Catholic priest praises same-sex couples raising children as holy families Fr. Bryan Massingale also said that being a Catholic parish means offering extravagant welcome to LGBTQ persons MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, August 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) A Catholic priest who openly admits that hes gay is praising same-sex couples raising children as holy families. He demanded that Catholic show respect for LGBTQ families as communities of love. Fr.