Another Catholic bishop has given support to civil unions for same - sex couples, the fourth to do so in the past month. Archbishop Piero Marini, currently the President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, has joined the steadily…
Monthly Archives: April 2013
LGBT Christians Meeting with Bishops: UK, Nigeria, Kenya
There have been numerous reports over the last few days of Peter Tatchell’s meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby - which Tatchell described as “the first ever meeting between an international religious leader and a leading gay rights campaigner”.…
Watch the New Zealand Celebration - VIDEO
This video shows the conclusion of the New Zealand Parliament’s third reading of the the bill allowing same-sex marriage, a private members bill which had been introduced by Louisa Wall (the one getting all the hugs and kisses). The song…
Polling Confirms: British Catholics Support Gay Marriage (Bishops Out of Touch)
Over the past week, major progress to marriage equality has been achieved in four countries (three of them statistically “Catholic” countries). Many bishops continue to vigorously oppose gay marriage legislation, claiming that “the Church” is against it – but this…
Gay Marriage - New Zealand, IRELAND!
Two countries last week, two more this week. New Zealand - and Ireland are joining the global move to equality in marriage. In quick succession last week, parliaments (France and Uruguay) approved equal marriage legislation. In both cases, all that is…
Soho Masses Community: Feeding God’s Sheep
After an unusually long gap between Masses, last night’s gathering at Farm Street demonstrated that the Soho Masses Community is unquestionably alive and kicking - and ready a new, expansionary phase (just as the previous move from St Anne’s to…
Can Irish Bishops Push Back the Gay Marriage Tide?
In July last year, Ireland began a “constitutional convention” process to review several aspects of the Irish constitution, and in particular: Reduction of the Presidential term of office to five years and the alignment with local and European elections; Reduction…
French Marriage and Family Equality By the Summer?
France has just become the second country this week to secure parliamentary approval for both marriage and family equality, resisting the arguments of Catholic bishops and extensive, sometimes violent, public protests. Also this week, on the same day (Thursday) two US…
Catholic Cardinals, Bishops Evolving on Civil Unions, Gay Relationships
The Tablet has reported that in a public address this week at London’s National Gallery, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna gave explicit support for legal recognition of same - sex relationships. In the closing line of the brief report, was…
Gay Kid Gets Catholic Bishop’s Agreement that “Disordered” Language is Harmful.
In Canada, objections by a Catholic student in a Catholic High School has resulted in a Catholic bishop removing a much reviled cornerstone of Catholic teaching on homosexuality, on “intrinsically disordered” from his school website. At Bondings 2.0, Francis DeBenardo…
