PAGE 32 WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 NATE BERKUS (Center) ON HIS MARCH 19, 2014 NEW REALITY VOL 29, NO. 25 SHOW TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com LGBTs react to Vatican poll BY CHUCK COLBERT same-sex couples (35 percent). olic organization, hostility and condemnation point to SINGER ANNE But at the parish level, only 11 percent viewed their suffering—feelings of rejection and ostracism experi- STEELE SETS Recently released survey results from thousands of US parish as hostile or condemning of marriage equality, enced by many LGBTs. Catholics show widespread rejection of church teach- with 13 percent saying their parish held similar views “One of the saddest things the survey revealed is SIGHTS ON ing on contraception, sexual morality, gay relation- of same-sex couples. A smaller number of respondents, how many people feel pain due to church teaching CHICAGO ships and divorce. And while these results, coinciding three and four percent respectively, said their faith about relationships and families,” she said, referring page 26 with any number of findings from public opinion poll- communities were condemning or hostile of marriage to the nearly three-quarters of respondents who said ing are not new, what is new and noteworthy is an equality and same-sex couples. couples are aware when their relationships are not ac- attitudinal gap of decreasing animosity to LGBTs from Sure enough, findings on marriage equality for same cepted by the church and the nearly 70 percent who the hierarchy down to the grassroots. sex couples are strikingly at odds with hierarchical said these couples feel marginalized. For example, as the geography of the institutional leaders, who often vociferously oppose legal gay wed- “These numbers are tragic and heart-breaking. It in- entity became more local—from diocesan to parish to lock. At the same time, however, support for marriage dicates a deep pastoral crisis in our Church, and is a small faith community level—attitudes toward LGBTs equality for same-sex couples is “extremely important” good indication of why we see so many people leaving were viewed to be less hostile and condemning, ac- for 47 percent or respondents and “very important” for the Church,” Duddy-Burke said in press statement. cording to the survey. another 26 percent among the laity. In all, a whop- “The evidence continues to mount about the huge When respondents were asked to gauge attitudes at ping 73 percent or respondents strongly favor mar- gaping chasm between the attitudes, beliefs, and diocese, parish, or small faith community levels, more riage equality. than one-third (37 percent) viewed their dioceses Nonetheless, for Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive Turn to page 4 as hostile and condemning of marriage equality and director of DignityUSA, the nation’s oldest LGBT Cath- SPRING THEATER CHICAGO PREVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONER BRIAN BANNON pagE 14 KEITH ELLIOTT Warm up to theater this spring in Chicago with such MOVES OUT OF options as (L-R) Road Show at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (photo by Michael Brosilow), Rent at Aurora’s CHICAGO, LEAVES Paramount Theatre (photo by Liz Lauren) and About DANCE LEGACY Face Theatre’s Brahman/i: A One-Hijra Stand Up pagE 29 Comedy Show (photo by Joe Mazza). 2 March 19, 2014 WINDY CITY TIMES SEE FIELDS FIRST THE ALL NEW FIELDS WE HAVE ARRIVED IN GLENVIEW! 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Catholics, their families, and allies to tell their implications.” “Chicago Catholics want leaders who will stories to Church leaders because personal con- work with them in creating a church where tact is the basis for conversion of heart.” Survey’s genesis and purpose dialogue, consultation, and consensus are val- For her part, Lesbian feminist theologian In November, 15 U.S. Catholic church reform ued,” he explained. “Catholics want a leader Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D., co-founder and director of organizations responded to the Pope Francis’ who will move church teachings and pastoral the Silver Springs, Maryland-based Women’s Al- call for bishops globally to survey Catholics on care into the 21st century and be relevant to liance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), family issues, including same-sex couples and the ordinary lives of Catholics.