It is his opinion piece. It is actually pretty good, and thoughtful, but not in the highly edited version of the OP. It is a long, discursive piece that requires the length to make the points. I think the author has a very limited experience of different churches, and some of his ideas, such as the pastoral gaze, are just plain strange. This seems like the author's personal reaction to priests. As I have said, we have many women and gay priests. There is no judgmental aspect in our church about sexuality.
That, and micromanaging sex lives. I've never been in a church that tries to manage anyone's sex life. Some of the points about inclusivity are very valid.
I've known lots of gay people over the course of my life. I have friendships going back decades. Most of the ones I currently encounter, as I said, are in church. I do have gay co-workers who I have no idea whether they are religious or not.
My sole point is this: there are gays that are very, very comfortable in church.
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