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Former Irish President Mary McAleese Calls Vatican Ban “Gratuitously Cruel in the Extreme”; And Other Irish Reactions

Irish Catholics are resisting the Vatican's ban on blessing same-gender couples, including the country's former president, Mary McAleese, who called it "gratuitously cruel in the extreme." Read More

Quotes from Cardinals and an Archbishop on LGBT Issues at WMF

Some quotations on LGBT issues from Catholic prelates during the World Meeting of Families. Read More

Question to Archbishop and Cardinal: ‘What plans do you have for reconciliation with the LGBT community?’

"There have been many missteps in the planning of this event that have alienated LGBT people.  And despite adding two program sessions on LGBT pastoral ministry, many LGBT people still feel alienated and unwelcome. What plans do you have for reconciliation with the LGBT community here in Ireland, and Cardinal Farrell, what plans do you have for reconciliation with LGBT people around the world?" Read More

Ireland’s World Meeting of Families Continues to Spark LGBTQ Debate

The Vatican’s World Meeting of Families which will be held in Dublin, Ireland, in August continues to make headlines in regards to LGBTQ issues especially with Pope Francis scheduled to visit for the end of the event. Read More

Ireland’s Top Archbishop Says Church “Struggles to Find a Language” to Relate to LGBT People

Speaking about the upcoming World Meeting of Families, Ireland's top bishop has said the institutional Church struggles to relate to LGBT people and other people who do not conform to the magisterium's ideal image of family. Read More

Has the Marriage Referendum Victory Ended Catholicism in Ireland?

The Irish vote for marriage equality will certainly have great effects on the lives of... Read More

Dublin Archbishop Calls for an "Ethics of Equality" in Marriage Debate

Ireland’s upcoming referendum on marriage equality has evoked the expected opposition from the Catholic hierarchy... Read More

Archbishops Correct Irish Bishop's Insensitive Remarks About Lesbian & Gay People

The two leading bishops of Ireland have refused to support the recent statements by another... Read More