Gay and Transgender Catholics Urge Pope Francis To Take a Standhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/us/gay-and-transgender-catholics-urge-pope-francis-to-take-a-stand.htmlNew York Times/By LAURIE GOODSTEIN JULY 28, 2015
"Lui Akira Francesco Matsuo is among a large group of gay and transgender Catholics who are seeking a meeting with the pope during his first visit to the United States in September. Credit Laura McDermott for The New York Time
Pope Francis spoke freely with reporters, answering questions on scandals and women in the church, on the flight back from Brazil.
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Pope Francis' surprising comments came in a lengthy interview in which he criticized the church for putting dogma before love, and for prioritizing moral doctrines over serving the poor and marginalized.
Lui Akira Francesco Matsuo said he was standing in line for communion one Sunday at his Roman Catholic church in Detroit when a fellow parishioner pulled him aside: Didn't he know that the archbishop had just urged supporters of same-sex marriage not to take communion."
