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MN Catholics push Nienstedt on LGBT-inclusion

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MN Catholics push Nienstedt on LGBT-inclusion

Last week, Dignity/Twin Cities, the Human Rights Campaign, and Call to Action-MN organized a vigil in St. Paul encouraging Archbishop John Nienstedt to be inclusive of LGBT Catholics.

City Pages captured that vigil on video:

The St. Paul event was one of half a dozen around the country. The vigils come as the Extraordinary General Assembly Synod of Bishops is underway in Rome. The assembly is only the third of its kind in history and “will thoroughly examine and analyze the information, testimonies and recommendations received from the particular Churches in order to respond to the new challenges of the family.”

The Vatican announced earlier this week that it was considering softening its tone on LGBT issues.

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Andy Birkey has written for a number of Minnesota and national publications. He founded Eleventh Avenue South which ran from 2002-2011, wrote for the Minnesota Independent from 2006-2011, the American Independent from 2010-2013. His writing has appeared in The Advocate, The Star Tribune, The Huffington Post, Salon, Cagle News Service, Twin Cities Daily Planet, TheUptake, Vita.mn and much more. His writing on LGBT issues, the religious right and social justice has won awards including Best Beat Reporting by the Online News Association, Best Series by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and an honorable mention by the Sex-Positive Journalism awards.