File under: Me thinks she doth protest too much.
The Vatican has condemned a right-wing Catholic radio station after a broadcast said the recent earthquakes in Italy were “God’s punishment” for gay civil unions.
The remarks, made on the
Pope’s words create confusion for Catholics on same-sex relationships
By MICHELLE R. SMITH
An ideological tug of war over the firing of a Rhode Island church music director for marrying his same-sex partner illustrates the confusion that permeates some U.S. Roman Catholic parishes over Pope Francis’s words on homosexuality.
The only thing ‘odious’ at Paramus Catholic is bigotry
By
Church leaders hold crisis talks held over fears trainee Catholic priests using gay dating app Grindr
Church leaders have held crisis talks over fears that trainee Catholic priests in Ireland are using the gay dating app Grindr.
Ireland’s Catholic Church hierarchy admitted concerns about an “unhealthy atmosphere” at the country’s
The Catholic Church can either reform itself after the Maynooth mess – or risk looking like a Fr Ted episode
By Tom Clonan
MY PARENTS DIDN’T like Father Ted. They didn’t get it. If my Mum and Dad were alive today they’d be in their 80s. They were a generation that grew up in an Ireland dominated by the Catholic
Catholics hold ‘Liturgy of Apology’ to LGBTI People
‘We wanted to make sure the event was ethical, respectful and safe for all’
NEWTOWN’S Catholic Church has become one of the world’s first churches to apologise to LGBTI people for the hurt caused by the action and inaction of
Does it matter whether Archbishop John Nienstedt is gay?
By Tim Gihring
When allegations of a sex-abuse coverup began to leak out of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis a couple years ago, they were always accompanied by another, seemingly unrelated set of accusations: the bumbling attempts of
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