National Religious Colloquy
Thursday, May 3, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
FREE
The panel explores activism in Roman Catholicism for LGBT inclusiveness and push back from the Vatican.
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Dr. Elizabeth Linehan (Panelist)
Associate Professor
Saint Joseph's University
Dr. Elizabeth Linehan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Joseph's University, where she serves as Co-Chair of Alliance, which supports tolerance and respect around issues of sexual orientation in the Catholic Church.
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Reverend Eileen McCafferty DiFranco (Panelist)
Pastor
St. Mary Magdalene Community
Eileen McCafferty DiFranco is the first female priest to preside at Dignity Philadelphia. Reverend DiFranco serves as a Pastor at the St. Mary Magdalene Community.
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Michael Rocks (Panelist)
Leader
Catholic Organizations for Renewal
Michael J. Rocks, a former President of Dignity Philadelphia, has been active in the local Catholic Organizations for Renewal, a coalition of dissenting Roman Catholic groups in the Philadelphia area.