Some gay Catholics side with Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez over opposition to the Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at Pride Night.
, which runs support groups and offers speakers to schools and parishes who “educat[e] and dialogu[e] about inclusivity and acceptance.”
But that’s not what Jesus would do. So I set out to hear from my fellow Catholics about how they rationalize loving a church that doesn’t always love them, while denouncing a group devoted to fighting intolerance of LGBTQ+ people. Tom Keep, chair of the Catholic Ministry for Lesbian and Gay Persons, didn’t respond to my request for comment about how he and other members reconcile their place in the Dodgers-Sisters imbroglio. But two gay Catholics were more than happy to talk.stating that he has long celebrated Pride Month as an opportunity to show “the world that we were good human beings, members of the city we call home,” while also enjoying the “fresh and positive perspective” drag shows offered.
I followed up with De Cardenas to ask how he reconciled being a faithful Catholic with belonging to a church where even Pope Francis, for all his tolerance,. “The Bible says many things that do not make sense,” he replied via email. “The word of the man is full of mistakes.”
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