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In the 1970s a cousin of mine, Paula Grossman, became one of the first people in America to undergo sex-reassignment surgery. As Paul Monroe Grossman, Cousin Paula had been a beloved music teacher in New Jersey. She
Lesbian Nuns and gay Priests: From The Late Late Show to Maynooth
By Páraic Kerrigan
A PhD Candidate in the Department of Media Studies at Maynooth University, suggests the recent Maynooth ‘scandal’ implies that some have not kept pace with changing attitudes to sexuality in wider Irish society.
THE recent Maynooth ‘scandals’,
Bishops Respond After Biden Officiates a Same-Sex Marriage
Three Catholic bishops took aim at Catholic political leaders who support same-sex marriage, just days after Vice President Joe Biden posted a photo of himself officiating a gay wedding ceremony.
“When a prominent Catholic politician publicly and
Suit against Chicago Archdiocese by gay worker who was fired can proceed
By The Chicago Tribune
A lawsuit by a church employee who was fired after getting engaged to his male partner will move forward after a federal judge rejected the Chicago Archdiocese’s motion to dismiss the suit.
Colin Collette asserts in
Pope Francis says it’s ‘terrible‘ that children are taught they can choose their own gender
File under: What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate
Speaking to a group of Polish bishops, Pope Francis delivered a harsh critique of teaching children they can choose their gender identity.
“Today, children are taught
Archbishop of Dublin moves trainee priests out of Maynooth seminary
The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has announced that he will not send trainee priests from his own diocese, the largest in Ireland, to the
Methodists defy ban and elect first openly lesbian bishop
By Erin Rook
The Western district of the United Methodist Church elected its first openly gay bishop Friday night, bucking the denomination’s ban on
Remarried couples should abstain from sex, Philadelphia Catholic church says
File Under: AS IF!
Archbishop Charles Chaput also stated that gay Catholics should also ‘live chastely’ in new rules issued after Pope Francis urged more acceptance of others
Sexual acts involving Catholic priests not worst of sins – Archbishop
Archbishop Emeritus of the Kumasi Arch Diocese Most Reverend Peter Akwasi Sarpong has taken a swipe at persons accusing the clergy especially priests of the Catholic Church of engaging in sexual intercourse indicating that it is not the worse form
Catholic Bishops Back NOM’s Hate March
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement urging Catholics to attend NOM’s anti-LGBT hate march this weekend. They write:
March for Marriage 2016
On June 25, 2016, the day before the