By ERIC ETHINGTON
While Tony Perkins, Brian Brown, Bryan Fischer, and other Christian Right pundits of the more shrill variety may be easy to ignore as they demand a right to discriminate on Fox News, there is a more dangerous
I Was a Gay Priest for 25 Years
Catholic bishops don’t have to wait for a change in doctrine in order to help, instead of hurt, LGBT people. Here are four proposals.
At age 54, and after 25 years as a Roman Catholic priest, I
Married gay man describes denial of communion at mother’s funeral Mass
By Steve Hardy
Tim Ardillo said he was standing next to his mother’s coffin leading his young son to receive a blessing when the priest presiding over the funeral Mass denied him communion.
The longtime Catholic said the priest
Episcopalians vote to let gay couples wed in churches
The U.S. Episcopal Church voted
Northern Ireland gay marriage ban faces judicial review
First couples in UK to enter civil partnerships delighted with result of legal battle, saying religious views should not affect public policy
By: Henry McDonald
The first two couples to become civil partners in the UK have won the right
Gay Catholics Will Be Silenced During Pope Francis’ Philadelphia Visit: Archbishop
By Philip Pullella
Homosexuals can attend a Catholic family congress in Philadelphia during Pope Francis’ U.S. visit this year but won’t be allowed to use it to attack Church teachings, the city’s archbishop said on Thursday.
“We don’t want to
Children of celibacy: What happens when priests’ vows are too hard to keep
Priests sometimes father children, but everyone involved can be trapped in a web of secrecy.
By Mark Woods
Roman Catholic priests take vows of lifelong celibacy. Probably the majority see it as a gift and a calling, and are content
Bernard Lynch – the ‘Aids Priest’
by AMY SMITH
IT’S no surprise that Father Bernàrd Lynch’s life fills not one but three Channel 4 documentaries. Nicknamed by newspapers “The Aids Priest”, Bernàrd, 67, spent almost four decades ministering to people with HIV and Aids in America
Same-sex marriage: Catholic bishop warns marriage equality could see children of gay couples become ‘next Stolen Generation’
A Catholic bishop has issued a warning about legalising same-sex marriage, saying children of gay couples will see themselves as another Stolen Generation because they have been denied a mother and a father.
South Australian Bishop of
Ireland is worse than the pagans for legalising gay marriage, says senior cardinal
File under: It’s all about the fancy dress
By Katherine Backler, Liz Dodd
Ireland has gone further than paganism and “defied God” by legalising gay marriage, one of the Church’s most senior cardinals has said.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, who