Posts

New York City Catholics Welcome World Pride with Full Month of LGBTQ Programs

/2 Comments/in /by
Pride controversies involving Catholics have continued all month, but theologian Fr. Bryan Massingale has written about how Pride is very much in keeping with the Church's social teachings. And New York City Catholics are living that out with a whole series of programs for World Pride this month. Read More

New Poll Shows U.S. Catholics Are Increasingly Supportive of Transgender Rights

/1 Comment/in , , , , /by
The same week the Vatican released a new document on gender described by LGBTQ advocates as harmful and oppressive, new polling shows U.S. Catholics are increasingly comfortable with and supportive of transgender people. Read More

Fifty LGBTQ Advocates Welcomed to Vatican by High Ranking Cardinal

/0 Comments/in , , , , /by
The Vatican's top official behind Pope Francis received a delegation of advocates working against anti-LGBTQ criminalization and conversion therapy, a meeting described by one Catholic group as a "great step forward" but which should prompt further action. Read More

Pro-LGBT Equality Act Would Be “To the Detriment of Society as a Whole,” Say U.S. Bishops

/10 Comments/in , , , /by
Leading U.S. bishops have announced their opposition to the Equality Act recently introduced in Congress, saying passage would be "to the detriment of society as a whole." Read More

Second Discrimination Complaint Filed Against Indianapolis Catholic High School

/0 Comments/in , /by
A Catholic high school in Indianapolis is facing its second anti-LGBT discrimination complaint after a fired church worker's filing with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this month. Read More

Rainbow Flag “Nothing Short of Spitting and Laughing in God’s Face,” Says Priest

/9 Comments/in , , /by
Catholics are seeking apologies after a priest claimed the rainbow flag used to represent LGBT pride was invented by Satan and represents "lawlessness." Read More

“It is Better to Die of Hunger” Than to Accept Homosexuality, Says Tanzanian Cardinal

/12 Comments/in , , /by
It would be better to starve to death than to accept homosexuality, said a top African church leader while asking government officials to reject foreign aid allegedly tied to LGBT rights. Read More

Catholics Experiencing “Toxic Atmosphere” During New Wave of Anti-LGBT Hate in the Church

/2 Comments/in , , /by
With a gay church worker having to resign after right-wing attacks and new protests mounting, this moment in the church is one of new hate about which Catholics should be concerned, according to several LGBT experts. Read More

Transgender Minister Asks Parishioners to Support Non-Discrimination Protections

/2 Comments/in , , /by
A transgender church worker has written to parishioners asking them to vote to preserve Massachusetts' gender identity non-discrimination law, which is on the ballot this coming Tuesday. Read More