Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, attends the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic ministry conference at Fordham University in New York, June 24, 2022. A Conventual Franciscan, Stowe was ordained a bishop in 2015. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Sister Jeannine Gramick, S.L., greets attendees of Outreach 2022 at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus in New York, June 24, 2022. A longtime advocate for LGBTQ Catholics, Sister Gramick co-founded New Ways Ministry with Father Robert Nugent, S.D.S., in 1977. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Immigration attorney and conference panelist Yunuen Trujillo greets Sr. Jeannine Gramick, S.L., at Fordham University in New York, June 24, 2022. Ms. Trujillo, a community organizer, published “LGBTQ Catholics: A Guide for Inclusive Ministry” in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Outreach benefactor Brian D. Stevens, C.E.O. of ConferenceDirect, at Fordham University, June 24, 2022. Mr. Stevens was made a Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great in 2010. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., sports rainbow socks outside the Fordham University School of Law on June 25, 2022. A New York Times bestselling author, Father Martin began Outreach in 2020. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Conference panelist Jason Steidl (right) speaks with Father James Martin, S.J., outside the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Mr. Steidl, an assistant teaching professor of religious studies at St. Joseph’s University in Brooklyn, New York, received his Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J. (left) poses with Father Sam Sawyer, S.J., at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Father Sawyer was recently announced as the next editor-in-chief of America magazine. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Outreach panelist James Alison (left) speaks with Father James Martin, S.J., at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. A Catholic priest, Alison formerly lived with the Dominican Order between 1981 and 1995. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Franciscan Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky and Father James Martin, S.J., take part in a prayer service opening at the Outreach conference at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Bishop Stowe was ordained a priest in 1995. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M., Conv., delivers a keynote address at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Bishop Stowe received M.Div and S.T.L degrees from what is now the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

People attend the Opening Prayer on June 24, 2022. Jesuit Father James Martin and Paulist Father Rick Walsh concelebrated the liturgy as part of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Jesuit Father James Martin, author and editor at large at America Media, chats with a conference attendee after celebrating a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Conference attendee Kerry Robinson stands with Father James Martin, S.J., outside the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Ms. Robinson became the founding executive director of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management in 2005. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Singer and instrumentalist Meredith Augustin leads a prayer service at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Ms. Augustin became music director at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in New York in 2007. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., addresses attendees of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. The conference was sponsored by America Media and Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father Bryan Massingale (at pulpit) accepts DignityUSA’s Risk Taker, Justice Maker Award at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 25, 2022. Father Massingale, a Catholic social ethicist at Fordham University, was joined by DignityUSA president Meli Barber (left) and executive director Marianne Duddy-Burke. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., watches a panel discussion at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. Father Jim welcomed attendees from Canada, Italy, Colombia, Uganda and the United Kingdom. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

From left: Stan “J.R.” Zerkowski, Deacon Ray Dever and Kathy and Mike Farrell speak at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. The panel, on Catholic ministry with LGBTQ family members, also featured JoEllen Musselman. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

At left, Father James T. Bretzke, S.J., presents a panel discussion on LGBTQ employment in Catholic institutions at St. Paul the Apostle’s Parish Center in New York, June 25, 2022. From right, the discussion also featured Michael O’Loughlin, Shelly Fitzgerald and Aaron Bianco. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Claretian Father Eddie De León, Craig Ford, Yunuen Trujillo, Eder Díaz Santillan and Father Bryan Massingale present at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. The talk was entitled “The Catholic Rainbow: Race, Ethnicity and Intersectionality.” (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Rose Dimartino, a retired partner of the New York law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, facilitates a discussion on LGBTQ ministry in Catholic parishes at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. From left, panelists also included Father Dónal Godfrey, S.J., Tom Keep, Katharine Abel and Father Gregory Greiten. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Theologian Lisa Fullam, at podium, takes part in a theology panel during the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at Fordham University in New York, June 25, 2022. Other panelists included, from left to right, Jason Steidl, James Alison, Father Philip G. Bochanski and Brian Flanagan. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Moral theologian Lisa Fullam speaks during a panel on LGBTQ theology at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. Panelists also included Father Philip G. Bochanski, Jason Steidl, Brian Flanagan and James Alison. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

