Christ would welcome sinners in the sense that He would talk with them, tell them their sins, and ask them to repent. He did NOT select unrepentant homosexuals, fornicators, and adulterers as apostles, and there is zero evidence in scripture that it’s OK to allow UNREPENTANT sinners to be members of the church. In fact, there is only one Church, and it allows no unrepentant sinners at all—as in ZERO.
Seems like the church is becoming more politically correct and less moral.
Most gays are not married - most have relationships for short times. One study showed gay man can have up to 60 partners per year. I don’t think many of these go to church.
I never understood religious gays, or pro-abortion Catholics. Bringing gays more into the flock is just another step towards a PC and meaningless church.
My impression is that we have no evidence whether the woman caught in adultery sincerely repented before Jesus talked with her. You could infer that Jesus knew more than the writers saw and wrote, but you could just as easily infer that Jesus forgave her specifically to motivate her to reform. Perhaps what the gay mafia needs most is to be welcomed into a church that recognizes them for who they are and then works lovingly (not the fake "love" of blanket acceptance but the true tough love of following God's inerrant word) to bring them to God.
The pastor who brings his (married) girlfriend to his services - yes, that was my minister many years ago, until he was removed from the position - has no business leading a church. The open homosexual who openly celebrates the claim that "love is love" is harmful to the church unless every such comment generates a scripture-based response. The businessman who brags about using payoffs to get government contracts but then donates generously to the church is a thief and not someone to celebrate for his generosity. I have had exactly those people and many others of concern in the church I attend. Sometimes the church is able to bring them back to God's word. Sometimes we fail, but it is worth trying, so long as we do not allow their presence to harm others.