Q&A: David Bennett

By Ruth Jackson2019-01-21T00:00:00

As a teenager David Bennett was a gay rights activist. At 19 he encountered the Holy Spirit in a gay bar. David spoke to editor Ruth Jackson about how the Church can support gay young people

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