UK Conservatives’ display of support for gay rights is a sham.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
UK Civil Partnerships: Approved for Religious Premises.
With the UK election now declared, parliament will be formally dissolved on Monday next week. This has meant that some legislation which was due to be handled this week has been shelved until after the election - while some other…
Norwegian Bishop Resigned (2009) Over Abuse
Church: Norway bishop resigned in ’09 over abuse From AP OSLO — Norway’s Catholic Church revealed Wednesday that a bishop who resigned last year did so after admitting he had molested a child years earlier, when he was a priest.…
Global Abuse: Chile, India
First, the problem of sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy was seen as just an American problem, then just the Americans, and those priest-ridden Irish. Earlier this year, the world began to realise that it was also a more widespread…
Iowa Gay Marriage: Here to Stay
Gay marriage in Iowa is here to stay. Attempts to force a ballot box constitutional amendment will not be successful.
Heterosexuality Can Be Cured!
(from the Leviticus International website, “Horror in the Wind”) LEVITICUS CAN MAKE UNHAPPY STRAIGHTS GAY Revision Studios, famous for the Princess Diana Gay Bible, will launch a new website called Leviticus International which promises to help unhappy straights become gay.…
Civil Unions for Pennsylvania?
While Maggie Gallagher’s NAM (National organisation Against Marriage) continues to insist that the momentum towards marriage equality has been reversed, the evidence contradicts her. The much vaunted New Hampshire town hall meetings to begin a process to undo last year’s…
Church, Crucifixion, and Resurrection
The resurrection theme is fundamental to the Christian faith, and is an idea that has often helped me to get through difficult times. It was natural then that during this difficult time for the Catholic Church, heading into the Easter…
Queering Easter: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Redefine Sainthood
For many in the Church, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are an embarrassment, if not a scandal and disgrace. I have no knowledge of them except some very contradictory second hand reports, and so make no judgements myself. However, I…
The Shattered Reputation of the Catholic Church
It will not surprise anybody that the reputation of the Catholic Church. However, it is worth taking note of this report by the professionals, which tells us what we all know, but quantifies the damage, and analyses it in formal…
