The standard argument from within the institutional Church against the wearing of a Rainbow Sash in church, and in favour of withholding communion from those who wear it, is that it is wrong to turn the Eucharist into a political…
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Gay Adoption, Gay Marriage as Moral Obligations: Two Jewish Views (And One Christian)
Here’s a refreshing change: instead of the spurious, religious arguments against gay adoption and gay marriage, two more voices (this time, from Jewish perspectives) speaking out on the positive faith-based reasons in favour of each. In the first of these,…
For a Queer Christmas - Send Gay / Lesbian Cards.
Advent begins this week, and with it the season for shopping. For all Christians, this time of year can be difficult, with tension to negotiated, between Advent as a solemn season of preparation for the important Christian festival of Christmas,…
Advent: Prepare Ye A Way For Inclusion
Advent is a solemn time of anticipation, preparing for the festive celebration of the Nativity. Christmas though, is much more than just the infant Jesus that is the focus of so many family Christmases: it is much more a celebration…
Fr Owen O’Sullivan on Gay Inclusion (Pt 4): “Homosexuality is fundamentally disordered”
In the fourth part of his long article on gay inclusion for the Irish theology magazine “Furrow”, Fr Owen O’Sullivan considers the part of the CDF presentation of the subject that most enrages gay and lesbian Catholics - that their…
Gremlin Attack!
Yesterday, technical gremlins attacked and this site was “suspended” for a while. Fortunately, for complex reasons, my content is currently being posted in duplicate, at two domains. The post below, which I was able to get up on the parallel…
Fr Owen O’Sullivan on Gay Inclusion (Pt 3): Is It Wrong to Act Gay?
For part 3 of his extract from Fr Owen O’Sullivan’s article on LGBT inclusion, Boundless Salvation deals with the section that tackles the official position of the CDF, as set out in the Pastoral Letter, “Homosexualitatis Problema”: it is entirely natural…
Give Thanks For This Kairos Moment of LGBT Inclusion
For Thanksgiving, More Light Presbyterians have released an important statement, “Giving Thanks for Change in Our Church“: This Thanksgiving, we give thanks for God’s extravagant love for all of God’s creation…no exceptions, no one outside of God’s embrace. This Thanksgiving, we…
Europe-wide Marriage Equality Coming Closer
Marriage equality, Europe-wide, just came an important step closer: the EU parliament this morning passed a resolution which will require all member states to recognise marriages or civil unions contracted in any other. At present, seven EU countries provide for…
“Gradualism” in Benedict’s Theology.
Amidst a flood of commentary on Benedict’s observations on condoms, one of the pieces that I have found most useful is by my friend Martin Pendergast, writing at the Guardian. Martin reflects on the broader character and style of Pope…
