text: Thank you Fr. Martin for helping to build bridges. Following Caitlin Jenner's announcement and photo in Vogue, it was disheartening and frankly embarrassing to hear a member of my parish clergy single out for criticism transgender people, without even knowing that the person standing 5 feet away from him in the choir has a transgender son. Getting to know people where they are is the first step in ministry. Singling out and quoting bible passages or mouthing what you've heard on conservative talk radio is the last place to form your conscience and start a homily.