text: You did see Jamie and Fr Jim as swayed by gay-friendly social sciences rather than by the magisterium; but the church itself in reading the signs of the times has made much of the social sciences since the 1950s, so Fr Jim's procedure is perfectly standard. And what does a social science perspective uncover?: 
  
  "More than 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, while operating in secrecy and lying about their own sexualities. And LGBT Catholics are expected to bare their souls to their religious leaders and beg to be heard, while also, ultimately, remaining voiceless and officially condemned by their church."