America Magazine: Cardinal McElroy on ‘radical inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. people, women and others in the Catholic Church

(On the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul a thought-provoking article on issues facing the Synodal Church.)

What paths is the church being called to take in the coming decades? While the synodal process already underway has just begun to reveal some of these paths, the dialogues that have taken place identify a series of challenges that the people of God must face if we are to reflect the identity of a church that is rooted in the call of Christ, the apostolic tradition and the Second Vatican Council.

Many of these challenges arise from the reality that a church that is calling all women and men to find a home in the Catholic community contains structures and cultures of exclusion that alienate all too many from the church or make their journey in the Catholic faith tremendously burdensome.

Link to the full article in America magazine:

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/01/24/mcelroy-synodality-inclusion-244587?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2928&pnespid=66s4CCZWMv0BgeCavWzsCJacrxCiTZxuN.LjnORlsUNmzCqTy7PUCPozIQVR14sJLwbIq7da

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