Notre Dame’s ‘Gay in Christ’ Conference aims for fidelity, but speakers embrace ‘gay identity’
University of Notre Dame (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A conference today at the University of Notre Dame will address “a pastoral strategy for parishes to be able to receive the gifts of self-identified gay Catholics ,” while remaining faithful to Catholic teaching on marriage and sexuality—but some speakers’ perspectives on “gay identity” may fall short of true orthodoxy. “ Gay in Christ: Dimensions of Fidelity ” is co-sponsored by Notre Dame’s Institute for Church Life ( ICL ) and the Gender Relations Center . ICL director Dr. John Cavadini poses the following question on the University’s website: “Can Church teaching support an ‘exchange of gifts,’ enabling a parish community to receive the gifts that such people bring to us, and, in turn, to make the gifts of ecclesial belonging more securely and fruitfully available to these Catholics?” Notre Dame indicates that many of the slated speakers for the conference are “self-identified gay Catholics” who observe Church teach