A group of Catholic bishops issues statement condemning bullying of LGBTQ youth
The signers also directed part of their comments directly to LGBTQ people, saying, ‘know that God created you, God loves you and God is on your side.’ Photo by Mercedes Mehling/Unsplash/Creative Commons
January 25, 2021
(RNS) A group of U.S. Catholic bishops has released a statement condemning the bullying of LGBTQ youth, insisting “all people of goodwill should help, support, and defend” them.
“As we see in the Gospels, Jesus Christ taught love, mercy and welcome for all people, especially for those who felt persecuted or marginalized in any way,” read the statement, which was released Monday (Jan. 25) in cooperation with the Tyler Clementi Foundation, a group that works to combat the bullying of LGBTQ people.