According to “The Local”, an English - language German news source, an eminent German cardinal has called for equal treatment in the Church for same - sex and opposite sex relationship. But some momentum for change was evident from a…
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Psychiatrist’s Gay ‘Cure’ Apology - and the Vatican
Chris, here at QTC, and Bill Lindsey at Bilgrimage, have between them illustrated how the Vatican’s first use of the phrase “intrinsically disordered” to characterize same -sex attraction came two years after the American Psychiatric Association had concluded that, well…
“Intrinsically disordered”, the Vatican preserves pathologising of LGBT sexuality
Updated and corrected “Intrinsically disordered” is the troubling Vatican description of Catholic and other people who are lesbian, bisexual or gay. It first appeared way back in December 1975 when strictly speaking the label was used to describe sex acts,…
African President Wants to Repeal Ban on “Homosexual Acts”
Some good news from Africa: the President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, has said she wants to remove the laws which make gay sex illegal. It’s unclear whether she will be able to find the support in parliament to achieve her…
Italian Cardinals Support IDAHO Prayer Vigils
Some really good news, for a change, from the Catholic oligarchy on LGBT protection: three Italian cardinals have given their support to prayer vigils to mark IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia (which was yesterday, May 17th). The Catholic Catechism…
Who’s Next for Scrutiny by Catholic Bishops?
After the LCWR and the Girl Scouts - the Hallmark Channel? Hallmark Channel Under Scrutiny from Catholic Bishops NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced this week that it has launched a long-awaited investigation of the…
Evangelicals prepare to split with liberals in Church of England
Splits between Anglican liberals and conservative evangelical traditionalists now seem to be coming to a head in the Church of England, especially in the diocese of Southwark, which covers South London. Church of England liberals support women priests and bishops,…
Jean-Blaise Kenmogne: The Challenge of African Homophobia:
That violent homophobia, and active persecution of gay men and lesbians in law and social practice, is widespread in many parts of Africa is well known. The extent of the problem is obvious, from the map below. Over much of…
US Bishops “In Moral Schism” on Gay Marriage
The bishops will stand with Dolan and the U.S. Catholic Conference, but on this issue, they are in moral schism since most in the Church have moved on [to] a more humane view on the rights of those whom God…
Traditional marriage and families debunked
Conservatives’ concerns about marriage seem to be based on a past that is fabricated from their own anxieties and obsessions. George Monbiot in today’s Guardian debunks traditional marriage and the heterosexual nuclear family as recent myths. Christine Odone in today’s…
