Coming Out...as a Catholic

A personal story about dealing with the conflict between faith and sexuality, specifically, what it means to be gay and Catholic. Follow us! Instagram -   / it_takes_courage_   TikTok -   / ittakescourage   Shorts Channel -    / @ittakescourageshorts   Bibliography: Allen, Elisa Ann. "Pope tells nun helping transgender women, 'God will repay you.'" Crux. 18 Aug. 2020. Web. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-ame... Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. Vatican: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2000. Print. Gallagher, Delia, and Daniel Burke. "Pope Says Christians Should Apologize to Gay People." CNN. Cable News Network, 27 June 2016. Web. 20 Oct. 2016. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/world/p... Giangravé, Claire. "Pope Francis encourages nun helping trans community in Argentina." America Magazine. 26 Aug. 2020. Web. https://www.americamagazine.org/faith... Giangravé, Claire. "Pope Francis helps a small trans community financially struggling due to coronavirus." America Magazine. 1 May 2020. Web. https://www.americamagazine.org/faith... KCRA News. “Protesters gather outside church to denounce anti-gay pastor” YouTube. 16 June 2016. Web. 20 Oct. 2016.    • Protesters gather outside church to denoun...   New Ways Ministry. "The Many Faces of Pope Francis: A Timeline of His LGBTQ Record." New Ways Ministry. 2019. Web. https://www.newwaysministry.org/resou... Warwick, Danny. "Theology of the Closet: A Reflection on the Queer Catholic." The LUCatholic. Loyola University Chicago. 17 Sept. 2020. Web. https://luccatholicstudies.wordpress.... Music: Pandora Journey. "Olexandr Ignatov - Inspirational Piano [Beautiful Uplifting Piano]" 10 June 2015. Web. 20 Oct. 2016. #LGBTQ #ComingOut #FaithfullyLGBT