“What matters is that like a rather large proportion of straight Catholics, I think gay people are pretty much the same as everyone else. My belief about sexuality can be summed up in this way: no matter our sexual orientation,… — Kaya Oakes Copy Share Image
“Do we talk about feeling neglected and rejected by the Church? Yes. Do we bash a bishop or two, talk a little trash about the Vatican, moan about a priest who said something dumb about women or gays or both? Sure. But mostly we talk about what faith does for us, how it moves us through life with an awareness… — Kaya Oakes Copy Share
“But one of the rather open secrets about Catholicism is that plenty of Catholics don't toe the line as hard as the Vatican does. Each Catholic examines her conscience, and if her conscience says that an abortion done to save the life of the mother keeps at least one person alive, or if a condom worn by a guy with… — Kaya Oakes Copy Share
“There has been something missing from this experience of Catholicism that I've plunged into to such a surprising depth. It's the women.” — Kaya Oakes Copy Share Image
“I hear what they're saying about faith, about the priests at our church and how they relate to women, about the bishops and cardinals… — Kaya Oakes Copy Share Image
“What matters is that like a rather large proportion of straight Catholics, I think gay people are pretty much the same as everyone else.… — Kaya Oakes Copy Share Image
“As we've seen way too many times throughout history, the meaning of the Bible can be twisted and manipulated by anyone with an agenda.… — Kaya Oakes Copy Share Image
