In marked contrast to the Catholic bishops, who have thrown unprecedented resources into supporting a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, the Episcopal church in the state is opposed to the amendment. Episcopal Bishop Brian N. Prior says this decision is…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Catholic Journal Agrees: Gays are NOT Devilspawn, after all.
Daniel Avila has written some crazy stuff in the past on homosexuality and on homosexual relationships, but the piece suggesting that our orientation is caused by satanic influence was just about the craziest yet. Generally, I prefer to ignore the…
Relaxed rules on ex-priests not imminent, Vatican official says | National Catholic Reporter
The Vatican has denied speculation that there will be any “relaxation of church rules to allow former priests to play greater roles in parish life”. I am less interested in the denial, than I am in the simple fact that…
Irish Catholics’ “Unfavourable” View of the Church
Poll: Irish Catholics have unfavorable view of church DUBLIN, IRELAND — In yet another sign that the beleaguered Catholic Church in Ireland has a long and arduous road to a brighter future, almost half of Irish people polled say they…
Theologian’s Advice to Gay Catholics: If You Can’t Comply - be a Prophetic Voice
“What is a gay Catholic to do?” is a vexed and difficult question. Although orthodox, CDF doctrine is popularly assumed to be clear, it is in fact riddled with ambiguities and internal contradictions when coupled with parallel teachings on justice,…
Nov 1st: All (Gay) Saints
Today is the feast of All Saints. For us as gay men, lesbians in the church, this begs the obvious questions: are there gay saints? Does it matter? Some sources say clearly yes, listing numerous examples. Others dispute the idea,…
