“The Cardinal is a troubled man. I pity him. He needs counselling to
help him deal with his decades of deception, and to come to terms with
his obvious self-loathing and deeply repressed homosexual desires. O’Brien’s statement falls well short of what we would expect from a spiritual leader. He has failed to apologize for the hatred and harm he caused the LGBT community. I urge the Cardinal to show true remorse for his homophobia and
hypocrisy by saying sorry to the LGBT community for the hatred and harm
he has caused – and by publicly repenting his homophobia. He should make amends by dropping his opposition to marriage equality
and by beginning a new gay-affirmative ministry to LGBT Catholics.” – British activist Peter Tatchell on the confession of Cardinal Keith O’Brien. (Via Gay Star News)
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