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Priest Suspended after Coming Out as Gay, Criticizing “Big Pink Elephant” in Church

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Pastors in the Netherlands have again made headlines this year for their LGBTQ advocacy, this time involving a rainbow crosswalk and a controversial new book. Read More

Transgender Surgeries Are “Luciferian Refusal” of God’s Will, Says Top Vatican Cardinal

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A top Vatican official has condemned so-called gender ideology, specifically gender-confirming surgery, as "a Luciferian refusal" of God's will and has endorsed the Vatican's ban on gay priests. Read More

Theological Forum Publishes Review Series on New Book, “In the Closet of the Vatican”

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The latest additions to the discourse surrounding Frédéric Martel's controversial new book, In the Closet of the Vatican, have been published by an online humanities forum featuring a Catholic theologians and pastoral ministers. Read More

LGBTQ Advocates’ Reviews Split Over New Book, “In the Closet of the Vatican”

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A new book on homosexuality and the Vatican released last week has generated a number of reviews and commentaries. Today's post highlights several with links provided for further reading. Read More

Cupich: Data Clear that Homosexuality Not a Cause of Clergy Sexual Abuse

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A lead organizer for the Vatican's summit on clergy sexual abuse this week has said homosexuality is neither a cause of abuse nor a central problem in the priesthood. Read More

Ahead of Vatican Summit, The New York Times Publishes Major Article on Gay Priests

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The New York Times published a major feature on gay priests earlier this week, the latest in a series of media stories on the topic about which there is renewed interest due to the scapegoating of these men for the clergy sex abuse scandal. Read More

Andrew Sullivan: Church’s Treatment of Gay Priests a “Giant, Unsustainable Paradox”

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A prominent gay Catholic writer has added their commentary to the debate over gay priests, suggesting the issue is a "giant, unsustainable paradox" that has become a crisis in the Catholic Church. Read More

Excerpt from “In the Closet of the Vatican” Released Ahead of Book Launch

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Ahead of its publication, the National Catholic Reporter released an excerpt from the book "Inside the Closet of the Vatican" by Frédéric Martel. Read More

New Book on Homosexuality at the Vatican Concerns Advocates for Gay Priests

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A new book on homosexuality and the Vatican is being released this week, one which includes the claim, among several controversial assertions, that 80 percent of priests at the Vatican are gay. Read More

Why I Stay: “Jesus wants me to stay”

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" I stay because, whereas once I was deeply ensconced within the church, I am now on the outside looking in and I am forced to see through my own eyes and experience, in my own flesh, what my LGBTQ brothers and sisters have long seen and experienced because of this institution." Read More