text: Bill Lindsey brought Jamie Manson's comment to my attention:
  
  Martin asks the LGBT community to give bishops 'the gift of time — time to know each other.' But the movement to seek justice for LGBT people in the Catholic Church is nearly as old as the 1969 Stonewall riots. In that time, thousands of LGBT Catholics and their families have held vigils, witnessed outside cathedrals, and written thousands of letters, respectfully and in good faith, to bishops pleading for dialogue. Some letters received a dismissive response, many went unanswered.
  
  40 years of struggle should have taught us by now that compassion, respect and sensitivity are not enough to bring about a truly just relationship between bishops and LGBT Catholics. Even with these three virtues in play, bishops still have the power to judge and negatively impact the lives of LGBT Catholics. ... LGBT Catholics are expected to bare their souls to their religious leaders and beg to be heard, while remaining voiceless and condemned