Ridin’ high.
The World Meeting of Families will be held in Aug. 21-26 with the theme “The Gospel of the Family, Joy for the World.”
It is organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, and will include the participation of Pope Francis.
Fr. Martin is an editor at America Magazine, and in 2017 was appointed a consultor to the Vatican Secretariat for Communications.
He is also author of “Building a Bridge,” which addresses the Church’s engagement with those who identify as LGBT and which has drawn significant criticism.
Not everywhere:
Some critics say the book does not directly address Catholic teaching on celibacy and chastity or engage with Catholics who identify as LGBT while observing the moral teachings of the Catholic Church.
Fr. Martin has suggested that same-sex attraction should be referred to as “differently ordered” rather than “intrinsically disordered,” as the Catechism of the Catholic Church states.
Blithe Spirit 