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Rev. Warren R. Hall400 South Orange AvenueSouth Orange, NJ 07079 USAJuly 14, 2015H! Holne!!, "o#e $ran%! &at%an 'ty State, (uro#e 00120 A)R *A)+ ear Holy $ather,A! ) -rte th! letter to you, t ha! een t-o /onth! !n%e ) -a! re/ove ro/ /y #o!ton a! 'a/#u! *n!ter at Seton Hall Unver!ty n South Orange, Ne- Jer!ey, U.S.A. ) a/ !tll -thout a #a!toral a!!gn/ent an an n%o/e. ) -a! en%ourage to tae a leave o a!en%e, -h%h ) have not een n%lne to o an !o ) -rte to you.3he rea!on or /y rng -a! that ) #o!te a #hoto on /y $a%eoo #age !u##ortng NOH,6 an avo%a%y grou# that #ro/ote! eualty an ant8ullyng o +:3 #eo#le. 3he #hoto -a! taen at a gatherng !%u!!ng the ullyng an volen%e that ! e;#eren%e y young +:3 #eo#le, !o/ethng that ) no- ha! een e;#eren%e y the young #eo#le ) have /n!tere to throughout /y 2<8year #re!thoo. )n a letter to /e, the Ar%h!ho# o Ne-ar !tate that the rea!on or /y re/oval -a! that the na%%urate /e!!age! on ether 3-tter or $a%eoo have ra!e !erou! ue!ton! n /y /n aout -here you !tan -th reeren%e to !o/e /#ortant 'hur%h tea%hng!.6 ) re!#e%tully !agree -th /y Ar%h!ho#=! thought! an a%ton! an eel that ) a/ eng unuly #un!he.Holy $ather, ) real>e that there are great e;#e%taton! eng #la%e u#on you -hen you /ae your #a!toral v!t to the Unte State! th! Se#te/er. ) a! that a/ong all o tho!e, that you n t/e to l!ten to the %hallenge! a%e y +:3 #eo#le, e!#e%ally tho!e -ho are 'athol% an -!h to re/an a #art o the 'hur%h they have gro-n u# n, -h%h they love, an yet -h%h t !ee/! ! alenatng the/ /ore an /ore. oo tea%her! are eng re, #a!toral an %o/#a!!onate #re!t! an relgou! -o/en are eng !len%e an a%%e#t t out o ear o eng!%#lne y ther !u#eror!, an goo, ath8lle #eo#le are leavng the 'hur%h a! they -tne!! all o th! ha##enng. A! a gay #re!t, ) a/ #er!onally e;#eren%ng all o the!e thng!.3han you, Holy $ather, or the ho#e an the n!#raton that you have een gvng to the #eo#le o the -orl, 'athol% an non8'athol% ale. ) loo or-ar to your v!t to u! a! o /llon! o #eo#le -ho are eager or your -or! o %hallenge an %o/#a!!on.Re!#e%tully, n 'hr!t,Rev. Warren R. Hall%%? Ar%h!ho# 'arlo &ganoA#o!tol% Nun%o@@@9 *a!!a%hu!ett! Avenue, NWWa!hngton, ' 2000