Gays have gifts and qualities to offer the church - Vatican

The Vatican has asked for gay men and women to be
given a chance in the catholic faith as they have gifts
and qualities to offer the church. This call was made
in a document released yesterday October 13th by
the Vatican after a week-long Synod (Council of a
church, usually convened to decide an issue of
doctrine,) attended by about 200 bishops, who
deliberated and came up with the resolution
contained in a document which is known by its latino
name "relatio",

"Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the
Christian community: are we capable of
welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them a
further space in our communities? Often they
wish to encounter a Church that offers them a
welcoming home," the document read..

The document also asked the Church to challenge
itself to find 'a fraternal space' for homosexuals
without compromising Catholic doctrine on family
and matrimony.