#lovewins

[wil]

Three posts by a Jesuit Priest

https://thejesuitpost.org/2015/06/lovewins/

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2015/06/26/it-is-accomplished/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/o...age-supreme-court-our-weddings-our-worth.html

NB: No ad hominem. No uncharitable comments. No homophobic comments. One to two posts per person.

Dear friends: Here are three very personal, and very thoughtful, articles about the Supreme Court decision the other day. Part of loving people is listening to their experiences. And here are three good places to start.

The first is by Andrew Sullivan, who was one of the first people to write seriously about same-sex marriage. In an interview with the New York Times yesterday, he was asked about the title of his essay, “It Is Accomplished," Jesus’ words on the cross. "It’s the first phrase that came to mind," he said, "'Vale of tears' is in there too--I’m Catholic, and this is the language I use." http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2015/…/26/it-is-accomplished/

Second, Frank Bruni's column about what it was like to grow up gay and what the decision meant to him. http://www.nytimes.com/…/frank-bruni-same-sex-marriage-supr…

Finally, a beautiful article by Jason Welle, SJ, a Jesuit scholastic, about his grandmother Nana and her friend Dot.

 

[StevePame]

"Dear friends: Here are three very personal, and very thoughtful, articles about the Supreme Court decision the other day. Part of loving people is listening to their experiences. And here are three good places to start."

A friend just announced last night that he's gay and that his close friend for the last five years is actually his boyfriend. Now they're talking marriage. I never suspected, nor did anyone else in the friend group, that he was gay and I'm really enjoying hearing his perspective on the SCOTUS decision. I know there are lots of similar stories happening at the moment in the US and I absolutely agree that we need to listen to people's experiences.

I particularly enjoyed the story by Jason Welle, as I envision that being the path my friend might have gone down but now he no longer has to hide the real him in the shadows.

 

[StevePame]

I also wanted to add that, based on what I've heard and experienced, I'm not surprised to see a Jesuit being so accepting of this change.