![First of all, [St. Stephen's] is a radical church. It was one of the first DC churches to have gay ceremonies. A woman said mass there, which almost got a priest excommunicated there; Black Panthers spoke at the church; it was a sanctuary for civil rights protesters and anti-war protesters.](/assets/img/quote-photos/first-of-all-st-stephens-is-a-radical-church-it-was-one-of-the-first-dc-chu.jpg)
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