Thomas Gumbleton Gumbleton has discussed how he had previously ignored the topic; however his brother's revelation, he said, forced him to consider the matter. Gumbleton has consistently been a supporter of New Ways Ministry and has also called for homosexual priests and bishops to "come out" and be truthful to themselves and others. During his time as bishop, Gumbleton wore a mitre at a church service on which were symbols of the cross, a rainbow and a pink triangle. The pink triangle caused particular complaints by some due to its history as a symbol of gay rights, after its use to identify
Caduceus as a symbol of medicine of medicine with commerce, recognizing the importance of "advertising essential for competitive marketing", and suggesting that it is up to individual physicians to choose between the two symbols, based on their own views about what associations are appropriate. In 2009, conspiracy theorist David Icke suggested that the American Medical Association deliberately adopted the symbol due to their underlying profit motives, although the AMA has used the Rod of Asclepius for over a century, and its current logo since 2005. In North America, there are calls to clarify the symbol and to move to a uniform use of the rod of