Image via WikipediaWhat I did not know was that her son is gay. I can just imagine the problem a mother of a gay son would have with a religion or church that she belongs to, that condemns her son for who he is. The same problem was faced by Dick Chaney, the staunch conservative with a gay daughter and John McCain with the same.
Obviously you want your children to be happy in their lives, what parent wouldn't, so to think of one's kids as some kind of evil, sinner or deviate is probably really hard so you form a coping thought system in your mind to allow you to remain a loving parent and a good Catholic? Obviously this did not work for Ann.
I point this out about Ann Rice because it obviously had a strong influence on her change of heart about her Catholicism and her Church leaders even though she mentions many more objections she has about Church policies besides the strict anti-gay stance.
I feel it is important for high profile individuals to reveal their personal struggles with what they feel is accepted Church or social dogma, indicating to others that they are not alone in their feelings and desires for a more open and just society.
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