We Are Church Ireland is outraged at the latest insult to LBGTI families
exhibited by the organisers of the WMoF which Pope Francis is due to
attend in August.
The first insult was the elimination of text and a picture of a gay couple from
the brochure for the WMoF event.
This second snubbing of the Catholic LBGTI community consists in the
removal of remarks by U.S. based Bishop David O’Connell in a video in
which he had expressed an inclusive view of Church which included all
modern forms of family including gay couples raising children, people in
second marriages and single parent families.
This, behind the scenes, eliminations of text, photos and video relating to
LBGTI families from WMoF’s promotional material must be a cause of
serious concern to all Catholics who advocate a more inclusive Church.
“It further raises the question of who is dictating this return to a pre Vatican
2 model of Church and which is deliberately ignoring the example of Pope
Francis who wants an inclusive and compassionate Church based on Gospel
values” stated Brendan Butler spokesperson.
Brendan Butler, We are Church spokesperson.