Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich wants Catholic leaders to listen and be more empathetic to LGBTQ Catholic individuals.
“We do better when we listen to others before we speak or make judgments about them,” Cupich wrote in a Jan. 6 column for Outreach, an online resource for LGBTQ Catholics.
“This approach of putting aside our preconceptions and really listening also applies to how church leaders ought to consider people in a variety of life situations,” he said, about those in irregular marital situations, single people, and those living with physical or psychological disabilities.
Cupich said he has held listening sessions with various groups in the Chicago Archdiocese including LGBTQ Catholics who described their feelings of alienation, often stemming from judgment and exclusion by both family members and church communities.
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