Gay activists applaud Catholic shift on homosexuality

While they say support for gay marriage is off the table, it looks like the Catholic church is beginning to soften its approach to homosexaulity:

Here’s a little more:

A document was released summarizing the closed-door debate thus far.

In the document, Catholic bishops showed remarkable openness in accepting the real lives of many of today’s Catholics, saying gay people had gifts to offer the Church and that there were “positive” aspects of a couple living together without being married.

“This is a stunning change in the way the Catholic Church speaks of gay people,” Rev. James Martin, an author and Jesuit priest, said. “The Synod is clearly listening to the complex, real-life experiences of Catholics around the world, and seeking to address them with mercy, as Jesus did.”


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