Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition. Yet one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique program of outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded two years ago by James Martin, a Jesuit priest, He is one of the country’s most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church. Since then, Outreach has sponsored conferences and launched a website. Now there s another milestone for Outreach — the appointment of journalist and author Michael O’Loughlin as its first executive director. He s the author of a book detailing the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 90s.
Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition. Yet one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique program of outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded two years ago by James Martin, a Jesuit priest, He is one of the country’s most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church. Since then, Outreach has sponsored conferences and launched a website. Now there s another milestone for Outreach — the appointment of journalist and author Michael O’Loughlin as its first executive director. He s the author of a book detailing the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 90s.
Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition. Yet one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique program of outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded two years ago by James Martin, a Jesuit priest, He is one of the country’s most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church. Since then, Outreach has sponsored conferences and launched a website. Now there s another milestone for Outreach — the appointment of journalist and author Michael O’Loughlin as its first executive director. He s the author of a book detailing the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 90s.
Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition. Yet one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique program of outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded two years ago by James Martin, a Jesuit priest, He is one of the country’s most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church. Since then, Outreach has sponsored conferences and launched a website. Now there s another milestone for Outreach — the appointment of journalist and author Michael O’Loughlin as its first executive director. He s the author of a book detailing the Catholic response to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 90s.
Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition. Yet one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique