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The Errors that Archbishop Vigneron Makes about Gender

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Had Vigneron taken time to practice the loving accompaniment he recommends, he might have discovered that many trans people are, in fact, in agreement with him on the question of body/soul dualism. Read More

In Church Documents on Gender Identity, Where Is the Compassion?

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But the church's refusal to engage with the facts about transgender individuals also brings with it something else that concerns me greatly: a stunning lack of compassion. Read More

Archbishop Negatively Compares Gender Transitions to Alcohol Use During Pregnancy

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The Archdiocese of Detroit has issued new policies concerning gender identity, joining dozens of other U.S. dioceses which have already implemented transgender-negative restrictive rules. Read More

Catholic Families in Detroit Launch Fund to Support Fired LGBTQ Church Workers

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Detroit-area Catholics are raising funds to support LGBTQ church workers fired from Catholic institutions after facing discrimination themselves in the archdiocese. Read More

Pastor Apologizes After Priest Compares Black Lives Matter’s LGBTQ Support to Terrorism

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The pastor of a Michigan parish has apologized after a priest assigned to that parish compared Black Lives Matter to terrorists over the group's support for LGBTQ equality.  Read More

Detroit Parishioners Back Lesbian Church Worker Fired Over Same-Gender Marriage

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A part-time music director was fired this week from a Catholic parish near Detroit after the archdiocese learned of her marriage to her same-gender partner. Read More

As Archbishop Faces Racist and Homophobic Attack, U.S. Bishops Remain Silent

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Is condemning vicious homophobia targeting an archbishop even too much for church leaders? So far, that seems to be the case. Read More

Detroit Archdiocese Bans Group Formed to Support Families of LGBTQ Catholics

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An auxiliary bishop in Detroit has told a parish group formed to support families of LGBTQ Catholics that they could not meet or hold events on church property, including the local church which had housed them for decades. Read More

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Issues Support for Dignity/Detroit After Sanctions

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Bishop Gumbleton, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ equality and other social justice causes, has spoken up to support Dignity/Detroit, a local organization of LGBTQI Catholics and their supporters, after the Archdiocese of Detroit issued sanctions against the group. Read More

Priest Intends to Defy Archdiocesan Ban on Celebrating Mass for Dignity/Detroit

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A priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit will continue celebrating Mass for the Dignity chapter in that city despite a bishop's ban on doing so, while Dignity leaders expressed their pain at being rejected. Read More