We should be a church united in justice, love and respect for one another. Clement demonstrates is there are Catholics in the pews out there who think this is a time to be united and give witness to what the church's true mission is. Clement for nine years.Ĭhris Pett, former president of Dignity Chicago, said, 'We don't want to be dictated to anymore,' said Rob Svendsen, one of the marchers who has been a parishioner at St. Clement parishioners, however, passionately reject the Church's official views reflecting a great lack of understanding and acceptance, and instead they advocate for equality and inclusion. In Chicago specifically, the city's Cardinal Francis George denounced Illinois' marriage equality law earlier this year and compared the Pride Parade to the Ku Klux Klan in 2012, a comment for which he later apologized.
Clement Catholic Church, made a bold statement for LGBT equality amidst an environment of opposition within Catholic leadership: Just last week, a document compiled by the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church affirmed the Church's lack of understanding and acceptance of LGBT people. The parishioners, from Lincoln Park's St. Over a dozen Roman Catholic parishioners marched in yesterday's Chicago pride parade in solidarity with the Chicago chapter of DignityUSA, an independent ministry for LGBT Catholics that has chapters throughout the nation.