Dignity is a microcosm of the Church universal. Mallon emphasized however, that these problems have never made him consider leaving Dignity. Rather, he said, efforts to make Dignity as diverse and relevant to the sexual minority community have strengthened his commitment to stay and work for change. Dignity's problems need to be addressed as the organization moves forward, but its problems are not a reason to abandon it. Aside from just being a place for gays and lesbians, it is also one of the very few places where the spirit of Vatican II is still alive.
Dignity makes a real attempt to integrate faith and life.
This attempt is readily visible at a Dignity mass, where prayers address specific problems, such as the AIDS epidemic and war in Bosnia. Dignity is mainly concerned with securing a place for gays and lesbians within the Catholic Church. But it is also their goal to pursue all avenues of social justice for everyone. Whatever conflicts Mallon may have expected at the conference, it seems that Dignity was able to leave Los Angeles united. In fact, local Dignity chapter president Dick O'Malley reports that over 120 Dignity delegates voted unanimously to add more women to its membership, as well as to commit themselves as an organization to the ordination of women.