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Archbishop Chaput Responds Negatively to Catholic Mother of Two Gay Sons

August 5, 2015/8 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Archbishop Charles Chaput responded to a Catholic mother's letter in curt and non-pastoral language, drawing out further the contract between Philadelphia's prelate and his upcoming guest, Pope Francis, at the World Meeting of Families in September. Read More

Bishop Accused of Hate Speech in "Death to Gays" Controversy

August 4, 2015/10 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Swiss bishop is facing criticism for quoting a Leviticus passage used against gay people in a recent address on marriage, criticism that could result in hate speech charges. Read More

London Cardinal Urges Nationwide Expansion of LGBT Catholic Masses

August 1, 2015/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Masses in London which offer an intentional welcome to the LGBT community should expanded across England in the views of London's Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Read More

Bishops Down Under Offer Over-the-Top Rhetoric as Marriage Equality Approaches

July 28, 2015/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Australia's political leaders are slowly moving towards marriage equality, prompted by successful developments in Ireland and then the United States, movement prompting aggressive action from the nation's Catholic bishops. Read More

Ireland's Top Bishop Meets with Gay Advocates, Withdraws Marriage Boycott Threat

July 27, 2015/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ireland's leading archbishop met with faith-based LGBT advocates last week, focusing in on his participation at the Synod of Bishops this fall but with Ireland's marriage referendum clearly in mind. Read More

Another Gay Person Is Denied Communion at a Parent's Funeral

July 19, 2015/22 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

While religious conservatives are predicting that they will become victims of imagined dire violations against... Read More

Kenyan Catholic Bishops Warn Obama: Stay Silent on LGBT Rights During Visit

July 17, 2015/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Keep silent on LGBT rights. This is the message Kenyan bishops have sent to President Barack Obama in the days before his planned July visit, a belief shared by their continental colleagues and a belief increasingly at odds with Pope Francis' vision for the church. Read More