hate speech Archives - New Ways Ministry

Polish Priest Loses Appeal in Anti-Gay Hate Speech Trial, Ordered to Pay Fines

May 21, 2022/2 Comments/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A hate speech trial against two priests in Germany has ended after one of the priest's appeal failed and fines were issued in exchange for ending the case. Read More

Brazilian Priest Being Investigated for Hate Speech After Giving Anti-Gay Homily

August 7, 2021/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Angela Howard-McParland

A Brazilian Catholic priest is under investigation by state prosecutors after a video of his criticism against a gay journalist went viral. Read More

Polish Bishop Defends Suspended Professor Who Claimed Pride Marchers Are “Traveling Rapists”

September 19, 2019/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A bishop in Poland has criticized a state university's decision to suspend the professor behind a highly homophobic article with the bishop saying the professor was the victim of the LGBTQ movement's "intellectual terror." Read More

Fr. James Martin: To Stop Hate, Faith Communities Need To Get Their Own Houses In Order

August 13, 2019/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Fr. James Martin, S.J. recently testified before a U.S. congressional committee on the role religious acts can play in combatting hate crimes, and suggested, "the most effective thing they can do is to get their own houses of worship in order." Read More

Priests Compare Gay People to Infected Zombies, Blame Homosexuality for Autism

June 27, 2019/11 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Two priests involved with the Irish Church made disparaging comments about LGBTQ people recently, but thankfully in both cases, religious superiors intervened to stem the harm. Still, the comments show that LGBTQ people cannot yet expect even basic human decency from some Catholic clergy. Read More