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Are Marginalized
Lesbian and Gay Catholics
Welcome in the Church?by
John Montague
May 2002"If the Church's message is going to get the hearing it deserves,
the Church will have to learn to speak with the faithful
rather than opting to speak at them."
This paper considers the marginalization of gays and lesbians in the Roman Catholic Church. It considers three aspects.
- First, there is a discussion about the need for ministry to the GLBT community in the context of two areas of systematic theology: Ecclesiology, and Sin and Grace. Montague is especially interested in how individuals and institutional structures including the Church, respond to God's merciful intervention.
- Secondly, there is a discussion about the ethical and ecumenical implications of working with gay and lesbian people.
- Third, there are recommendations for a theology of ecclesiology and ministry with lesbian/gay persons that includes dialogue.
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