DignityUSA
DignityUSA is an American organization based in Boston , which works for the acceptance and justice of bi- / homosexual people in society and in particular within the Roman Catholic Church . The current executive director of DignityUSA is Debbie Weill .
history
Dignity was founded in 1970 by Patrick Nidorf , a Roman Catholic priest. The organization started as a support group for gay Catholics and established its first center in Los Angeles. Dignity developed nationally by 1973, establishing centers in the United States and parts of Canada.
The motto has been since the foundation: "a time when Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Catholics are affirmed and experience dignity through the integration of their spirituality with their sexuality, and as beloved persons of God participate fully in all aspects of life within the Church and Society. "
Opposing positions
Because of its ethical and theological advocacy of homosexuality and homosexual acts, the association stands in opposition to the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church . Neither DignityUSA nor DignityCanada is allowed to use church buildings of the Catholic Church or to advertise in Catholic publications.
Dignity is in dialogue with some bishops within the Church and is accepted and supported as an organization by many Catholic clergy. At the same time, however, the organization is condemned by some Catholic bishops.
In particular, the Catholic Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of the Diocese of Lincoln publicly stated to the members of his diocese that he would excommunicate any Catholic who takes part in DignityUSA.
See also
- Ecumenical working group for homosexuals and the church in Germany
- Courage International , an apostolate of the Roman Catholic Church aimed at lesbian and gay Catholics
- DignityCanada exists as a sister organization in Canada.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.dignityusa.org/press/debra-weill-named-dignityusa-executive-director
- ↑ What is Dignity? DignityUSA, archived from the original on October 9, 2014 ; accessed on September 27, 2014 .
- ↑ DignityCanada