And I fear...
"Where are we going to service tomorrow?" my father asked during my birthday weekend.
"Well, there's a lovely Lutheran church down the block. It's very-"
"What?! We can't do that!" he said, very alarmed, even angry.
I've been doing that for six years now, Dad.
And I want to stop this as soon as I can.
Our history of Catholicism ends with me, Dad. My kids aren't going to be Catholic. The Catholic priests don't want me around, Dad. I'm a little too queer for them. And they won't let me take my "outsider" friends inside.
I'm tired of supporting something that won't support me.
"Well, there's a lovely Lutheran church down the block. It's very-"
"What?! We can't do that!" he said, very alarmed, even angry.
I've been doing that for six years now, Dad.
And I want to stop this as soon as I can.
Our history of Catholicism ends with me, Dad. My kids aren't going to be Catholic. The Catholic priests don't want me around, Dad. I'm a little too queer for them. And they won't let me take my "outsider" friends inside.
I'm tired of supporting something that won't support me.