Nuns Who Walked Out of Catholic H.S. Need a Lesson in Gospel Reconciliation
San Francisco’s continuing saga with the intersection of LGBT issues and Catholicism took an unusual... Read More
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CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Drag Shows and Rainbow Proms Among Spring Celebrations
/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe University of San Diego (USD) is the latest Catholic campus to host an LGBT-centered social event, which critics often claim undermine a school's Catholic identity. But, as one theologian notes, it is precisely by offering such events celebrating sexual and gender diversity that the church's educational mission is fostered. Read More
NEWS NOTES: Teacher, Cardinal, Pope, Transgender
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorHere are some news items that you might find of interest: 1) Patricia Jannuzzi, the teacher... Read More
Bishop Bars Sr. Jeannine Gramick from North Carolina Family Gathering
/25 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorSr. Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has been barred from speaking at a... Read More
Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case Will Be Led by Catholic Gay Couple
/6 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAn important Catholic dimension to the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case which could legalize same-gender... Read More
Nigerian Bishop Compares Gay People to 'Drug Addicts, Robbers, and Terrorists'
/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe 2014 Extraordinary Synod left many LGBT advocates unimpressed, but by simply naming the realities of family life today it has made many in the church's hierarchy fearful. Bishops are using the interlude until next October's Synod to promote their agendas, yet, in so doing, they ignore the very realities outed last fall that must be addressed and instead do tremendous harm. Read More
Sr. Jeannine Gramick Calls on Irish Population to Vote for Marriage Equality
/9 Comments/in Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorA Catholic sister is calling on Irish citizens to vote for marriage equality this May, the latest in a series of voices hoping to legalize same-gender marriages in the country.
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With a Call for Compassion, Jesuit Scholastic Comes Out as Gay
/1 Comment/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorBecause we know that so many priests and members of religious communities are gay and... Read More
100+ Catholics Appeal to Pope Francis for San Francisco Archbishop's Removal
/11 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorCalling for Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to be replaced, more than 100 San Francisco area Catholics released an open letter to Pope Francis expressing their discontent with the archbishop's leadership. Their concerns were primarily related to his obsessive anti-LGBT agenda.Calling for Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to be replaced, more than 100 San Francisco area Catholics released an open letter to Pope Francis expressing their discontent with the archbishop's leadership. Their concerns were primarily related to his obsessive anti-LGBT agenda. Read More
CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Jesuit Schools Gather to Discuss LGBT Issues on Campus
/2 Comments/in Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorStudents and campus personnel from Jesuit colleges and universities across the U.S. gathered at Georgetown... Read More
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