A Roman Catholic priest in Wisconsin says he feels “liberated” after coming out to his church and the world as a gay man. The Rev. Gregory Greiten, who serves as the pastor of Milwaukee’s St. Bernadette Parish, received a standing ovation when he opened up about his segxwality to his parishioners this past Sunday.
Greiten further detailed his journey toward self-acceptance in a lengthy column published in the National Catholic Reporter on Monday.
“This fire burning deep inside my heart, I will no longer contain. I will not be silent any longer; the price to pay is way too great. I must speak my truth. I have lived far too many years chained up and imprisoned in the closet behind walls of shame, trauma and abuse because of the homophobia and discrimination so prevalent in my church and the world. But rather, today, I chart a new course in freedom and in integrity knowing that there is nothing that anyone can do to hurt or destroy my spirit any longer. First steps in accepting and loving the person God created me to be.”
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