James Martin, S.J.: We need to build a bridge between LGBT community and the Catholic Church.

[uriel1972]

9. Erm...

it's current Pope said whilst a cardinal that same-sex marriage was a plot by Satan... When and only when (or perhaps if and only if) it stops treating LGBTQI people as abnormal and unworthy of respect will I treat the institution with respect.

When it stops organising and/or funding campaigns against same-sex marriage, transgender people and other sexual minorities, then I will consider respect.

Oh the RCC grudgingly allows gay people in it's church, I acknowledge, but and it's a big but, because they can't marry their loved ones they can't have a sexual relationship without committing sin and I believe their are consequences for that in the ideology of the RCC.

It has hurt a great many people in the past over this, it does now and by the looks will well into the future. A big demonstration of institutional change on it's behalf is necessary to demonstrate the goodwill needed to build a relationship bridge.

Note I am well aware that individual and groups of RCC members are not anti-LGBTQI, but the doctrines of the RCC are.