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Membership in homosexual-oriented churches nosedives as mainline religions – including Catholicism – become more ‘gay-friendly’
December 29, 2008

Membership in homosexual-oriented churches founded as an alternative to traditional religions is dwindling as mainline churches become more “gay friendly,” the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. As one example, the newspaper noted that membership in the homosexual Catholic organization Dignity has declined by nearly half over the last 10 years.

Press-Enterprise reporter David Olson interviewed Mark Shirilau, who calls himself the archbishop of the Ecumenical Catholic Church, which he founded in 1987 “to provide a religious home for gays and lesbians.” The Ecumenical Catholic Church “adheres to the majority of Roman Catholic teachings and uses a blend of Roman Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran liturgy,” according to the newspaper.

Shirilau, who resides in Riverside, told the Press-Enterprise that even he no longer worships in the Ecumenical Catholic Church, preferring instead to attend an Episcopal church. the rest