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 'Don't Blame Gay People' U.S. Organizations Buy Full Page Ad in the New York Times Church Leaders Must Be Responsible for Their Own Actions |
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Compiled By GayToday
New York, New York-A full page ad addressing the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic
Church and admonishing them not to blame gay people for the current crisis in Church
environs, appeared May 24 in the New York Times.
The ad's visual shows the spires of Manhattan's St. Patrick's Cathedral. In large print at the top of the page appear these words: Catholic Church Hierarchy: Don't Blame Gay People The text of the ad, placed between St. Patrick's Cathedral spires, reads: The hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church is refusing to acknowledge its failure to deal with child abuse. They have chosen to move abusive priests from parish to parish, and protect criminals instead of children and their families. Now church leaders are engaged in a cynical and orchestrated campaign to scapegoat gay people for this moral and public relations disaster. These reckless and hurtful statements do nothing but distract from the real issues. All sexual abuse by any person is wrong. Catholic church leaders must take responsibility for their own actions, end the cover-ups, and stop demonizing gay people.
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