Newark archdiocese defends welcoming of LGBT pilgrimage

Newark archdiocese defends welcoming of LGBT pilgrimage

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• Kevin J. Jones
• June 21, 2017

“I am your brother, as a sinner who finds mercy with the Lord,” Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark told a group of LGBT pilgrims visiting the archdiocese. After some media coverage skewed the story as a shift within the Catholic Church, Tobin stressed the importance of welcoming people into the faith.