<p>This episode has been <strong>published</strong> and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available.</p> <p>Closed on Sunday is a United Catholic Youth Adult podcast. We discuss religion, culture, and current events in the Church with a focus on experiences of the younger generation.</p> <p>In episode fifteen: Vanessa Barajas, Robin Vincent, and James Holzier-Chuckas speak with Bishop John Stowe of Lexington Kentucky about his experience in the church and with LGBTQ+ advocacy, discrimination, and visibility in the Catholic Church. Bishop Stowe is one of many bishops who signed the Tyler Clementi GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE <a href="https://tylerclementi.org/catholicbishopsstatement/">statement</a>. As the third Bishop ordained in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington Kentucky, Bishop Stowe advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusion and protection in the Catholic Church.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>For more from Bishop Stowe</strong>:&nbsp;</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bpstowe">@BpStowe</a></p> <p>Featured Articles: <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/authors/john-stowe">National Catholic Reporter&nbsp;</a></p> <p><strong>follow us:</strong></p> <p>Instagram: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/closedonsundaypodcast/">ClosedOnSunday</a></p> <p>FaceBook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/unitedcatholicym">unitedcatholicym</a></p> <p>TikTok: <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRwDunBe/">@unitedcatholicym</a></p> <p>Have any topics you'd like us to discuss? Or any questions you'd like us to answer? Email: [email protected] and we'll make sure to get to them in the next episode!</p>