“However, If this were say the year 50 AD, I do believe you would have found the Apostle Paul at the end trying to win converts to Christ.”
St. Paul was apparently on a different mission than these guys.
http://stanthonyshrine.org/ministries/lgbt-spirituality/
St. Anthony Shrine is on New Ways Ministry’s list of “Gay-friendly Parishes and Faith Communities”.
http://www.newwaysministry.org/gfp.html
“Truth is, there should be a lot of Christians standing were the Saint Anthonys Shrine is going to be to enlighten the lost by sharing the Gospel of Christ with the truth in hopes of saving some lost souls.”
They’d need some serious protection evangelizing to that crowd in that particular environment if they hoped to escape in one piece.