by Ross Murray
In a historic move, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has elected its first-ever openly gay bishop. The Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin has been elected to a six-year term to the Southwest California Synod, which
Theology Has Consequences: What Policies Will Pope Francis Champion?
By Mary E. Hunt
Now that the smoke has cleared from St. Peter’s Square, the future of the Roman Catholic Church is on the minds of many. Catholics are eternally hopeful, so the news of the papal election of an
Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
General assembly votes to allow congregations to admit gay ministers but only if they specifically elect to do so
By Severin Carrell
The Church of Scotland, the country’s largest Protestant church, has narrowly voted to admit gay and lesbian ministers
Cardinal Keith O’Brien still a danger, say abuse accusers
Complaints of Vatican whitewash as O’Brien leaves Scotland for penance in exile
by Catherine Deveney
The four men whose accusations of sexual misconduct led to the dramatic resignation of Britain’s leading Catholic cleric as archbishop have attacked a Vatican announcement
Cardinal Dolan and America’s troubled Catholic Church
By Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo
Cardinal Dolan, president of the USCCB, says he needs an “attractive, articulate, intelligent” woman as his personal spokesperson, claiming that “the days of fat, balding Irish bishops are over.” He has chosen Kim Daniels, a long-time
Church lecture on morality? What a joke (Opinion)
Veiled threats by the Catholic hierarchy to excommunicate politicians who support the proposed abortion legislation are clerical comedy at its blackest.
As administrators of a private club, governed by self-generated rules, bishops and cardinals are perfectly entitled to formulate their
Cardinal Dolan’s ‘Dirty Freddy’ Story Was No Joke
Catholic church excommunicates Brazil priest for liberal views
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf church power structure
By Paulo Prada
The Catholic Church has excommunicated a Brazilian priest after he defended homosexuality, open marriage and other practices counter to Church teaching in online videos.
In a statement
Catholic bishop warns against attending same-sex weddings
File under: Sour Grapes. Really, Bishop? It’s God who looks unfavorably upon marriage equality? Really? Remember when pious Catholics were warned not to attend marriages between a man and a woman but were held in non-Catholic settings? Was God pissed
Newark Archbishop John Myers must go: Editorial
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By Star-Ledger Editorial Board
After all the Catholic Church has been through, it is beyond infuriating that Newark Archbishop John J. Myers can be so neglectful of his duty to protect children from sexual