The Catholic Church may be softening its opposition to homosexuality. A Vatican document prepared after a meeting of 200 bishops recognizes that LGBT people have “gifts and qualities to offer” and asks whether Catholic communities could provide a “welcoming home” to them “without compromising Catholic doctrine.” While it cited “moral problems” with same-sex unions, it also recognizes the potential for positive aspects in both LGBT relationships and cohabitation among unmarried heterosexual couples. Human Rights Campaign called the document “a dramatic new tone from a Church hierarchy that has long denied the very existence of committed and loving gay and lesbian partnerships.”