[T]here must be space for everyone, especially those who have been hurt, excluded or alienated, be they abuse victims, survivors, divorcees, gays, lesbians, women, disaffected members. The church will be less than what Christ intends it to be when issues of inclusion and equality are not fully addressed.
. . . I am guided [in all of this] by the radical vision of Christ [and am] committed to mak[ing] the church [one] where there is less an experience of exclusion but more an encounter of radical love, inclusiveness and solidarity.
– Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen
Quoted in Bob Shine's article,
"‘Pope Francis’ Bishop Calls for
Inclusive Church that Lives Out Vatican II"
Bondings 2.0
August 23, 2016
Quoted in Bob Shine's article,
"‘Pope Francis’ Bishop Calls for
Inclusive Church that Lives Out Vatican II"
Bondings 2.0
August 23, 2016
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Beyond Respectful Tolerance to Celebratory Acceptance
• Celebrating Our Sanctifying Truth
• What the Vatican Can Learn from the X-Men
• Jim Smith on the "Tears of Love and Faith" of LGBTI People and Their Families
• LGBT Catholics to Pope Francis: Let Us "Work Together Towards Creating a Church Where All Families Know That We Are Truly Loved and Welcomed"
• Celebrating the Presence of God Within All Families
• "The Church is Better Because of the Presence of LGBT People"
• Quote of the Day – August 19, 2015
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