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"US archbishop appoints pro-gay priest as ‘spiritual guide’ for sex abuse victims: report"
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"Atlanta’s Catholic archbishop has appointed a pro-gay priest who heads a gay-affirming parish to be diocesan spiritual director for victims of sexual abuse by clergy, LifeSiteNews has learned.
An Atlanta-area Catholic advised LifeSiteNews that Monsignor Henry Gracz, pastor for the pro-LGBT Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, is a 'Spiritual Director for Victims' for the archdiocese.
'As a victim of abuse by church personnel you may experience a crisis of faith,' the Atlanta archdiocese’s website states. 'Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has appointed a group of priests as spiritual guides to reach out to you as you may be experiencing confusion and hurt in your relationship with the Catholic Church.'
Gracz is one of three spiritual directors for victims of sexual abuse in the Atlanta archdiocese. There are spiritual directors appointed by the archdiocese for both victims of sexual abuse and those accused of abuse...
The layperson expressed distress to LifeSiteNews that the archdiocese would place someone that oversees a dissident homosexual-affirming parish in the role of spiritual director for victims of clerical sexual abuse when much of the abuse appears to be homosexually motivated...
The Catholic, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, said that the Shrine is well known as the 'gay parish' of the archdiocese, and said that Msgr. Gracz 'gives carte blanche to everything gay in Atlanta.'
LifeSiteNews inquired with the archdiocese about the prudence of appointing the pastor of a gay-affirming parish in the role of spiritual director for sexual abuse victims in light of the clergy sex abuse scandal, but did not hear back from the archdiocese.
The parish of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the first Catholic church built in Atlanta, maintains a 'Pride Outreach,' including running a booth at Atlanta’s gay pride week.
'The Shrine has always welcomed all of God's children. During PRIDE week each year, we celebrate God's diversity by maintaining a booth in the park,' the parish website states.
It has sent a parish group to march in Atlanta’s Pride parade for years and it is registered to participate in the 2018 Pride parade as well.
The parish also offers GLBT potluck socials to promote 'a connectedness within the Shrine GLBT community,' and GLBT couples potluck socials, which are 'for GLBT couples who are in committed relationships for couple support by providing a venue for socializing with other GLBT couples,' according to the parish website.
A review on the Trip Advisor travel website rates the Shrine as 'very Gay Friendly.'
In 2017, Fortunate and Faithful Families held their fifth annual retreat at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, writes former gay Catholic Joseph Sciambra. The theme of the retreat was 'Building Bridges of Love,' a take on the title of the gay-affirming book by homosexual-affirming Jesuit Father James Martin."
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