Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity | 
This book is challenging in the right ways. As a straight, cisgender, Catholic who struggles w/ the church‘s conservatism around this issue, I was grateful for this book. I don‘t have a particularly rich ecclesiastical background but Fr. Martin did a great job explaining that. I still bump against the Church‘s doctrine but have a greater sensitivity to the progress it has made and am hopeful for its future. 🤷🏻♀️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
pickBeautiful essay on how the institutional Catholic Church needs to up its game and do a better job in welcoming LGBT Catholics. Also about how LGBT Catholics should relate to the institutional church. This book has pissed off a lot of conservative Catholics and led to Fr. Martin being disinvited to speak at a few Catholic venues, but it is rooted in compassion and love. https://cannonballread.com/2017/09/banned-book-well-banned-author-anyway/
pickHow much of this book was read by me..with the newest nanny charge on my chest. Please read this book if you have a heart for #compassion, #sensitivity and or #respect!
Friends...it's time to talk. Do you know anyone in your parish who identifies as part of the LGBT 🏳️🌈 community? No? How can you change that? Fr. Martin makes good suggestions. Starting with these... #respect #compassion #sensitivity
pickQuick read but not bad. I liked the idea of approaching each side, or each side approaching.
so-soI read this for Pride. I had some thoughts that won't fit into the small section, but in short- a great first step, but it is no bridge. The biggest peeve is no mention of how harmful Catholic stances have been on the LGBTQ community have been. It alludes to things like firing LGBTQ workers as a bad thing, but the harsh sinner stance of the CC has done more harm. They are trying though, so yay for first steps.
