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Natural Allies: Survivors of Clergy Abuse and LGBTQ Catholics

February 24, 2019/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Personal Stories, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

During my time here in Rome focused on clergy sexual abuse, it has dawned on me how very similar in spiritual and emotional impact the experiences of sex abuse victims and LGBTQ Catholics are. Read More

Who Else Thinks Gay Priests Are a Non-Issue in Abuse Crisis? You May Be Surprised at the Answer!

February 23, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Guess who thinks that gay priests are NOT responsible for the sex abuse crisis? Read More

Abuse Survivors Agree That Gay Priests Are NOT the Cause of Clergy Sex Abuse

February 22, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

While the main event here in Rome is the Protection of Minors in the Church summit meeting, many other events are happening around town to bring out the experiences and perspectives of abuse survivors. Read More

Cupich: Data Clear that Homosexuality Not a Cause of Clergy Sexual Abuse

February 21, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A lead organizer for the Vatican's summit on clergy sexual abuse this week has said homosexuality is neither a cause of abuse nor a central problem in the priesthood. Read More

Ahead of Vatican Summit, The New York Times Publishes Major Article on Gay Priests

February 20, 2019/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The New York Times published a major feature on gay priests earlier this week, the latest in a series of media stories on the topic about which there is renewed interest due to the scapegoating of these men for the clergy sex abuse scandal. Read More

Andrew Sullivan: Church’s Treatment of Gay Priests a “Giant, Unsustainable Paradox”

February 19, 2019/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A prominent gay Catholic writer has added their commentary to the debate over gay priests, suggesting the issue is a "giant, unsustainable paradox" that has become a crisis in the Catholic Church. Read More

Letter from German Catholics Calls for “New Start on Sexual Morality”

February 19, 2019/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Leading Catholics in Germany have released an open letter calling for a "new start with sexual morality" that includes a re-evaluation of homosexuality. Read More

Excerpt from “In the Closet of the Vatican” Released Ahead of Book Launch

February 19, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ahead of its publication, the National Catholic Reporter released an excerpt from the book "Inside the Closet of the Vatican" by Frédéric Martel. Read More

New Book on Homosexuality at the Vatican Concerns Advocates for Gay Priests

February 18, 2019/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A new book on homosexuality and the Vatican is being released this week, one which includes the claim, among several controversial assertions, that 80 percent of priests at the Vatican are gay. Read More

Why I Stay: “Jesus wants me to stay”

February 17, 2019/4 Comments/in Personal Stories /by Guest Contributor

" I stay because, whereas once I was deeply ensconced within the church, I am now on the outside looking in and I am forced to see through my own eyes and experience, in my own flesh, what my LGBTQ brothers and sisters have long seen and experienced because of this institution." Read More

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