From left: Hilary Ranney-Howes, Dr. Colt. St. Amand, Christine Zuba and Dominican Sister Luisa Derouen discuss the Catholic church and transgender ministry at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. Frank DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, also participated on the panel. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

People eat lunch outside of Fordham University's School of Law during the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference in New York, June 25, 2022. The conference welcomed some 250 attendees from various religious orders and universities. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father Bryan Massingale (at pulpit) accepts DignityUSA’s Risk Taker, Justice Maker Award at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 25, 2022. Father Massingale, a Catholic social ethicist at Fordham University, was joined by DignityUSA president Meli Barber (left) and executive director Marianne Duddy-Burke. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Cantor Michael P. Beltrán sings during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Choir members sing during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Choir members sing during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Choir members sing during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

A crucifix is seen during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Cantor Daniel Hogan sings during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

People gather at a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Jesuit Father James Martin, center, author and editor at large at America Media, and Paulist Father Rick Walsh, left, concelebrate a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Jesuit Father James Martin, right, author and editor at large at America Media, and Paulist Father Rick Walsh concelebrate a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick receives Holy Communion from Jesuit Father James Martin, author and editor at large of America Media, during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. Sister Gramick, a keynote speaker at the conference, has been ministering to gay and lesbian Catholics for more than 50 years. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, center, attends a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. Sister Gramick, a keynote speaker at the conference, has been ministering to gay and lesbian Catholics for more than 50 years. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

People gather at a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Joie St. Hubert sings with the choir during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Jesuit Father James Martin, author and editor at large at America Media, delivers the homily during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Sister Jeannine Gramick, S.L., delivers a keynote address at Fordham University in New York, June 25, 2022. In 2021, Pope Francis called her “a valiant woman” in a letter. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., wears rainbow socks during a presentation by Sister Jeannine Gramick, S.L., at Fordham University in New York, June 25, 2022. These socks were also featured in the Martin Scorsese-produced documentary, “Building a Bridge.” (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, attends the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic ministry conference at Fordham University in New York, June 24, 2022. A Conventual Franciscan, Stowe was ordained a bishop in 2015. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Sister Jeannine Gramick, S.L., greets attendees of Outreach 2022 at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus in New York, June 24, 2022. A longtime advocate for LGBTQ Catholics, Sister Gramick co-founded New Ways Ministry with Father Robert Nugent, S.D.S., in 1977. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Immigration attorney and conference panelist Yunuen Trujillo greets Sr. Jeannine Gramick, S.L., at Fordham University in New York, June 24, 2022. Ms. Trujillo, a community organizer, published “LGBTQ Catholics: A Guide for Inclusive Ministry” in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Outreach benefactor Brian D. Stevens, C.E.O. of ConferenceDirect, at Fordham University, June 24, 2022. Mr. Stevens was made a Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great in 2010. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., sports rainbow socks outside the Fordham University School of Law on June 25, 2022. A New York Times bestselling author, Father Martin began Outreach in 2020. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Conference panelist Jason Steidl (right) speaks with Father James Martin, S.J., outside the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Mr. Steidl, an assistant teaching professor of religious studies at St. Joseph’s University in Brooklyn, New York, received his Ph.D. from Fordham University in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J. (left) poses with Father Sam Sawyer, S.J., at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Father Sawyer was recently announced as the next editor-in-chief of America magazine. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Outreach panelist James Alison (left) speaks with Father James Martin, S.J., at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. A Catholic priest, Alison formerly lived with the Dominican Order between 1981 and 1995. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Franciscan Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky and Father James Martin, S.J., take part in a prayer service opening at the Outreach conference at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Bishop Stowe was ordained a priest in 1995. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M., Conv., delivers a keynote address at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Bishop Stowe received M.Div and S.T.L degrees from what is now the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

