Many Catholics Support LGBTQ Despite Vatican Rhetoric

U.S. Catholics support same-sex marriage more so than the national average, according to a 2006-2020 Gallup poll.

The Catholic Church isn't known for welcoming the LGBTQ community and the church as a whole is still officially homophobic... describing gay relationships as "deviant behavior." "I don't think that's a Christian message at all, a Christian message, let alone Catholic," says retired school teacher and gay Catholic Michael Hogan.   But here in Chicago's rainbow neighborhood of Northalsted you'll find two LGBTQ communities that have been practicing Catholicism for decades. In this space, we spoke with parishioners of AGLO, the Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach.