One is that gays and lesbians are drawn to ministering to others as a result of their own experience, and that the Christian journey of forgiveness and redemption and acceptance resonates deeply with them.
"One reason homosexuals are drawn to the church is that many of these people have been wounded themselves, so they know what it's like to feel broken, and they want to help others in whatever way they are hurting," said the
Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and author, who knows many gays and lesbians who work in ministry despite the fact that they cannot openly identify as homosexual.
"The Christian paradigm of the scapegoat -- the marginalized one, the one who suffers unjustly -- is quite powerful, especially for gay people."Link (here) to David Gibson's full pieceThe Church teaching on homosexuality (here)
One is that gays and lesbians are drawn to ministering to others as a result of their own experience, and that the Christian journey of forgiveness and redemption and acceptance resonates deeply with them. "One reason homosexuals are drawn to the church is that many of these people have been wounded themselves, so they know what it's like to feel broken, and they want to help others in whatever way they are hurting," said the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and author, who knows many gays and lesbians who work in ministry despite the fact that they cannot openly identify as homosexual. "The Christian paradigm of the scapegoat -- the marginalized one, the one who suffers unjustly -- is quite powerful, especially for gay people."
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