Cardinal Tobin's invitation to LGTB people is certainly welcome news, but until the Catholic Church stops treating gay people as defective second-class citizens, the cardinal's welcome amounts to little more than saying "come, have a few leftover crumbs from our banquet," as the favored ones, the straight people, retire to the parlor for cigars and cognac, leaving the gay folk to distribute the meager crumbs amongst themselves. But a start is a start, and when the starting point is absolute zero, that's something, I suppose. 

Meanwhile, several other Christian denominations have been saying to gay people for a couple of decades now, "come, enjoy our fine wine and the full fruits our banquet has to offer." When choosing between the two, the choice for gay people is rather easy, and many have made that choice. The Catholic Church has a long, long way to go before it finally catches up with other branches of Christendom in that respect. Sadly, I will not live long enough to see that day.