His mother was a school secretary and his father a factory worker whose family migrated from Mississippi to escape racial segregation.īut even in Wisconsin, racism was common.
Massingale was born in 1957 in Milwaukee. “Preach!” a worshiper shouted in response. In his homily on a recent Sunday, Massingale – who became public about being gay in 2019 - envisioned a world “where the dignity of every person is respected and protected, where everyone is loved.”īut the message of equality and tolerance is one “that is resisted even within our own faith household,” he added.
The Vatican holds that gays and lesbians should be treated with dignity and respect, but that gay sex is “intrinsically disordered” and sinful.
