I actually met two women who had exactly the same situation.

Love conquers all, and it will ultimately conquer the arrogant, ignorant, hatefull so called christians and other phobes.
Keep at making this happen

and if you stay in the church, it is up to you, whoever you are, to speak for the good priests who believe gay people are also part of God’s creation, but dare not speak out, lest their eviction notice arrives from the Vatican.

The same eviction notice the churches didn’t send to all those priests who abused children, male (most available), and female also.

First: There is no excuse for covering up pedophilia, which is a crime of sexual assault and abusing power to gain the sexual favours of minors. It is also a crime to cover up a serious criminal act and this is exactly what Roman Catholic Bishops and Archbishops did when they transferred priests involved in pedophilia from one parish to another rather than report the crime to responsible legal authorities. As a Gay man, I do not want our legitimate fight for equality to be confused with sexual abuse of children and youth. Legal authorities need to prosecute any and all Roman Catholic authorities involved in any cover-up of pedophilia by priests.

Second: It is all fine and nice for Archbishop Weakland to publish his memoirs and tell about his struggle with his sexual orientation. However, what is he going to do to push his church to consider current scientific and psychological evidence on homosexuality and reverse its homophobic policies of discrimination that is causing change? What is he going to do to push his church to reverse its policies on priestly celibacy that has turned many good men into sexual time bombs as they try without success to hide and deny their sexuality and sexual orientation?

Third: Is Pope Ratzinger and the Roman Catholic Church going to try and suppress Archbishop Weakland’s story or face the fact that their policies and doctrines are causing harm? Sadly, evidence already shows it is more likely to do the former. Tragically, this causes great harm to both LGBT people and to the Christian faith.

What all of us need is a high ranking Catholic prelate– even if retired– taking the lead in condemning hateful antigay dogma and discrimination. Throw in the BS against women, too.

The man who followed Weakland to Milwaukee, Timothy Dolan, is now archbigot of New York, challenging marriage equality in that state. Why not begin by attacking him, and supporting civil marriage for same sex couples, Wembert?

My folks committed to “Let No One Rend Asunder” their wedding vows in front their god, family and friends. Let’s hope Weakland’s coming out will affect positive change within both the Catholic and LGBT communities.