A Georgetown University organization is set to hold an LGBTQ-themed event, prompting a student group leader to call them out in a statement to the Daily Caller.
The university’s Catholic Ministry Instagram account published an invitation Wednesday advertising an end-of-the-month “student-led, queer-affirming discussion of the intersection of our faiths and our queer identities.” President of the Georgetown University College Republicans Shae McInnis told the Caller that Catholic Ministry’s decision stood against Catholic Church teachings.
“It’s very sad to see Georgetown’s Catholic Ministry hosting events that will cause deep confusion about the Church’s magisterial teaching and risk bringing many souls further away from Christ and from salvation,” he said.
Catholic Ministry’s post was shared in collaboration with religious-affiliated groups on campus, including Georgetown University Queer Dharma, LJewBTQ+ and Jewish Life at Georgetown.
McInnis told the Caller that this is “just the latest example of a growing trend” in a statement. One student alleged the university’s Catholic Ministry has been “totally taken over by the LGBTQ agenda.”
The invitation to the “Queer Interfaith Discussion Group,” which says snacks will be provided, joins other invitations on the Catholic Ministry Instagram page for activities ranging from an “evening prayer for immigrants in the United States” to their “7th Annual Mass of Belonging.”
“LGBTQIA+ Catholics: You belong here! Whether you’re ‘in the pews’ every Sunday or you’ve felt unsure of your place in the Church, you are loved and you belong,” the invitation to the latter activity said. “The Mass of Belonging is a celebration of diverse belonging in our Catholic community.”
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