As a Gay cradle Roman Catholic who moved away from the Church many years ago and a year ago began again to receive the Sacraments, I must say the Church has not been very welcoming in Los Angeles to my husband and me.
With the Cardinal of Lima, Juan Luis Cipriani  Thorne, invited by our Archbishop to say Mass at my Parish the Cathedral Our Lady of the Angels I realized that it was time to search for a different faith community. Cipriani said this about LGBT unions in Spain "In today's world, evil disguises itself as good, it is imposed on others, and woe to him who does not believe it". Cipriani has also made comments about women who have been sexually abused such as "the woman puts herself on provoking display". At All Saints Day Mass yesterday at the Cathedral when we shared the Sign of Peace the man next to me turned his back to me.
Sunday we took the Blessed Sacrament at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, the priests and parishioners were very welcoming. An ordained Mother said Mass.