In Denver today, judges of the USA Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments for and against the ban on same - sex marriage in Utah. Next week, they will hear arguments for a similar case in Oklahoma.…
Author Archive for Terence Weldon
Gay, Catholic, father and grandfather. Originally South African, now living in Surrey, UK.
The Sexual Revolution Reaches the Catholic Church
When Pope Francis released his papal document “Evangellii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel)” in November 2013, it was enthusiastically received for its sound, humane and profoundly Christian take on so many issues facing the modern world. One notable feature…
“God and the Gay Christian” (Matthew Vines)
For over half a century, since the pioneering work of Canon Sherwen Derrek Bailey, bible scholars have been reassessing what was one a commonly accepted view that the bible strongly and obviously condemned homosexuality. By the twenty first century, what…
Can you help to make “A Better Life” for LGBT Christiants?
Twitter message receieved, from Matt Lynn@MattLynn : @queering_church May I ask 3 mins to share my struggle for LGBT equality? I’d sincerely appreciate it: kck.st/1krQ2B3 When gay Christians come out, to family or in church, experiences vary greatly. I’ve been lucky: my own…
A Handy Guide to (Medieval) Sexual Sin
The simplest response to the regular claim that Catholic teaching is “constant and unchanging”, is this useful flowchart, based on the medieval penitentials, and originally published in Brundage’s book, Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe . We are all familiar…
Prominent English Religious Leaders “Rejoice” in Gay Marriage
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…
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…
