Jamie Manson: Catholic Schools Must Say "No More" in Firing of LGBT Teachers

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Firing LGBT teachers from Catholic schools must stop, says a National Catholic Reporter columnist, at the same time the Archdiocese of San Francisco's disputed teaching contracts near resolution. Below, there are also additional updates in the cases of several fired church workers. Read More

Teacher Resigns Over San Francisco Contract Proposals Which California Lawmakers Are Investigating

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Another teacher is leaving San Francisco's Catholic school system due to proposed contract changes targeting LGBT and ally employees, a resignation coming at the same time California's legislature holds hearings on the controversy. Read More

Historically Catholic Nations Lead on Transgender & Intersex Civil Rights

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Transgender Italians can now self-declare their gender identity on official records following a court ruling, another sign of historically Catholic nations' increasing leadership in expanding rights for trans and intersex communities. Read More

"Francis Bishops" Question U.S. Church's Priorities, But Is This Real Change?

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Rare public discussions erupted at the U.S. bishops' spring meeting, as newly appointed prelates questioned whether the bishops' recent priorities aligned with Pope Francis. Though a hopeful sign, other events raises questions about whether the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' is really changing. Read More

Caitlyn Jenner, The Archbishop, Fr. Barron, and Me

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Caitlyn Jenner's coming out via Vanity Fair and the ensuing national conversation has triggered some foolish responses from Catholic clergy.  Read More

San Francisco Archbishop on Caitlyn Jenner: Trans* Identities Undermine Faith

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San Francisco's archbishop said trans* people threaten the Catholic faith while speaking in New York last week, adding yet another incident to his lengthy anti-LGBT record and reiterating his image of church which varies so greatly from Catholic in his archdiocese. Read More

S.F. Parents and Students Say Revised Teaching Handbook Is Still Problematic

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After months of protest, the Archdiocese of San Francisco has revised the enhanced morality clauses proposed for teaching contracts. These revisions are not quieting tensions in the archdiocese that seem far from resolved. Read More

Nuns Who Walked Out of Catholic H.S. Need a Lesson in Gospel Reconciliation

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San Francisco’s continuing saga with the intersection of LGBT issues and Catholicism took an unusual... Read More

100+ Catholics Appeal to Pope Francis for San Francisco Archbishop's Removal

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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.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

Challenging the Basis for Catholicism's Sexual Ethics

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A University of Notre Dame philosophy professor has challenged the reasoning that church officials use... Read More