Posted on 07/27/2015 6:14:12 AM PDT by marshmallow
Pro-gay faith groups have met Dr Eamon Martin, the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
The meeting with the Archbishop was requested by Faith in Marriage Equality (FiME) during the recent referendum campaign on same sex marriage. The meeting took place at the Archbishop's residence in Armagh, on Wednesday, July 22.
Dr Richard O'Leary of Faith in Marriage Equality said “We believe it is a positive step to open dialogue with the Catholic Church as a contribution to the 'reality check' signalled by the Church after the vote for civil marriage equality.”
He was referring to the “reality check” Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin recommended to the Catholic Church following the success of the Yes campaign in the marriage equality referendum on May 22.
O’Leary continued “We were positively received by Archbishop Martin who said he was committed to continuing dialogue and that he was particularly concerned about the pastoral care of gay persons”.
Jim O'Crowley, a gay Catholic, shared with Archbishop Martin the experiences and views of gay Catholics and their families.
The delegation had sent in advance to the Archbishop, a copy of “To have and to Hold”: stories and reflections of LGBT people their families and friends” (edited by Patricia Devlin and Brian Glennon). Archbishop Martin said that he found it helpful to read this book and also to listen to accounts by gay Catholics.
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Satan has the ball and he’s on the 10 yard line.
Heck, Martin will probably do the first “gay wedding.” He was almost removed by BXVI after The scandals in Ireland emerged (some under his watch). But I guess his friends in the gay mafia at the Vatican were stronger than poor BXVI and saved his hide.
Dont be so quick to lose faith. God is in control of His Church. He is merely seeking an encounter with these people.
The Catholic Gay Group? That’s sort of like the Jewish Pig Farmers Group, n’est pas?
Any of these Clergymen in discussions with Homosexual Groups, inviting discussion on Homosexual Marriage should leave the Catholic Church. The Church is losing people by the thousands.
Any of these Clergymen in discussions with Homosexual Groups, inviting discussion on Homosexual Marriage should leave the Catholic Church. The Church is losing people by the thousands.
Was the vote to change Catholic teaching?
Been a long time since a high level excommunication.
No. There has never been a faith group to accept ‘gay marriage’ without first accepting women clergy/pastors, to my understanding. Have to think that would happen first, and in the Catholic case a few other things would probably have to be accepted before ‘priestesses’ would ever be.
Freegards
What is there to talk about?
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