Or perhaps not quite so Catholic, but still Christian.

“A Brave Faith” describes the site in the strapline as “One gay Christian’s journey towards authenticity“, and at the foot of the page, adds “About abravefauth: 42 year old gay Christian finding a way to live authentically. Former Catholic seminarian, now in the first civil partnership to be registered in a place of worship in the UK“.

The most recent posts are

A Letter To Our MP, Love Equal Marriage

Enduring Love? Couple Relationships in the 21st Century

A Photo A Day Kept Inspiration At Play – Now Can We Be Married And Gay?

Of particular interest are two posts going back somewhat further. One is The Scared and the Sacred – wrestling with identity (“identity” a subject that I’ve come up against in several different contexts this week), and another, especially important, is this one:

Jack With No Box – why I have come out of the church

IN MY LAST POST I explained how I began to find my voice while contribis uting to The Exuberant Church by Rev Barbara Glasson. As Barbara and I discussed the coming out process, I had a strong sense that I needed to help her write her story and, in doing so, I began to write my own.

I started in Spring 2009, and was amazed by the energy I found to write it, managing around 2000 words each time over several writing sessions. Some 15,000 words later, and with preliminary affirmation from Barbara, my partner, and one or two well chosen others, I realised I might have something of substance that others might benefit from reading.

I knew the direction the next part of the story would take, and I thought I knew where it would end – with integrating my sexuality and my spirituality and remaining within the Roman Catholic Church, which has been my spiritual and cultural home since birth.

But that is not how it has turned out.

For a while I lost momentum. Without a clear purpose, my story seemed nothing more than self-indulgence, of no interest to anyone.

I now believe this disillusionment was a new phase, taking me to a more authentic place than I could have foreseen. But before I could begin writing again, it took me away from the church.

-continue reading at A Brave Faith

Some designated categories for his posts, that will be relevant to QTC readers, are:

• Bullying
• Christianity
• Civil Partnership
• Coming Out
• LGBT rights
• Marriage Equality
• Spirituality

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