The Bishop of Chur, Vitus Huonder, has apologized to gay people after citing controversial Bible passages in a speech he gave at a Catholic forum in Germany at the end of July.
The bishop, well known for his ultra-conservative views,
Catholic Priest: We Can Reach Out to Gay People by Comparing Gay Sex to Shoving a Bagel in Your Ear
by Dan Savage
Isn’t it cute when Catholic priests pretend to know nothing—nothing at all—about gay sex?
At a national conference in Plymouth, Catholic leaders spoke out Wednesday against same-gender sexual relations, claiming it’s harmful and unnatural,
Catholic priest: I have a family member who is gay
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At a national conference in Plymouth, Catholic leaders spoke out Wednesday against same-gender sexual relations, claiming it’s harmful and unnatural, but added that the Catholic Church must reach out to those with same-sex attractions.
At the conference,
Fired Gay School Band Director, Catholic School reach Settlement
A band director at a Macon Catholic school who was fired after disclosing plans to marry his same-sex partner, has reached a settlement with the school in his discrimination suit.
Flint Dollar, who now lives in New York, alleged he
Lawsuit filed against ‘homophobic’ bishop
Pink Cross, the umbrella association for Swiss gay groups, has filed a criminal complaint against Vitus Huonder, the Catholic bishop of Chur, for “homophobic comments” made in a recent speech in which he quoted bible verses calling for gays to
Bismarck bishop tells parishes to break ties with Boy Scouts after ban lifted on gay leaders
File Under: Holy cow, you could get the gay cooties!
The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck has ordered parishes in western North Dakota to sever sponsorship ties with the Boy Scouts of America following the group’s decision
23,000 sign petition for Catholic teacher’s reinstatement
File under: Seige Mentality
By Chris Brennan
Margie Winters, accompanied by about 50 supporters and carrying a box of petitions signed by 23,000 people who want her reinstated as a Catholic school educator, could not get in the front door.
Catholic bishop in ‘death to gays’ storm
Vitus Huonder, the controversial Catholic bishop of Chur in eastern Switzerland, has once again attracted criticism for quoting homophobic Bible passages and denouncing non-traditional family models.
At the “Joy in Faith” forum in the German city of Fulda, he quoted
Growing Mormon-Catholic Alliance: Quiet partners behind the Christian Right’s religious discrimination agenda
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