Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Church

We will study and discuss “Recognition of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Church,” a recent publication from Cristianisme I Justícia. There will be three in-person sessions.

We will look at the following: Why has it been so difficult for the Catholic church to reach out to LGBTQ people?  Why does the church lag so far behind secular organizations, and even other churches, that have made this community feel more welcome? Why is the church so slow to try to help and protect a group of people who are often at risk of harassment, and violence? Do Catholics see LGBTQ people as beloved children of God?
Pastoral outreach to LGBTQ Catholics is not simply a fad, or a passing trend, or even something responding to “pressures” from the culture, but a constitutive work of the Church and a mission that finds its ultimate roots in the Gospels. (From the foreword by James Martin sj.)

Please join us. 
To facilitate discussion, please bring the text in whatever format you wish.
Download the CJ Booklet here

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