Pope meets US priest attacked by conservatives for ministering to gays 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Monday gave a high-profile private audience to a prominent American Jesuit priest who has been attacked repeatedly by conservative Catholics and media outlets for ministering to homosexuals. In a Tweet after meeting the pope, Martin said he “shared with him the joys and hopes, and the griefs and anxieties, of LGBT Catholics and LGBT people worldwide. He called it “a clear signal that Pope Francis is calling the Church to conversion away from the negative messages it has sent in the past about LGBTQ people. The Church teaches that homosexuals should be respected and their human dignity must be defended.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 30, 2019 18:11 UTC