October 28, 2000 Dear Soulforce Colleagues, We write to wish you well on the activities surrounding the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ meeting in Washington. We applaud your action for justice and hope that it will produce the changes in hearts and minds so needed in the kyriarchal Catholic Church. You join Dignity, the Conference for Catholic […]
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John J. McNeill’s Letter of Endorsement
"Please be assured that the actions of Soulforce and DignityUSA at your national conference are based in profound respect and love. We pray and hope that the same Holy Spirit who has graciously liberated us who are gay to self-respect and self-love will liberate in you, our Catholic leaders, a profound love for your gay […]
Fr. Roy Bourgeous & Rosemary Ruether’s Letter of Endorsement
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.NOV. 12-14, 2000 "We wish to express our solidarity with Soulforce in this very important gathering and action as we work together for justice and inclusivity, and equality for all people" Fr. Roy Bourgeous, Roman Catholic Priest, long-time justice activist and founder of the School of the Americas’ Watch Rosemary Ruether, well know […]
Mary Louise Cervone’s Letter of Endorsement
October 12, 2000 Dear Dignity Member, It is not often that we communicate directly with our members. We usually send information to our Chapters, and have the Chapter officers help us get the message out. However, Dignity/USA is currently involved in two very significant initiatives that we believe are important enough to warrant direct personal […]
Fr. Richard Rohr’s Letter of Endorsement
October 8, 2000 Brothers and Sisters of the Church: What is more important than to follow Jesus? Is that not our final and fundamental authority for everything that we do, either as leadership or membership in the church? Apart from understandable disagreements on specifics, details, how, when, and where, we all the know the WHAT. […]
Michael Harank’s Letter of Endorsement
October 4, 2000 Dear sisters and brothers in the Catholic Worker movement: I recently learned that the Soulforce movement, founded by Mel White author of Stranger at the Gate; Gay and Christian, will be gathering at the annual National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington DC from November 12-14th. The purpose of their gathering in […]