File under “Doubling Down — In The Vain Hope That The Tide of History Will Turn Back The Clock.”
Benedict promoted traditional marriage in his annual ‘State of the Church’ speech at the Vatican and added posts lauding truth, faith
Couple’s Gay Nativity Scene Stirs Social Media Furor in Colombia
Andrés Vásquez and Felipe Cárdenas, a gay couple in Colombia, have reportedly stirred up a furor on social media after a photo of their nativity scene featuring two Josephs made its way on to the web, the NY Daily News
Scalia’s still obsessed with sodomy
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Antonin Scalia, you crazy cutup, you. With the Supreme Court currently gearing up to review two cases that have the potential to become watershed moments in the fight for marriage equality, the famously conservative associate justice
Joyful same-sex couples wed in Washington state
By Matt Pearce
Some had waited decades for this. So early Sunday, the first day they could legally wed, same-sex couples in Washington state held marriage ceremonies immediately after midnight and made plans to get hitched en masse.
At the
Gay Paris
THE French are fairly relaxed when it comes to family matters and private choices. François Hollande, the Socialist president, is not married to Valérie Trierweiler, the “first girlfriend”, nor was he to Ségolène Royal, the previous woman in his life
50 Reasons to Boycott the Catholic Church
The Church uses its resources to oppose social progress and positive change all over the world.
By Adam Lee
Last month in Ireland, Savita Halappanavar died, and she shouldn’t have. Savita was a 31-year-old married woman, four months pregnant, who
Is the Salvation Army anti–LGBT? Yes
By David Zimmerman
For many years those within the lgbt community have read stories in lgbt press regarding the Salvation Army. Most of these stories revolved around the fact that the nation’s largest charity is decidedly anti-gay.
Now, with the
For Gay Catholics, an Alternative to the Collection Plate
By donating gift cards to local priests, churchgoers can support their parishes without accidentally funding political causes.
Salvatore Cordileone is the archbishop of San Francisco. Although — or, perhaps, because — he lives in the American city most identified with
The Vatican Implosion
Robert C. Mickens, Vatican correspondent and columnist for “The Tablet,” speaks about The Vatican’s implosion and what it means for Catholics.
Do you know where you were…
Do you know where you were on this date, 11/22, 37 years ago? That would be 1975, for those who can’t do the math.
I was being ordained a Catholic priest in Oakland, CA. It all seems like a lifetime