Are all gay men destined to eternal damnation? Are we allowed to believe in a higher being or a spiritual power? On July 29th 2013, Pope Francis made the statement, “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Do these words give us hope for a more accepting religious culture or do they simply ease the fear of unacceptance which most gay men live with? In this episode, we discuss the impacts of not only a religious upbringing but what an active religious life looks like for a gay man. We hope to examine the reception of gay men within a religious organization and the emotional outcomes of that experience.