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McElroy Welcomes Outreach to Washington
Cardinal Robert McElroy welcomed the 2026 Outreach Conference to Washington with language that should make every serious Catholic stop reading and then read it again.
The letter is dated June 19, 2026, on the letterhead of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. It begins with the usual soft clerical greeting: “My Dear Fellow Pilgrims in Faith.” Then McElroy tells the conference that he is “delighted” to welcome it to Washington. He says he knows the Holy Spirit will be “profoundly present” in its meetings and discussions.
This is Father James Martin’s Outreach conference, held at Georgetown University, built around ministry to LGBTQ Catholics, with panels, liturgies, networking, pastoral workshops, and the expected vocabulary of accompaniment. Outreach’s own conference page lists sessions on LGBTQ Catholics and chastity, theology and LGBTQ Catholics, transgender Catholic experience, parish ministry, Scripture, mental health, and …