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Archbishop Says African Synod Delegates Will Keep Opposing LGBTQ+ Inclusion

September 18, 2024/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ahead of the Synod on Synodality's final assembly in October, a Cameroonian archbishop has defended African Catholics' opposition to LGBTQ+ and said it would continue. Read More

Jesuit Says Politicians Use Anti-LGBTQ+ Criminalization to Distract from Real Problems

February 22, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic priest has criticized certain political leaders in Africa for using the criminalization of homosexuality as a diversion from addressing real problems. Read More

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