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QUOTE TO NOTE: Catholicism Must Rethink All of Sexuality and Gender Ideas to Make Progress on LGBTQ Issues

June 4, 2022/6 Comments/in Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

I propose we consider not just 'sexual abuse' but 'abuse of sexuality.' " Read More

Former Pope Benedict XVI Partially Blames “Homosexual Cliques” for Sexual Abuse Crisis

April 25, 2019/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The former pope, Benedict XVI, has become the latest Church leader to blame gay priests for the clergy sexual abuse crisis, a myth which remains debated despite evidence that homosexuality is not a cause of the crisis. Read More

After Papal Comment, Renewed Debate on Whether a “Gay Lobby” Exists in the Clergy

December 18, 2018/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Pope Francis /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Pope Francis' recent comment about gay priests has reinvigorated the back and forth about whether gay men should be ordained and what role such priests may or may not have played in the Church's sexual misconduct scandal. Read More

While Archbishop Blames Gay Priests for Abuse, Cardinal and Other Catholics Reject Such Theories

October 20, 2018/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A leading U.S. bishop has firmly rejected any suggestion that gay priests have been a cause of clergy sexual abuse, joining a growing number of other Catholics who have refused to let such homophobic narratives go unchecked. Read More

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