Fr. Bryan Massingale presided over a "special" Eucharist at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City on December 2, titled "All Hearts Together: A Mass for the LGBTQ+ Community." It included extensive dancing with rainbow flags.
The event was held in honor of World AIDS
Day. Meanwhile, the Catholic Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary
during Advent with the celebration of Rorate Masses.
St. Ignatius Loyola Church is a self-described place "where LGBT people are fully affirmed and celebrated."
Rev.
Massingale has publicly denounced himself since 2019 as a "gay man" who
vocally rejects the Church's teaching on homosexuality.