Bishops Play Church Queens as Pawns
COMMENTARY
IT is an astonishing thing that historians will look back and puzzle over, that in the 21st century, American women were such hunted creatures.
Even as Republicans try to wrestle women into chastity belts, the Vatican is trying to
The Case for Gay Acceptance in the Catholic Church
The death penalty no longer applies to people who divorce or sleep with women during their periods, as described in the Bible. So why can’t attitudes on homosexuality change as well?
COMMENTARY
On St. Patrick’s Day I had the pleasure
Holy Wisdom Monastery provides church services for disaffected local Catholics
Alice Jenson’s faith took an irreversible turn six years ago.
It was Nov. 5, 2006, and she was contributing to Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Madison as a lay person, reading Bible passages from the lectern.
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Maine Catholic Church versus gay rights advocates
Maine’s Catholic Church and a coalition of gay rights advocates are once again fighting an emotional battle over same sex marriage.
Supporters delivered signatures to the Secretary of State’s office in Augusta Thursday and officially launched a new campaign to
Jacqueline G. Wexler, Ex-Nun Who Took On Church, Dies at 85
Jacqueline G. Wexler, a former Roman Catholic nun who fought the Vatican’s authority and won, then found herself on the other side of the barricades when she became president of Hunter College in 1970, facing student demonstrators storming her office,
Disobedient priests plan global movement
A parish priest who encouraged clergymen to be “disobedient” towards the Vatican plans to go international.
Helmut Schüller of the Preachers’ Initiative said yesterday (Sun) that “2012 will be the year of internationalisation”. Schüller – who previously headed Caritas Austria
Mrs. Santorum, Can We Talk?
COMMENTARY — Kate Kendell
On a recent campaign stop, Karen Santorum accused LGBT activists of “backyard bullying” against her husband in the presidential race. National Center for Lesbian Rights executive director Kate Kendell responds.
Someone’s been using the extra bit
Minn. archbishop warns priests to toe line
Catholic Archbishop John Nienstedt has warned a Minnesota priest to toe the church line in support of a marriage amendment referendum or face the consequences.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Sunday Nienstedt sent a letter last fall to the Rev.
Catholic Church Continues its War on Gays
The Roman Catholic Church has been in the news quite a bit lately. At times, it seems like positive change is happening. We saw this recently when, under pressure, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago issued an apology for his comments