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John Francis Harvey | |
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| Born | April 14, 1918 |
| Died | December 27, 2010 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Priest |
John Francis Harvey OSFS (April 14, 1918 – December 27, 2010) was a Catholic priest, a moral theologian, an educator and the founder of the DeSales School Theology in Washington, DC.
Harvey founded the Courage Apostolate, an official Catholic organization that counsels gay or same-sex attracted Catholics to help them remain abstinent from gay/same-sex sexual activities.[1][2]
His opinions and ideas were expressed in written works in his effort to help the long-time problem of homosexuality in the Church conflicting with moral, Catholic teaching.[3]
- ^ About Courage http://couragerc.org/courage/about/. Retrieved 2015-06-29. See also USCCB documents on "Abstinence and Chastity." [1]
- ^ Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Batule, "In Memoriam: Rev. John F. Harvey, O.S.F.S. (1918–2010)," The Catholic Social Science Review, 16 (2011), pp. 365–366.[2] Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2015-06-29
- ^ Eamonn Keane, "Difficult questions on homosexuality and gay 'marriage' answered by Fr John Harvey, OSFS," Renew America, June 20, 2010. [3] Retrieved 2015-06-30