Priests, pastors, and lay leaders also need to do a better
job of standing in solidarity
with couples in crisis, both by explicitly acknowledging they can be found in any
local church and by connecting them to professionals and seasoned lay couples who can help them.
The former comptroller recently scaled back his day
job at a municipal finance firm to part - time so he could spend more time speaking at
churches, meeting
with community leaders and addressing
local Democratic clubs.