This good news paves the way for much needed change on this issue. We look forward to seeing the Honolulu diocese withdraw its recently amended teacher employment contracts. Surely we don’t want to add to the list of problems that “need to be rectified” by Pope Francis.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley seated among other panelists at Crux event. (photo credit: The Boston Globe)
In a one-to-one conversation following a public speaking engagement, Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley said that the firing of church workers because of LGBT issues is a situation that “needs to be rectified,” becoming the first prelate to speak against this trend.
Earlier in the evening, the cardinal publicly spoke positively of the need to include and minister to the LGBT community in light of Pope Francis’ new vision for the church.
O’Malley’s public appearance on Thursday, September 11th, was at a launch event for Crux, the Boston Globe’s new website for “all things Catholic.” The program was held at the Jesuit-run Boston College. O’Malley was part of a panel of experts discussing the papacy of Pope Francis.
At the end of the event, after the crowd had dissipated, I had the opportunity to thank Cardinal O’Malley one-on-one for his compassionate remarks…
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