The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, in Michigan, is receiving criticism from LGBTQ Catholics and their allies for seeking to bar them from the sacraments and church leadership positions.
A document, "Created in the Image and Likeness of God: An Instruction on Some Aspects of the Pastoral Care of Persons with Same?Sex Attraction and Gender Dysphoria," signed by Bishop John Francis Doerfler, states that "persons who are living in a same-sex sexual relationship (or in any sexual relationship outside of an ecclesiastically recognized marriage between one man and one woman) should not present themselves for Holy Communion," though "such persons may be given Holy Communion in danger of death if they express repentance." The document was