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NEWS NOTES: Transgender Jesus Play Banned, Celebrating Pride in Malta, and More

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Pride celebrations last month were particularly joyful in Malta where same-gender marriages had become legalized September 1, 2017. Other news items concern an adoption lawsuit involving Catholic Charities and a banned play about transgender Jesus. Read more... Read More

Diocese: Pastors Can Deny Funerals to Married Lesbian and Gay Catholics

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A second bishop in the U.S. has suggested Catholic funerals be denied to people in same-gender civil marriages, going so far as to suggest the deceased be remembered without being named at all. . . Read More

Gay Couples’ Love is “Like the Love of Friends,” Says Australian Bishop

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An Australian bishop has said same-gender couples' love is "like the love of friends" and compared their relationships to incestual relationship, all while weighing in as the nation's postal survey on marriage equality that continues through early November. . . Read More

Firing LGBT Church Workers Imperils Catholic Credibility, Says Jesuit Priest

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If Australians end up legalizing marriage equality, such a victory might actually increase the risk... Read More

Students Resist Catholic School’s Anti-Marriage Equality Program

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Students and parents at an Australian Catholic school have resisted administrators’ decision to host a... Read More

Catholic School Leaders Urge Discernment on Marriage Equality Issue

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Leaders at two Jesuit-run Catholic schools in Australia have urged discernment over the issue of... Read More

Australian Priest To Vote “Yes” for Marriage Equality

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A high-profile priest in Australia has come out in favor of marriage equality amid a... Read More

If Marriage Equality Becomes Law, Archbishop Threatens to Fire Married Gay and Lesbian Church Workers

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An Australian Catholic archbishop has threatened to fire any church employee that enters into a... Read More

Catholics Central in Debate on Australia’s Upcoming Marriage Equality Vote

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Catholic voices remain influential in Australia’s ongoing struggle to pass marriage equality, the latest step... Read More

Cardinal: Focus on Church’s Failure to Defend Gay Rights, Not Marriage Equality

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In contrast to many Catholic leaders, a ranking German cardinal has said the church should... Read More