As England and Wales geared up for the start of same - sex weddings as of midnight early today, the Cutting Edge Consortium and the LGBTI Anglican Coalition held a press conference and issued a joint press release yesterday (Friday 28th), announcing that a…
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Irish Bishops Acknowledge Catholic “Disconnect” on Marriage, Family
The Irish bishops initially declined to publish any findings for the Irish responses to the global consultation on marriage and family, but have now reversed that decision. The summary of results that they have now released mirrors those from elsewhere…
Michigan Judge Approves Gay Marriage / Adoption - For the Sake of the Children!
Just in - the Michigan plaintiffs wanting to marry and jointly adopt their existing three children have won their case. In less than a year since the Supreme Court decision striking down one section of Doma, by my count that’s…
Italian Bishop: Celebrate the Richness of (Sexual) Diversity!
There is now a steadily expanding list of Catholic cardinals and bishops who have expressed some measure of support, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, for some form of civil unions or other legal recognition of same - sex couples. There…
Gay Marriage, Tennessee: Chattanooga Choo Choo Joins the Southern Equality Train.
Not quite a ruling to strike down the constitutional ban, but one that compels the state to recognize same - sex marriages contracted elsewhere. Notably, the ruling has not included a stay pending any appeal, but instead explicitly gives immediate…
The Meaning of Sex (LTR) 7:
Pope Francis Has NOT “Supported” Civil Unions - but Catholic Thinking Continues to Evolve
Zenit’s complete English translation of Pope Francis’ interview with Correia makes it clear that no, he did not in fact “support” civil unions, but stopped well short of any direct endorsement. Many countries have regulated civil unions. Is it a…
Pope Francis and Civil Unions: The Complete Text
As I thought, the post at Catholic News Service was not an English translation of the full text, but a synopsis of the key points. On civil unions though, it does include pretty well all that matters. What is left…
Pope Francis and Civil Unions
The MSNBC report on Pope Francis and civil unions that I’ve just published, states that a full English translation is available at Catholic News Service. I’m not sure if this is quite correct - it looks to me like a…
Has Pope Francis Signalled Support for Civil Unions?
Cardinal Bergoglio’s name is already included, as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, in the the growing list of senior bishops and cardinals who have expressed some form of support for same - sex civil unions, but it’s too soon to add…
