“I might have stayed longer, but the question is moot because I could not have married the man God designed me to… — Charles Benedict Love Church Copy Share Image
“Lance and I struggled with the appropriate closeness of our relationship and couldn’t get it under control; I’m not sure we truly… — Charles Benedict Relationship Copy Share Image
“I am no longer fit to administer the sacraments because I express love in the way God intended for me—with another man.” — Charles Benedict Another man Copy Share Image
“Stop sinning—you mean stop being gay? That’s like asking you to stop being straight, and that’s where the whole biblical argument falls… — Charles Benedict Church Copy Share Image
“God made me gay; I did not choose this. He made me so I would love another man. And that is good… — Charles Benedict Another man Copy Share Image
“It made little sense that God could be an all-loving, wonderful, and powerful God who loves his creation, except the gays. After… — Charles Benedict Powerful god Copy Share Image
“Two of my closest seminary friends broke all contact with me after I told them I was leaving priesthood and coming out… — Charles Benedict Coming out of the closet Copy Share Image
“In November of 2010, one-and-a-half years after stepping away from ministry, I contacted the bishop and requested that we begin the laicization… — Charles Benedict Priesthood Copy Share Image
“I quickly realized I had backed myself into a corner with no knowledge or information about how to do something different. My… — Charles Benedict Education Copy Share Image
“The thing I hated most were funerals—not because of an inability to deal with death or dying, but because of the number… — Charles Benedict Death Copy Share Image
“I think the answer, though unfortunate, is simple: In Christian families, we grow up learning that in God’s eyes, there’s sin, and… — Charles Benedict Church Copy Share Image
