Quote of the Day

I've chosen to stay in the Catholic Church because of faith. Not just faith in God but faith in a religious tradition that I love; faith that even the Catholic Church – as unimaginable as it may be to some – is capable of great change.

Our churches are so much more than just clergy who may choose to label us an abomination or more specifically, ‘intrinsically disordered.’ The reality is that at one time, not that long ago, there were practically no Christian churches in this country where LGBT people could walk into without any fear. Now there are more than 5,000 – that couldn't have happened unless some stayed and claimed their rightful place in the church.

– James Rowe
Quoted in Eliel Cruz's article,
"LGBT People of Faith: Why Are They Staying?"
The Advocate
September 17, 2015

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Knowing What to Do, Knowing Why to Stay
• Tina Beattie: Why I Stay
• Staying on Board
• Choosing to Stay
• Roger Haight on the Church We Need
• "I Love the Radical Catholic Church"
• A Brave Hope
• What It Means to Be Catholic

Recommended Off-site Links:
The Courage to Stay – Eric S. Fought (New Sacred, September 15, 2015).
Gay Lawyer Explains Why He Remains in the Roman Catholic Church – CBS News (September 20, 2015).
Creating a Liberating Church (Part 1) – Rosemary Radford Ruether (The Progressive Catholic Voice, July 15, 2010).
Creating a Liberating Church (Part 2) – Rosemary Radford Ruether (The Progressive Catholic Voice, July 19, 2010).
Creating a Liberating Church (Part 3) – Rosemary Radford Ruether (The Progressive Catholic Voice, July 28, 2010).