Finding Support for LGBTQ People in the Gospels

Lent is a time of reflection and contemplation, a time when many Christians think about ways that they can become closer to God and to each other. To mark the season this year, HRC Religion and Faith Program Director Michael Vazquez sat down with Jesuit Priest and Editor-at-Large of America Media, Father James Martin.

Father Martin began his ministry to LGBTQ Catholics after the tragic shooting at Pulse that claimed 49 lives, most of them LGBTQ and Latinx, in June 2016. Since then, he has made it a priority to connect with and advocate for LGBTQ Catholics to ensure they feel welcome in the Church, and to encourage other non-LGBTQ people in the Church to do the same. During the conversation, Vazquez and Father Martin discussed stories in the Gospels that support LGBTQ inclusion in the church, and what Father Martin imagines as the future of the Catholic Church and LGBTQ people.

Below are excerpts from their conversation. More of their exchange can be read here, and HRC will share a video covering more of the discussion as Lent continues.

What do you recommend for LGBTQ people who are looking to come home to the Church?

Continue to look for a place where you feel welcome. There are changes happening….

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