NEWS NOTES: January 24, 2012
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Here are links to some items you might find of interest: 1) In an announcement…
In the upcoming legislative session, New Jersey will join Maryland and Washington State as states…
The new archbishop of Louisville has expressed a willingness “to meet and to listen” to LGBTQ Catholics, but his record on LGBTQ issues has some advocates concerned.
The U.S. judicial system’s recent hands-off approach towards religious liberty could be an opportunity for churches to discern matters of inclusion and justice within their own communities, writes Patrick Hornbeck.
The United States of Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will vote for the new chair of the influential Committee for Religious Liberty at their virtual general assembly in November. In addition, the bishops will vote on chairs for seven other committees in the Conference.
Is condemning vicious homophobia targeting an archbishop even too much for church leaders? So far, that seems to be the case.
The U.S. Catholic hierarchy’s insistence on opposing same-gender marriage distracts its leaders and laity from speaking out against other moral shortcomings, says a Commonweal editor in a recent column.
A leading U.S. archbishop has told a transgender Catholic that they “belong to the heart of this church” and mentioned positively the dialogue he has had with the Catholic parents of LGBTQ children.
Today’s post features brief news items on gay high school students pushing for LGBTQ equality, the Sunday schedule of LGBTQ activist Brendan Fay, and the installation of an LGBTQ-friendly bishop in Washington, D.C.