People attend the Opening Prayer on June 24, 2022. Jesuit Father James Martin and Paulist Father Rick Walsh concelebrated the liturgy as part of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Jesuit Father James Martin, author and editor at large at America Media, chats with a conference attendee after celebrating a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Conference attendee Kerry Robinson stands with Father James Martin, S.J., outside the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Ms. Robinson became the founding executive director of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management in 2005. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Singer and instrumentalist Meredith Augustin leads a prayer service at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. Ms. Augustin became music director at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in New York in 2007. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., addresses attendees of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 24, 2022. The conference was sponsored by America Media and Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father Bryan Massingale (at pulpit) accepts DignityUSA’s Risk Taker, Justice Maker Award at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 25, 2022. Father Massingale, a Catholic social ethicist at Fordham University, was joined by DignityUSA president Meli Barber (left) and executive director Marianne Duddy-Burke. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., watches a panel discussion at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. Father Jim welcomed attendees from Canada, Italy, Colombia, Uganda and the United Kingdom. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

From left: Stan “J.R.” Zerkowski, Deacon Ray Dever and Kathy and Mike Farrell speak at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. The panel, on Catholic ministry with LGBTQ family members, also featured JoEllen Musselman. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

At left, Father James T. Bretzke, S.J., presents a panel discussion on LGBTQ employment in Catholic institutions at St. Paul the Apostle’s Parish Center in New York, June 25, 2022. From right, the discussion also featured Michael O’Loughlin, Shelly Fitzgerald and Aaron Bianco. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Claretian Father Eddie De León, Craig Ford, Yunuen Trujillo, Eder Díaz Santillan and Father Bryan Massingale present at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. The talk was entitled “The Catholic Rainbow: Race, Ethnicity and Intersectionality.” (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Rose Dimartino, a retired partner of the New York law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, facilitates a discussion on LGBTQ ministry in Catholic parishes at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. From left, panelists also included Father Dónal Godfrey, S.J., Tom Keep, Katharine Abel and Father Gregory Greiten. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Theologian Lisa Fullam, at podium, takes part in a theology panel during the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at Fordham University in New York, June 25, 2022. Other panelists included, from left to right, Jason Steidl, James Alison, Father Philip G. Bochanski and Brian Flanagan. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Moral theologian Lisa Fullam speaks during a panel on LGBTQ theology at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. Panelists also included Father Philip G. Bochanski, Jason Steidl, Brian Flanagan and James Alison. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

From left: Hilary Ranney-Howes, Dr. Colt. St. Amand, Christine Zuba and Dominican Sister Luisa Derouen discuss the Catholic church and transgender ministry at the Fordham University School of Law in New York, June 25, 2022. Frank DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, also participated on the panel. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

People eat lunch outside of Fordham University's School of Law during the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference in New York, June 25, 2022. The conference welcomed some 250 attendees from various religious orders and universities. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father Bryan Massingale (at pulpit) accepts DignityUSA’s Risk Taker, Justice Maker Award at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York, June 25, 2022. Father Massingale, a Catholic social ethicist at Fordham University, was joined by DignityUSA president Meli Barber (left) and executive director Marianne Duddy-Burke. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Cantor Michael P. Beltrán sings during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Choir members sing during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Choir members sing during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Choir members sing during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

A crucifix is seen during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Cantor Daniel Hogan sings during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

People gather at a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Jesuit Father James Martin, center, author and editor at large at America Media, and Paulist Father Rick Walsh, left, concelebrate a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Jesuit Father James Martin, right, author and editor at large at America Media, and Paulist Father Rick Walsh concelebrate a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick receives Holy Communion from Jesuit Father James Martin, author and editor at large of America Media, during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. Sister Gramick, a keynote speaker at the conference, has been ministering to gay and lesbian Catholics for more than 50 years. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, center, attends a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. Sister Gramick, a keynote speaker at the conference, has been ministering to gay and lesbian Catholics for more than 50 years. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

People gather at a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Joie St. Hubert sings with the choir during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Jesuit Father James Martin, author and editor at large at America Media, delivers the homily during a Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City June 25, 2022, for participants of the Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference. The event, held at the church and at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University June 24 and 25, drew 250 registrants from across the U.S. and from Colombia, Italy, Spain and Uganda. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Sister Jeannine Gramick, S.L., delivers a keynote address at Fordham University in New York, June 25, 2022. In 2021, Pope Francis called her “a valiant woman” in a letter. (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)

Father James Martin, S.J., wears rainbow socks during a presentation by Sister Jeannine Gramick, S.L., at Fordham University in New York, June 25, 2022. These socks were also featured in the Martin Scorsese-produced documentary, “Building a Bridge.” (Photo courtesy of Keara Hanlon)