As a survivor of the Catholic church’s ex-gay ministry, “Courage,” here in Minneapolis/St. Paul, [I can say that] this article is well-written and painstakingly correct. Pedophilia is a sexually violent act and has nothing to do with anyone’s sexual orientation. The Catholic church needs to focus on the apparently unhealthy issues among its own clergy rather than attempt to keep lesbian and gay people from pursuing loving committed relationships through marriage equality.
- A comment by “plowejr423”
in response to Andy Birkey’s article,
“Amid Moral Scandal, Catholic Church Focuses on Gays”
in response to Andy Birkey’s article,
“Amid Moral Scandal, Catholic Church Focuses on Gays”
See also the previous Wild Reed post:
Andy Birkey on the Church’s “Blame the Gays” Fixation
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Courage
I am the author of that quote.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Philip! I thought as much, but didn't want to go public with that assumption.
ReplyDeletePeace,
Michael