Australian Bishops Face Discrimination Complaint Over Anti-Marriage Book
Australia’s bishops are facing a discrimination complaint about an anti-marriage equality publication they published earlier this year,…
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NEWS NOTES: November 28, 2015
Here are some news items that you might find of interest: 1) Former Boy Scout…
Play Starring Transgender Jesus Draws Catholic Protests
Catholics in Northern Ireland protested a play performed this month which portrays Jesus as a transgender woman, but the playwright defended it as an attempt to make audiences “think again” about faith and gender.
LGBT Africans Ask Pope Francis to Preach Tolerance
LGBT folks in Uganda and Kenya are asking Pope Francis to preach tolerance during his Apostolic Voyage to their nations beginning Wednesday.
Fired Gay Priest: "The Church Needs a Stonewall.”
“I can’t follow Jesus from the closet,” said Msgr. Krzysztof Charamsa, the former Vatican official fired after he publicly came out as gay in October, who added, “The church needs a Stonewall.”
As Wedding Bells Ring in Ireland, Mary McAleese Calls Church to Do More for Equality
As wedding bells begin ringing for same-gender couples in Ireland, former Irish president Mary McAleese spoke with The Irish Catholic about her support for marriage equality in the referendum and, more broadly, the Catholic faith which drives her pursuit of LGBT rights.
Church Workers Speak Out, Backed by 1,000+ Catholics at Call To Action Meeting
Nearly 1,000 Catholics affirmed a Catholic Church Worker Declaration earlier this month, standing with church workers who have lost their jobs in LGBT-related disputes behind the document.
In #PopeSpeakOut, Catholics Ask Pope Francis to Save LGBT Lives
in just over one week, Pope Francis will begin an Apostolic Visit to Uganda, Kenya, and Central African Republic where homosexuality is culturally disapproved and, in the first two, is illegal. New Ways Ministry is relaunching our #PopeSpeakOut campaign to encourage the pope to oppose publicly during his trip the criminalization of, discrimination towards, and violence against LGBT communities.
Will U.S. Bishops Finally Affirm Pope Francis' Agenda This Week?
U.S. bishops will gather for their fall plenary next week, the outcomes of which will clearly indicate whether they are finally ready to affirm Pope Francis’ agenda or pursue more of the same. Either way, decisions made in Baltimore will impact LGBT Catholic issues in this country for the next several years. So what is at stake?
Church Worker Firing Challenges Chicago's Archbishop Cupich to Practice What He Preaches
A second church worker in Chicago has claimed he was fired for being gay, according to a complaint filed against the archdiocese. This firing challenges the Pope Francis-like record of Archbishop Blase Cupich.