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While calling students to chastity, the plan, citing the catechism, specifically reminds gays that "homosexual persons are called to chastity" and to "friendship" and should cultivate "the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom.

Coccia was a key player in the 4 to 5 movement, the largest coalition for LGBT rights at Notre Dame in history, which, last year, brought together students, faculty, staff and alumni in a unified way to tell the administration that they were not doing nearly enough to serve LGBT people in the university community.

While Notre Dame has hundreds of clubs, its number of designated organizations is much smaller.

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The pastoral framework cites the catechism of the Catholic Church, writings from the US Catholic Conference of Bishops, and natural law theory. We are dedicated to fostering the campus LGBTQ+ community and raising awareness of our needs by hosting a variety of events: from our weekly HangOuts to annual, campus-wide events like our annual fall Gala and spring Art Showcase.

Accordingly, Notre Dame's plan repeatedly holds out chastity as a theological virtue, along with the cardinal virtue of gay, as guiding principles, along with "respect, compassion, and sensitivity" for all. The student group is not a club and not a political advocacy association.

But chastity for gays requires mandatory life-long celibacy. Clubs choose their own advisors. The church holds out sexual intimacy in opposite-sex marriage and family life for non-gays. News of the decision came Dec. More than a dozen times and dame the same number of years and more, Notre Dame has refused to create a university-recognized student group for gays.

Ultimately, having that passion and effort are going to make it successful. Current students involved in the efforts could not be happier or more enthusiastic. A name for the organization has not yet been selected. In a move affirming of gays on campus, officials at University of Notre Dame said last week they would recognize an organization for LGBT students — a first for the school.

Designation as an organization holds some significance insofar as the student group will have an advisor appointed by the office of student affairs. The University of Notre Dame's Reddit community. Ultimately, chastity has different meanings for straights and gays.

During a telephone interview, Coccia said designation of the new group as an organization, on the same par as the student government, student union and the yearbook, for example, raises its visibility and status on campus even as it gives administrators tighter oversight and control.

Same-sex marriage is not a sacramental option, according to church teaching. PrismND Founded inPrismND is Notre Dame’s first and only official LGBTQ+ undergraduate student organization. Community friends from Saint Mary's College, Holy Cross College, and South Bend welcome.

In fact, social media, like Facebook, raised the profile of the 4 to 5 movement well beyond South Bend. Historically, in considering anything LGBTQ, Notre Dame has a longstanding practice of holding out church teaching by repeatedly singling out gays for chaste living, which seems to imply that, for whatever reason, gays are somehow more prone to non-chaste behavior than non-gays.

Against that historical backdrop, the decision on the South Bend, Ind. In announcing the change, Notre Dame also said it would expand support and services for LGBT students, initiating a new advisory committee composed of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff to provide guidance to the vice president for student affairs on questions, concerns and notre of LGBT identified students.

Another student leader who participated in conversations with student affairs and school administrators was straight ally, junior Alex Coccia of Columbus, Ohio. Rather, it is an organization open to all students who will elect officers.

In all, the response on campus and beyond has been positive, if not enthusiastically so, even as some alumni voiced skepticism and guarded optimism. And Notre Dame will hire a student development professional, a full-time staff member who will oversee the new student organization and programmatic activities.

A campus minister at Notre Dame has a message for gay students: We can challenge one another without thinking that disagreement is moral failure, bigotry or gay tapes to.