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June 2018

June 04, 2018

New York City may add third gender to birth certificates

Details: New Yorkers who don't identify as male or female may soon be able to...

November 2014

November 22, 2014

Report: German bishops to vote on “hidden bombshell”

From The National Catholic Register: In the latest in a series of attempts by German...

February 2014

February 04, 2014

Gay man files discrimination complaint against Catholic school for refusing to hire him

From The Boston Globe: Matthew Barrett thought he had found his dream job. He had...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

Maine Catholic congressman declares he’s gay

Details: Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) announced he’s gay in an Op-Ed article published by Maine newspapers Monday,...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Cardinal urges more sensitivity in preaching on homosexuality

He's one of the eight cardinals—the "Super 8" or "Gang of 8"— advising Pope Francis, and...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Fired gay teacher in Ohio reaches settlement with Catholic school

You may remember this story. The update, from a Columbus TV station: A teacher who...

August 08, 2013

Students at Catholic school rally to support fired gay teacher

A followup on a story from last month, in the Los Angeles Times: Students rallied...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Gay Marriage and Other Churches

We know where the Catholic Church stands on the issue of gay marriage. But how...

June 26, 2013

USCCB Reacts to SCOTUS Decisions: “Tragic Day for Marriage and Our Nation”

From a statement released a short time ago: The U.S. Supreme Court decisions June 26...

June 14, 2013

Defying Archbishop, Parishes Will March in Gay Pride Parade

Details: Parishioners from St. Andrew Catholic Church, which has a longstanding commitment to social justice issues,...

June 06, 2013

Poll Shows Most Americans See Gay Marriage as Inevitable

Details: Nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of those who personally object to extending...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Bishop returns petition to gay man, with one comment

You may remember this story from earlier in April. Now, an update: The story of...

April 25, 2013

School says lesbian teacher was fired over “spousal relationship,” not because she’s gay

Details: A former teacher who said she was fired for being gay said she was...

April 24, 2013

Gay Episcopal bishop slams Detroit archbishop over communion remarks

From the Detroit Free Press: Retired Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, who was the first openly...

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 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 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...

January 2013

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 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...

November 2012

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...

October 2012

October 11, 2012

This is what happens when you oppose same-sex marriage in Maryland

From NBC News: The chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University was put on administrative leave...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

Vermont Catholic innkeepers settle discrimination suit brought by lesbian couple

You may remember this story from last year. Now an update: A couple has settled...

August 12, 2012

Tolerance in 2012 — UPDATED

This video is starting to make the rounds: Father Gerald O'Reilly prays outside of Chick-fil-A, (Watertower)...

July 2012

July 05, 2012

Chaplains adjust to repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Details: Col. Timothy Wagoner [shown above] has been an Air Force chaplain for 20 years,...

October 2011

October 06, 2011

Archbishop: no same sex marriages at West Point chapel

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" may be history, and same sex marriages may be legal in...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Christian clerk refuses to issue gay marriage licenses

And of course, she's now being sued over it. It's unfolding in the upstate New...