Archbishop Jose Gomez Archives

U.S. Bishops Should Condemn Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence, Not Charitable Drag Queens

June 16, 2023/9 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have added their criticism against the Los Angeles Dodgers for honoring a controversial LGBTQ+ group during the team's Pride Night tomorrow, the latest intervention in a controversy that has lasted weeks. Read More

Archbishop Gomez Implicitly Condemns LGBTQ Movement as “Pseudo-Religion”

November 6, 2021/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The head of the U.S. bishops' conference has described contemporary social justice movements as "pseudo-religions," potentially setting the tone for the bishops' meeting later this month. Read More

USCCB’s Initial Criticism of Biden Reveals Divide in How Bishops Approach Policy

January 22, 2021/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

What should Catholic advocates for LGBTQ equality make of the growing divisions among U.S. bishops as Joe Biden assumes the U.S. presidency? Read More

U.S. Bishops Signal Potential “Showdown” with Biden Over Equality Act, Other Issues

November 19, 2020/10 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Meeting virtually this week, the U.S. bishops reaffirmed that the nation's episcopal conference remains deeply conservative. In concluding remarks, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) head took aim at President-elect Joe Biden in what one journalist has suggested might become a "showdown" between church leaders and the new administration, in part because of LGBTQ equality. Read More

Catholics Reject U.S. Bishops’ Condemnation of Supreme Court Title VII Ruling

June 18, 2020/8 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholics are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Monday that federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. But many of the faithful have also sharply criticized the U.S. bishops' illogical reaction that condemn the 6-3 ruling in favor of LGBTQ rights. Read More

At Fall Assembly, U.S. Bishops Vote to Double-Down on LGBTQ-Negative Agenda

November 21, 2019/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The U.S. bishops begin their fall assembly today during which they are set to approve anti-transgender work as a strategic priority. They will also likely vote in an LGBTQ-negative president and choose the chair of their religious liberty committee. Read More