Cardinal Gregory: "I Apologize to Homosexual Catholics"
The approximately 1,600-word text uses the first-person singular subject pronoun "I" 32 times, additional to the frequent use of the pronouns my, we, our, etc.
Cardinal Gregory reflected on his "many moments of doubt" in his [dubious] faith:
"I have been ashamed because of the flawed example that we Catholics have given to the world because of our increasingly harsh treatment of one another—rejecting people because of race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origins, or any other distinctions."
Then pro-homosexual Cardinal Gregory condemns himself: "There is no room for religious bigotry that is largely fueled by lack of knowledge and ignorance on the part of peoples who may call themselves religious but whose behavior violates the basic tenets of most of the great faith traditions of the world."
His main sentence is in pluralis majestatis: "The way that we have treated our LGBTQ brothers and sisters has brought them tears and too many of us disgrace."
And, "I apologize not only for those whose past actions have scandalized and wounded these men and women. I apologize for my own lack of courage to bring healing and hope, and I ask forgiveness."
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