tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220330875796202872.post6142157305002727014..comments2023-10-30T08:24:23.703-07:00Comments on LGBT Vocation: Woah! Time for a reality check?David@Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447479118332347163noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220330875796202872.post-79677594787578397862008-03-18T06:44:00.000-07:002008-03-18T06:44:00.000-07:00RE: "Father Mychal Judge, pray for us," and Church...RE: "Father Mychal Judge, pray for us," <BR/>and Church hierarchy:<BR/><BR/>Most of us first heard of Father Mychal Judge, the late New York fire chaplain and "saint of 9/11", from that iconic photo of his body being carried from Ground Zero. <BR/><BR/>Yet even prior to his heroic death on 9/11, Father Mychal was widely seen by many New Yorkers as a living saint for his deep spirituality and his extraordinary work not only with firefighters -- but also with the homeless, recovering alcoholics, people with AIDS, immigrants, gays and lesbians, and others rejected by society. <BR/><BR/>Father Mychal was also openly gay, though celibate. He blessed and supported committed gay relationships asking, <I>“Is there so much love in the world that we can afford to discriminate against any kind of love ?”</I> <BR/><BR/>This often annoyed the church hierarchy. But like his spiritual father St. Francis of Assisi, Mychal reported directly to a Higher Authority, as evidenced by several miraculous healings through him.<BR/><BR/>Mychal also urged us, <I>"Don't let the church get in the way of your relationship with God."</I> <BR/><BR/>For further information on Father Mychal, you are welcome to visit:<BR/><B>http://SaintMychalJudge.blogspot.com</B>Mychals Prayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007558689850864312noreply@blogger.com