Analysis Of Father James Martin's Building A Bridge

In the text Building a Bridge, Father James Martin discusses the view of inclusion for the LGBT community within the Catholic Church. Despite the controversies that the ideas of Martin have created within his community, the idea of inclusion within the Catholic Church for the LGBT community is something that addresses some of the internal issues of the church regarding inclusivity, as well as how one should still be respectful of everyone despite how different their beliefs may be. In critical thinking, it is important to be able to look at ideas from different perspectives from others, which is where Martin creates an important relationship between his ideas of inclusion and how they are important to critical thinking. This exploration of inclusivity touches on the different

From listening, comes learning, which is crucial for understanding the LGBT community and how they should not be considered outsiders to the church. Instead, they should learn from the LGBT community and be more open and understanding about compassion. Compassion helps us in the concept of critical thinking by enabling the ability to be more open to ideas and to be able to learn from said ideas. Another important concept that Martin discusses is the concept of sensitivity. Sensitivity is a concept that allows us to be aware of and understand what may be found offensive to others, which is especially important when it comes to being more understanding and open within a community. Language is a very important part of understanding sensitivity, as we do not want to come off as hostile or unwelcoming, such as when Martin states, “Some bishops have recently called for the church to revisit the phrase “objectively disordered” when it comes to describing the homosexual inclination.but it is still, as countless LGBT people have told me, needlessly hurtful to them” (Martin