Sunday, March 11, 2012

James Martin, SJ: "It Gets Better"

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. . . I'm a Christian and I like to look at Jesus as someone who was always inviting people into the community. For Jesus there's so such thing as an "other." There's no person who is rejected or despised or cast out. . . . Jesus is always welcoming people. . . . I would say that Jesus, if he were here today, would probably be reaching out specifically to gays and lesbians, and specifically to gay and lesbian teenagers who find themselves being rejected by society and often rejected by their religious communities . . .

– James Martin, SJ


Recommended Off-site Links:
James Martin, SJ at America Magazine
LGBT Catholics Celebrate Being "Wonderfully Made" – Michael Bayly (The Wild Reed, June 25, 2010).
The Many Manifestations of God's Loving Embrace – Michael Bayly (The Wild Reed, August 16, 2007).

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