Posted on 11/27/2019 5:49:50 PM PST by marshmallow
The Rev. James Martin preaches acceptance of the church's gay members and encourages viewing LGBTQ people 'as more than just sexual beings'
Nearly 2,200 signatures have been added to an online petition created Thursday, urging to stop the potential appointment of a progressive priest, who has called for the Catholic church to be more tolerant of LGBTQ members, as the new archbishop of Philadelphia.
While a successor hasn't been formally announced in the wake of Archbishop Charles Chaput presenting his resignation to Pope Francis in September, the Rev. James Martin is rumored to be among those under consideration to be the next leader of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Those preemptively opposing Martin's appointment are signing a Change.org petition.
Martin, a Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County native and a Jesuit priest, is the author of several books, including "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity."
His ideas are viewed as more progressive than traditional Catholic teachings on LGBTQ issues, calling for tolerance, acceptance, and support within church communities. And in several ways Martin's consideration for archbishop comes as a stark contrast to Archbishop Chaput, who has positioned himself as a leader in the conservative wing of the Catholic church, at times in direct opposition with Pope Francis.
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They can't even do that themselves.
Their entire lives revolve around their genitals.
Chaput should be Pope
Their entire ideology puts sex at the very center of their identity.
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