Sydney Archbishop Criticizes Queer Concert Held Outside City’s Cathedral

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The Archbishop of Sydney has criticized the city council’s sponsorship and advertising of a recent “Heaps Gay Live & Queer" concert held outside the city's cathedral. LGBTQ advocates have objected to the archbishop's comments, while some anti-equality protestors tried to disrupt the concert. Read More

Archbishop: 2017 a ‘Horrible Year’ Due to Marriage Equality

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In a final note about 2017, an Australian archbishop has said the year was an "annus horibilis" or horrible year due, in part, to marriage equality's passage in that country. But where he sees horror, I see much hope. Read More

Archbishop Claims the Result of Australia’s Marriage Equality Survey Are Wrong

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Despite majority support for marriage equality, an Australian bishop is claiming the results of the nation's recent postal survey are not correct and that Australians actually oppose marriage equality. But rather than re-hash the vote, many Australians are looking to move forward as the nation's legislators advance a potential law. Read More

Australian Archbishop Walks Back Church Worker Remarks

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It seems the center of Catholic LGBT news right now is Australia, where a non-binding... Read More

New Australian Archbishop Needs to Replace "Logic" With a Dose of Reality

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The headline in Australia’s Star-Gazette newspaper was intriguing:  “No place for bigotry against gays in... Read More

LGBTQ+ Pilgrims to World Youth Day Were Visible, Affirming Presence

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In August, among the more than one million young adults who traveled to Lisbon to be a part of World Youth Day were a group sent to shed light on the LGBTQ+ community in the Catholic Church. Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates Split Over Protest of Memorial Mass for Cardinal George Pell

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LGBTQ+ equality supporters are planning to protest a liturgy for Australian Cardinal George Pell, who died earlier this month, but a Catholic LGBTQ+ advocate questions if this is a proper response. Read More

Priest’s New Book Celebrates “Heavenly Homos;” And More News

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Today's post features news updates about a Redemptorist priest's new book on LGBTQ saints and historical figures and more news. Read More

What I Learned At the Synod on Youth

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Three weeks in Rome covering the synod on youth was quite an education for me!  Here are a few things that I have learned. Read More

At Synod on Youth, French Bishop Says, “We mustn’t be afraid of sexuality!”

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A French bishop participating at the Synod on Youth has called on the church to not be afraid of sexuality, but to instead begin an honest conversation about it and engage LGBT youth and their allies with a new pastoral model. Read More