'God bless you, Father!' Parishioners support pastor who reveals he is gay

[UrbScotty]

Fr. Greg Greiten was halfway through his homily, during which he shared that he is a gay, celibate priest, when a woman rose from her pew and shouted, "God bless you, Father!" The rest of the congregation at St. Bernadette Parish, where Greiten is pastor, responded with applause.

More applause and a standing ovation came when Greiten finished explaining that he was going to "no longer live in the shadow of secrecy" during the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Dec. 17.

After Mass, over coffee and doughnuts, parishioners responded positively or with nonchalance.

"I could care less," said Madge Powell, a parishioner for eight years. "I love him for the person he is."

https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/god-bless-you-father-parishioners-support-pastor-who-reveals-he-gay

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Not only does this show the love and humanity of the Parish,

this also shows that the restrictions on marriage/sex in the Catholic Church are more antiquated traditions of preventing wealth and property of priests from being transferred to non-Church people upon the death of the priests.

This priest is honest and heroic, perhaps the best of the Church.