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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

Swiss Dioceses Speak Out Against a Bishop Placing Blame for Sex Abuse Problems on Gay Priests

September 17, 2018/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A public debate among some of Switzerland's Catholic leaderss has emerged after one auxiliary bishop made a strong comment blaming gay priests for the clergy sexual abuse crisis. Read More

New Ways Ministry Responds to Archbishop Vigano’s Accusations Against Gay Clergy and Pope Francis

August 26, 2018/14 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Pope Francis /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

While I am in no position to comment on the veracity of Archbishop Carlo Vigano’s recent claims about what Pope Francis and other church officials knew about various cases of clergy sexual abuse, after reading his statement, his emphasis that all of the Catholic Church’s current problems on supposed “homosexual networks” within the Church and also with Pope Francis reads like classic scapegoating. Read More

WMF Expert Panelists Agree: Gay Priests are NOT the Cause of Clerical Sex Abuse

August 25, 2018/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

At the World Meeting of Families, the clergy sex abuse crisis is the #1 topic of controversy, even more than LGBT inclusion. But today the dots were connected between these two discussions. Read More