In the LA Times, Kal Raustiala and Lara Stemple challenge the idea that the Vatican really deserves to be taken seriously as an independent state.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
What More Can Be Said? What’s To Do?
In the wake of the latest revelation of Benedict’s role in resisting the defrocking of a convicted Californian paedophile, I struggle to find anything fresh to say - it’s all been said before, here at QTC, and elsewhere. We need…
UK Cover-Up
With reports of abuse cover-ups spreading around the world, the English Church has recently boasted of having scandal by putting in place clear, tough directives on dealing promptly and correctly with all complaints. A new reportfrom The Times suggests it…
Marriage Equality: Latin America Update
Mexico Mexican marriage is here to stay - but (for now) only in Mexico City. The country’s courts have approved last year’s local legislation, and last weekend 88 couples have married in the first month since the new law took…
Hierarchy Complicitus
Watch this video, which presents in cartoon form all the responses and so-called defences emanating from the Vatican to charges that Benedict XVI (would you believe), in his time as Archbishop of Munich, may have had some part in the…
Cardinal Ratzinger’s Smoking Gun.
This letter, signed by Joseph Ratzinger, clearly shows how his concern as head of the CDF was to protect the “good name” of the church before any consideration of protecting the people from convicted paedophiles. (For a translation, see below)…
David Cameron’s “Coming Out Street Party”
In a chellenge to David Cameron on gay rights, Peter tatchell and others are organising a David Cameron Coming Out Street Party outside Conservative Central Office.
Factcheck: David Cameron’s Gay Con Trick.
As David Cameron continues to insist that he and his Conservative Party have “changed”, and are now more gay friendly than their rivals, a little fact-checking could be helpful. Stonewall UK have analysed the voting records of individual MP’s over…
Portugal Clears Last Hurdle For Recognition of Gay Marriage.
The approval of gay marriage legislation by the constitutional court has cleared the way for Portugal to become the sixth country in Europe with full marriage equality for same sex couples.
Gay Marriage - Coming to Iceland?
Last year, Iceland made its own small piece of LGBT history when it appointed Johanna Sigurdardóttir as the world’s first openly gay or lesbian Prime ‘Minister. Later this year, in a move no longer regarded as remarkable, it is likely…
