Father James Martin tells us why he was disappointed with how many church leaders spoke about the attack (very few uttered the word “gay”)—and what he’s doing to change the conversation within the church between the hierarchy and L.G.B.T. Catholics. (This being the prolific Jim Martin, there is a new book involved.)

Source: Father James Martin: L.G.B.T. Catholics have been treated like dirt. We can do better. | America Magazine

James Martin, S.J.: We need to build a bridge between LGBT community and the Catholic Church. | America Magazine

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The relationship between the L.G.B.T. Catholic community and the Catholic Church in the United States has been at times contentious and combative, and at times warm and welcoming. Much of the tension characterizing this complicated relationship results from a lack of communication and, sadly, a good deal of mistrust, between L.G.B.T. Catholics and the hierarchy. What is needed is a bridge between that community and the church.I invite you to walk with me on that important bridge. To that end, I would like to reflect on both the church’s outreach to the L.G.B.T. community and the L.G.B.T. community’s outreach to the church. Because good bridges take people in both directions.

Source: James Martin, S.J.: We need to build a bridge between LGBT community and the Catholic Church. | America Magazine