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Synod LGBT+ Focus Group - Diocese of Elphin
Ursula Halligan • Jun 03, 2022
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The Irish Diocese of Elphin has published its Synod Synthesis for the Global Synod 2023.
It includes as an Appendix a LGBT+ Report by a group of 10 people who identify as LGBT+.
Ursula Halligan is the Facilitator and Report Editor.
We encourage you to read this excellent report and to share it widely.
Click here to read the Synod LGBT+ Focus Group Report from Elphin diocese.
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