Why does the Los Angeles archdiocese not encourage celibacy for gays?
June 24, 2016 A California Catholic Daily exclusive.
The Los Angeles archdiocese website has no resources for those with homosexual inclinations who wish to live according to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Instead, the LA archdiocese has a Catholic Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Persons,” which links to multiple dissident Catholic groups and organizations.
On Sunday, June 26th, St. Matthew Church in Long Beach will host the ministry’s 30th anniversary celebration. “This year our Annual Pride Mass has a special significance since it celebrates our 30 Anniversary as a Catholic LGBT outreach group. The Mass follows Los Angeles County’s two major gay pride festivals.
This year’s mass will be held in the church sanctuary and will be followed with a reception in the parish hall, which will include food, drinks, and an opportunity to celebrate our 30 years together as a community that openly and happily includes all of God’s people—gay and straight alike,” reads the website for Comunidad, the “Lesbian and Gay Ministry” at St. Matthew’s. One of the “two major gay pride festivals,” the Long Beach Pride Parade, which occurred on May 22, included a free group marriage ceremony for homosexual couples. St. Matthew sends a contingent to the parade annually and hosts a booth. The archdiocese gay ministry invites people to attend the 30th anniversary mass via a post on their Facebook page.
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