— An institution with ingrained misogyny
Papal plámás is no substitute for an end to discrimination against women
By Soline Humbert
The Catholic Church is bedevilled by … Continue reading
Women are a problem for the Catholic Church
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.
Catholics who choose assisted death struggling with compassion vs. doctrine
Scholars say church laws do allow for some flexibility on final sacraments for assisted death
By Geordon Omand
A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin
Struggle of compassion versus doctrine for Catholics who choose assisted death
by Geordon Omand
VANCOUVER – A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin in preparation for eternal life in heaven.
But for the faithful questioning
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
Southern Africans Set to Test Anglican Ban on Same-Sex Unions
By Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
The province is scheduled to vote on gay clergy and blessing civil unions.
When the global Anglican Communion censored the Episcopal Church in the United States for redefining marriage eight months ago, it warned that similar
Is God Transgender?
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In the 1970s a cousin of mine, Paula Grossman, became one of the first people in America to undergo sex-reassignment surgery. As Paul Monroe Grossman, Cousin Paula had been a beloved music teacher in New Jersey. She
Reflections at a Funeral
By Gabriel Daly OSA
As we laid Seán Fagan to rest after all the suffering and injustice inflicted on him by the leaders of his own church, it became all too evident how divided the Catholic Church has become in
Pope Francis says it’s ‘terrible‘ that children are taught they can choose their own gender
File under: What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate
Speaking to a group of Polish bishops, Pope Francis delivered a harsh critique of teaching children they can choose their gender identity.
“Today, children are taught
Methodists defy ban and elect first openly lesbian bishop
By Erin Rook
The Western district of the United Methodist Church elected its first openly gay bishop Friday night, bucking the denomination’s ban on