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Decades before 'Who am I to judge,' a gay Jesuit served LGBTQ people
The Society of Jesus expelled Father John McNeill after he published a 1976 book describing homosexuality as a gift from God. The Vatican later silenced the Jesuit priest.
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- ReportingDecades before 'Who am I to judge,' a gay Jesuit served LGBTQ people
National Catholic Reporter · Ryan Di Corpo
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