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April 2013

April 17, 2013

Ohio Catholic school fires teacher living with gay partner

Details: A gay physical-education teacher who was fired from a Catholic high school in Clintonville...

April 16, 2013

Cardinal Wuerl defends embattled school chaplain in homily at George Washington University

You may remember the story of Fr. Greg Shaffer that made headlines several days back....

April 12, 2013

Bishop vs. bishop over gay marriage and communion

From Sunday: Catholic Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit said on Sunday that Catholics who support...

April 04, 2013

Two gay college students try to have priest fired because he counsels students not to have sex—UPDATED

Is this from The Onion? No: Two gay seniors at George Washington University say they feel alienated because the...

April 04, 2013

“Celibacy and chastity won’t kill you”

This may be the most clear-eyed and honest piece on homosexuality and the Catholic Church...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

New York Catholic high school says gay teenagers can attend dance together

It will be interesting to see if this actually goes forward as planned—and what the...

March 08, 2013

Catholic support for gay marriage growing

That, according to a new poll. From Politico: Among Catholics, 54 percent back same-sex marriage,...

March 06, 2013

Church removes picture of Pope Benedict over his “hurtful statements about the LGBT community”

An interesting development in San Francisco (h/t Creative Minority Report). The pastor at Most Holy...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

Vatican signals ways to legally protect same-sex couples “to prevent injustice”

Details: A high-ranking Vatican official on Monday (Feb. 4) voiced support for giving unmarried...

February 04, 2013

Citing religious beliefs, baker refuses to make wedding cake for gay couple

From KATU TV in Oregon: A Gresham baker is the subject of a state investigation...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Catholic adoption agency charged with discriminating against gays

It's happening in Scotland. Could it happen here? Details: St Margaret's Children and Family Care...

January 16, 2013

Parishioners quit church over same-sex support group that teaches chastity

Evidently, some people mistakenly think that the Catholic Church teaches that the only good homosexual...

January 14, 2013

Vive la différence: up to one million mob Paris to protest gay marriage—UPDATED

From Reuters: Several hundred thousand people massed at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday...

January 12, 2013

Priests: same-sex marriage could lead to a return of “centuries of persecution”

This comes from a letter signed by more than 1/4 of all the Catholic priests...

January 09, 2013

What can you do about Catholics who support same-sex marriage?

Well, despite what you may think, you can't just automatically excommunicate them. Canon lawyer Ed...

January 08, 2013

Nun speaks out in support of same-sex marriage in Illinois

Really? Yes. Read on: Sister Donna Quinn, a Chicago native who has been a Catholic...

January 03, 2013

What’s wrong with gay marriage? Let me count the ways…

Actually, I'll let Brandon Vogt do it. He lays out 10 common arguments in favor...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Maryland company closes wedding business rather than serve same-sex couples

Details, from the Baltimore Sun: An Annapolis company whose old-fashioned trolleys are iconic in the city's wedding...

December 01, 2012

West Point chapel hosts first same-sex wedding —UPDATED

Another sign of the times, from Associated Press: Cadet Chapel, the landmark Gothic church that...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

100,000 Catholics march against gay marriage in France

Details: More than 100,000 protesters organized by Catholic groups staged separate demonstrations in French cities...

November 19, 2012

South Carolina diocese votes to leave Episcopal Church over same-sex marriage

Details, from the Christian Post: Despite the presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church writing a...

November 14, 2012

Weigel: Church should get out of the civil marriage business

From his weekly column, published today: It seems important to accelerate a serious debate within...

November 08, 2012

Minnesota Catholic leaders disappointed in vote over marriage amendment

Details: Minnesota Catholic leaders issued statements on Wednesday expressing deep disappointment over the defeat of the...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Biden defines “the civil rights issue of our time”

Details: Vice President Joe Biden said transgender discrimination is "the civil rights issue of our...

October 30, 2012

Is this what schism looks like?

I have to wonder if same sex marriage will be the issue that finally and...

October 02, 2012

NFL’s Man of the Year, Matt Birk of the Ravens, speaks out against gay marriage

The story, from the Baltimore Sun: Ravens center Matt Birk is expected to film a...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

“Yes to You”: priest raps a poem about same sex attraction

And now for something completely different. Below is the latest effort at outreach by Courage,...

September 26, 2012

Archbishop Myers: Catholics who dissent from teaching on marriage should not receive communion — UPDATED

He made the assertion as part of a major pastoral letter released yesterday. From The...

September 25, 2012

Church seeks donations to pay for ads to defeat same-sex marriage

Details from the Minnesota Star-Tribune: Minnesota Roman Catholics will receive a letter this week from...

September 10, 2012

Gay couple sues church for refusing to sell them house

It happened in Massachusetts. Details: A gay couple from Massachusetts has sued the Roman Catholic...