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
TruthTrending
Remember my posting of 07/01/15,
What is it about some Catholics…
Here’s TruthTrending: TruthTrending uses the truth about the laws that we all live by that remind viewers that religious protections are already in place and not threatened or
United Methodist LGBT advocates tape pledge to doors after ousting of gay minister
By Emily Lawler
United Methodist pastors from different parts of the state
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
In his first remarks since resigning, Nienstedt denies allegations in affidavits
By Jean Hopfensperger and Tony Kennedy and Paul McEnroe
Former Archbishop John Nienstedt said he remains “dumbfounded” by the allegations of personal misconduct that emerged last year during an internal church investigation of his behavior — a report that the
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
Local Gay Catholics React to Archbishop’s Statement on Fired Gay Teacher
Yesterday, we reported that Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued a statement over the recent termination of openly gay Waldron Mercy Academy teacher Margie Winters. In it, he stated that was “very grateful to the Religious Sisters