The American bishops’ To Live in Christ Jesus states gays “should have an active role in the Christian community.” The Diocese of Richmond, Va., establishes the first diocesan ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics.ġ977: Save Our Children, a conservative anti-gay rights group, leads the effort to repeal a gay rights measure in Dade County, Florida, with the assistance of the Miami archbishop. Five of its final recommendations promote pastoral care for gay and lesbian people and oppose discrimination against them. Catholic Conference hosts a conference on social justice. He receives the imprimi potest, (it can be printed) from the Jesuit superiors.ġ976: The U.S. 1975: Dignity meets with the Liaison Committee of the National Conference of Bishops.ġ976: Jesuit Father John McNeill publishes The Church and the Homosexual, the first full-length theological challenge to the magisterial prohibition of same-sex activity.
