I have written rather extensively on the controversy surrounding Father James Martin and his book, "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity". I am always in favor of reaching out to people and trying to bring them to Jesus Christ, and I saw Father Martin's book as just this. As I have written, I have no personal stake in this argument, other than wanting to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible.
Most of the blog posts and articles I have read condemn Father Martin for his approach. People feel that Father Martin fails to state the sinfulness of homosexual acts and that completely negates anything else he has to say. People seem to feel that reaching out to homosexuals must always be accompanied by clear and unambiguous condemnation of homosexual sex.
