The Jesuit priest said the pro-LGBT celebration affirms ‘human dignity’ and aligns with the Sacred Heart devotion, despite Church teaching to the contrary.
Bishop John Stowe has become known for attacking immutable Catholic teaching on faith and morals, including when he allowed a gender-confused woman to live as a ‘male’ hermit.
Speaking to LifeSite in Rome, Fr. James Martin praised Pope Francis' legacy on LGBT issues, saying he 'really did do more than all of his predecessors on that issue.'
The Catholic Church's strict rules for the reception of Holy Communion are out of respect for the person of Christ, as well as the immortal soul of the recipient.
The Chicago archbishop wrote in Fr. James Martin’s heterodox Outreach publication that the faithful should 'put aside preconceptions' about their LGBT brethren.
Pope Francis warmly received Nicole Matson, a transgender activist living as a ‘diocesan hermit’ named ‘Brother Christian Matson,’ at a Vatican audience, despite Matson having undergone ‘sex change’ surgery and presenting herself as a man in violation of Catholic teaching.
'Democratic friends and Kamala Harris supporters' apparently reached out after the election to the pro-LGBT Jesuit who flouts Church teaching on homosexuality and transgenderism with Pope Francis' backing.