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In Cake Shop Dispute, Black Lesbian Owners Exhibit Christian Love

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A news story about a cake shop got me thinking this weekend about intersectionality, the Catholic Church, and Christian love. Read More

Detroit Families Group Will Continue Its Ministry Separate From National Network

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This situation illustrates a tension that exists in LGBTQ ministry with regard to whether a group chooses to express their dissenting views on the church’s sexual ethics teaching or to minister while remaining neutral or expressing support for the church’s teaching on sexual ethics. Read More

Global Catholic Parents Back LGBTQ Groups Facing Sanctions by Archdiocese of Detroit

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Two major Catholic opinion leaders have come out in support of LGBTQ Catholics in Detroit, where the Archdiocese continues to suppress LGBT groups’ efforts to gather and to minister to their communities.  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

Are Synods Actually Helpful for LGBT Catholics and Their Families?

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Following the Vatican’s 2015 Synod on the Family, a handful of dioceses worldwide have convoked... Read More

Faithful Gay Couple Experiences Warm Welcome from Detroit Parish

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News headlines tend to focus on what bishops say and how they act regarding LGBT issues... Read More

Detroit Parents Receive National Award for LGBT Equality Work in Catholic Church

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Catholic parents of LGBT people have been some of the most passionate and effective voices... Read More

Bishops Try to Stem Marriage Equality’s Spread in the U.S.

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As marriage equality becomes an emerging reality in the United States, opponents are employing new... Read More

Catholic Theologian Expresses Hope for Pope Francis’ Pontificate

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  Sister Margaret Farley, whose groundbreaking theological book:  Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual... Read More

NYC Catholics Denied Entrance to Church Due To ‘Dirty Hands’

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Catholics in New York City held a public witness this past weekend objecting to recent... Read More