An East Bay catholic deacon is under fire for insulting the LGBTQ community just hours after the shooting in Colorado.
Deacon Robert Federle is part of Saint Michael's parish in Livermore and on Sunday night, he responded to a tweet that said “being LGBT hurts.”On Monday, he tweeted an apology and deleted his account. Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
The Oakland Diocese rejected Federle's tweet, saying his views do not line up with catholic teachings.
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