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Does the New Papal Encyclical Comment on LGBT Issues?

July 8, 2013/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Last week Pope Francis issued his first encyclical. Whether it had anything to do with... Read More

Belgian Cardinal and Archbishop Support Civil Unions

June 24, 2013/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

As we wait here in the United States for our Supreme Court to weigh in... Read More

Lessons Learned from Pope’s “Gay Lobby” Remark

June 12, 2013/19 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A CNN news report yesterday said that Pope Francis stated that he believes there is a... Read More

Pope Francis Re-Affirms Vatican Censure of American Nuns

April 15, 2013/11 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Pope Francis has re-affirmed the Vatican’s censure against the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR),... Read More

South African Cardinal Claims He’s Not Homophobic ‘Because I Don’t Know Any Homosexuals’

April 13, 2013/11 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A South African cardinal has made the claim that he is not homophobic, and has... Read More

What’s the Real Problem When Clerics Are Revealed to Be Gay?

March 25, 2013/0 Comments/in Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Back in the early 1970s, Brian McNaught was one of the early gay Catholic advocates.... Read More

Pope Francis’ Support of Civil Unions Is Part of a Growing Trend in Catholic Church

March 22, 2013/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

News reports that Pope Francis supported civil unions as a compromise strategy when he was... Read More

Is the Retired Pope Gay?

March 5, 2013/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Is Benedict XVI gay? Gay Catholic writer Andrew Sullivan thinks so. Last week, Sullivan blogged... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Assuming Responsibility for a Vatican II Ecclesiology

February 28, 2013/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

With Pope Benedict XVI now formally resigned, this act is viewed by many as an... Read More

Pope Benedict’s Resignation Inspires Hope for an LGBT-Positive Catholicism

February 28, 2013/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As Pope Benedict XVI resigns today, intensified analysis of his tenure at the Vatican continues... Read More