Quote by Charles Benedict

“What a horrible irony. They attack me, but they love me; they accept me, but they exclude me. They speak of homosexuality as something…

— Ricky Martin

“I knew that a publicly gay priest would alienate many parishioners no matter where I was assigned.”

— Charles Benedict

“I practiced saying I was gay to inanimate objects around the house. I told the soap dish in the bathroom, the ceiling fan above…

— Nick Burd

“Though it pains me to write this, I knew that if I wrote to the Holy Father and told him I was gay, I…

— Charles Benedict

“The truth was, I had never felt sad about being gay. It was just another part of who I was, no different than my…

— Jessica Verdi

“I found the courage to admit I was gay. This is when I said the words in my head and said them out loud…

— Charles Benedict

“The very thought of being gay gave me chills. Not because of what I thought of it, but for what others would.”

— John Goode

“My son, the ex-priest who, by the way, is gay.”

— Charles Benedict

“(Definitely more disappointed in my queerness than my undeadness.)”

— Rainbow Rowell

“I think they’ll probably put that on my gravestone. ‘He Was Heterosexual and Had Low Expectations.”

— Cassandra Clare

“As a gay man, the Church oppressed me and I walked willingly into its repressive and controlling arms. As a gay man, I willingly…

— Charles Benedict

“I was gay because I didn’t know if it would jeopardize my plans for priesthood and nobody wanted an out-of-the-closet gay priest at their…

— Charles Benedict