Philly parish says no to gay activist workshop during World Meeting of Families
The Philadelphia Inquirer-Daily News Building in Philadelphia, PA. Taken from North Broad and Callowhill Streets. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A group of LGBT activists has been told it cannot use a local Catholic parish ’s space for its workshop during next month’s World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia . Pro-homosexual groups New Ways Ministry , Dignity USA , Fortunate Families and Call to Action , calling themselves “ Equally Blessed ” as a coalition, had planned to use the parish center of Saint John the Evangelist Church in downtown Philadelphia for a “supplemental conversation” to the Catholic event , according to the Philadelphia Inquirer . A workshop called "TransForming Love: Exploring Gender Identity From Catholic Perspectives" was scheduled by the group for September 26 at the Saint John parish space, just a few blocks from the Pennsylvania Convention Center where the World Meeting of Families will be held. “The...