Jesuit Pope Francis has met privately with an American Jesuit priest (we explained here about Jesuits) who has been attacked by conservative US Catholics for reaching out to gays, the latest evidence of Francis’ willingness to shrug off right-wing criticism for the sake of his Satanic priorities.
In the last two years, a number of Catholic seminaries and universities have canceled lectures and appearances by Martin, often after pressure from conservative groups.
Father James Martin, a Jesuit like the pope, is the author of the 2017 book “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity”.
In a Tweet after meeting the pope, Martin said he “shared with him the joys and hopes, and the griefs and anxieties, of LGBT Catholics and LGBT people worldwide. I was so grateful to meet with this wonderful pastor”.
Describing the meeting as one of the highlights of his life, Martin said he felt “encouraged, consoled and inspired” and that the 30-minute audience was “a clear sign of (the pope’s) deep pastoral care for LGBT Catholics and LGBT people”.
Rorate Caeli, one of the conservative blogs that has often criticized Martin, Tweeted after the audience was made public: “It’s the feast of St. Gay Rome.” In another Tweet, Rorate Caeli said: “If that’s not an endorsement, nothing is.”
Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, which calls for reconciliation between the Church and gays, praised the pope.
DeBernardo said in a statement that the meeting “refutes the unjustified barrage of criticism he has received from a minority of Church leaders and other anti-LGBTQ sectors of the Church”.
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Disgusting pandering to a mental disorder.
This POPE is everything that angers a Normal run of the Roman Catholic.