After I posed the question last week, “Is Pope Benedict Gay”, I met an outraged response at a couple of orthotoxic Catholic sites, and several hostile comments were placed to my post, mostly alleging that I had slandered the pope…
Monthly Archives: March 2012
What is a Trans Catholic to do?
I am very conscious that the perspective I present at this site is primarily “G”, rather than more broadly LGBT. That’s inevitable: like anyone else, I have more empathy with, and understanding of, my own situation and history than of…
Nepal gay lawmaker asks Facebook for third gender
KATMANDU, Nepal — A prominent lawmaker and gay rights activist in Nepal said he has asked Facebook to include a third option for people who do not identify themselves as male or female. Sunilbabu Pant said he has written to…
Introducing Gay Catholic Theologian, James B Nickoloff
Dr James B Nickoloff is an openly gay, Catholic theologian, who unlike many others to whom that description applies, is working in an eminently respectable corner of the Catholic academy. He is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the College…
Gays in the Church of England: Covenant rejected
The Church of England has now rejected the Archbishop of Canterbury’s compromise, the Anglican Covenant, which was designed to stop the worldwide Anglican group of churches from splitting up over divisive issues, like gay marriage and bishops. Half the dioceses…
Bishop Robinson: The Middle Ground
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson concluded his critique of traditional Catholic sexual theology, by showing how its obsession with procreation and sexual acts, leaves it inadequate as a sound basis for a healthy system of sexual ethics. He then proceeds to suggest…
“Churches becoming more gay friendly” (But Roadblocks Remain)
An Australian report notes that churches are becoming more gay-friendly. From a global, historical perspective, this is demonstrably and dramatically true. Fifty years ago, “gay Christian” really did appear to be an oxymoron. Although we obviously existed, we were completely…
Lay Catholics Stand Up for Gay Marriage
Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland, USA is a devoutly Catholic governor directly challenging his Archbishop and Church to insist on equal marriage rights for lesbians and gay men in his state. O’Malley recently became the third Catholic state governor in…
“Ignorance of the Day” proves I don’t exist.
Paul Anthony Melanson, the deranged blogger responsible for LaSalette’s Journey, also writes at the appropriately named “Platitudes of the Day”, where he puts on a sparkling illustration of how some people (alas, including many theologians) prefer to believe imperfect abstract…
Young Gay Catholic Affirms: “And yet, I am still Catholic”.
At the end of 2011, Cardinal George’s intemperate remarks on “some gay activists” led to a lot of anger and hot air: anger by some queer activists and LGBT Catholics at his words, anger by some Catholics at the the…
