Carter graduated from the University of Chicago in June 1946 and the next day was received into the Catholic Church as a convert. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1954 and was subsequently ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1963.[2] He became a scholar on John Chrysostom.[1]
^ abcd"Robert Carter, SJ - Profiles". LGBTQ Religious Archives Network. March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ abHevesi, Dennis (15 March 2010). "Robert Carter, Priest and Gay Activist, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
Further readingedit
Humm, Andy (21 July 2010). "Bob Carter, Priest, Gay Pioneer, Remembered". Gay City News. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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robert, carter, priest, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, robert, carter, priest, news, newspapers, bo. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert Carter priest news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Earl Carter July 27 1927 February 22 2010 was an American Roman Catholic priest and LGBT rights activist The Reverend DrRobert CarterSJBornRobert Earl Carter 1927 07 27 July 27 1927Chicago Illinois United StatesDiedFebruary 22 2010 2010 02 22 aged 82 The Bronx New York City New York United StatesNationalityAmericanOccupation s Roman Catholic priest and LGBT rights activistKnown forLGBT rights activism one of the first Roman Catholic priests in the United States to declare himself gayParent s Earl and Ila Grace Smith Carter Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 Further readingEarly life editCarter was born in Chicago Illinois on July 27 1927 the son of Earl and Ila Grace Smith Carter The Carters were Protestants who worshiped in different traditions Carter grew up in Lakewood Ohio and later Park Ridge Illinois 1 Career editCarter graduated from the University of Chicago in June 1946 and the next day was received into the Catholic Church as a convert He entered the Society of Jesus in 1954 and was subsequently ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1963 2 He became a scholar on John Chrysostom 1 Carter was gay and became one of the first Roman Catholic priests in the United States to acknowledge this publicly after he became one of the founders of the National Gay Task Force in 1973 later the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 1 Death editCarter died on February 22 2010 at his residence at Fordham University in The Bronx New York City New York 2 1 References edit a b c d Robert Carter SJ Profiles LGBTQ Religious Archives Network March 2010 Retrieved 23 March 2020 a b Hevesi Dennis 15 March 2010 Robert Carter Priest and Gay Activist Dies at 82 The New York Times Retrieved 23 March 2020 Further reading editHumm Andy 21 July 2010 Bob Carter Priest Gay Pioneer Remembered Gay City News Retrieved 23 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Carter priest amp oldid 1150210917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
