For gay Catholics, those words do matter

[IrishAyes]

1. I've been following this with great interest.

There was a man interviewed on some morning show or other who had left the priesthood because he felt so unwelcome, but he was very happy to hear the new tone even if it didn't change formal doctrine. Pope Francis sets a good example when he says, "Who am I to judge?" Even as a straight person myself, it has always grieved me to see what I think are the majority of people confusing homosexuality with pedophilia. Medical literature seems to suggest that most pedophiles are straight rather than gay. But the willfully ignorant prefer to lump them altogether; I guess so it makes a handier target for hate.