By Lee Romney
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone has made no secret of his stance on same-sex marriage.
As chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops subcommittee for the promotion and defense of marriage, he backed an
One Of Brazil’s Top Bishops Endorses Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples
“They need legal support from society.”
By J. Lester Feder
The secretary general of the National Confederation of Brazilian Bishops endorsed civil unions for same-sex couples in an interview published this week in the magazine O Globo.
“There needs
Catholic Church forces woman to leave job after gay marriage is revealed
By MARY SANCHEZ
Colleen Simon insisted on performing her job this week out of devotion.
On Wednesday, she managed a delivery of 2,000 pounds of food for the pantry at St. Francis Xavier Church. It’s work she sees as fulfilling
First gay clergyman to wed plunges Church into crisis:
Archbishop under pressure to sack canon who flouted ban on same sex marriage
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Canon Jeremy Pemberton married Laurence Cunnington under new laws
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New laws allowing same-sex marriages pushed through by PM last month
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Now Canon Pemberton from Nottinghamshire faces disciplinary
Roman Catholic Church refuses survey request
The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has turned down a request by members for the results of a sexual ethics survey to be made public.
The unprecedented worldwide poll was commissioned by Pope Francis.
Reformers said refusing
Anti-gay Charlotte Catholic High lecturer sparks controversy
Gay student and peers, parents and alumni want apology for lecturer who said gay parents abuse children, masturbation turns boys gay
by Matt Comer
Students and parents at Charlotte Catholic High School are speaking out after they say a campus
Case dropped in church prosecution of scholar; bishop vows “cessation of trials”
At a joint press conference today, United Methodist Bishop Martin McLee and Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Ogletree announced that the church was dropping the case against Dr. Ogletree for officiating at his son’s wedding. In a huge victory for the
Church brings 1st Amendment into Eastside Catholic lawsuit
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
A gay vice principal who was forced out of his job at Eastside Catholic School filed a discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit against the school and church on Friday. Lawyers for the church and school planned
Former vice principal sues Eastside Catholic over dismissal
Zmuda, the vice principal who was forced to resign from Eastside Catholic School after marrying his partner in a same-sex wedding, is filing a discrimination lawsuit against the school and the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Zmuda’s attorney, Richard H. Friedman, said
Retired Roman Catholic Priest Weds Gay N.J. Couples; He’ll Marry Partner Too
The Rev. Tom Pivinski helped Asbury Park greet marriage equality by performing ceremonies for three same-sex couples this morning, and he and his long-term male partner have taken out a license as well.
BY TRUDY RING
The Roman Catholic