Paul II died, on July 26, 1471 of a stroke, allegedly whilst being sodomized by a page boy. After his death, one of his successors suggested that he should rather have been called Maria Pietissima, “Our Lady of Pity”, because…
History
Let Us Remember, for Feb 14th, Queer Lovers in Church History
SS Sergius & Bacchus: Gay lovers, Roman soldiers, martyrs and saints. ****** As LGBT Catholics, it is important to recognize that our counterparts have featured strongly in Church history, although modern bowdlerized versions thereof have airbrushed us out. To redevelop…
Lest We Forget: Remember the Ashes of Our Martyrs
For Ash Wednesday, I reminded readers here that the season of Lent is also a “joyful” season, an aspect that should not be ignored. We should never forget though, that it is also a solemn time, above all a time…
Let Us Remember, for Nov 27th:
Harvey Milk and others who have been martyred for their labours towards LGBT equality: From Jesus in Love Blog Harvey Milk: LGBT rights pioneer assassinated (1978) Harvey Milk of San Francisco By Brother Robert Lentz, OFM. Copyright 1987 Courtesy of www.trinitystores.com (800.699.4482) Pioneering gay…
Let Us Remember, for Nov 1st: All (Gay) Saints
Are there gay saints? Some sources say clearly yes, listing numerous examples. Others dispute the idea, saying either that the examples quoted are not officially recognised, or denying that they were gay because we do not know that they were…
“The Times, They Are A-Changing” – And How!
Late last night, I joined a BBC WM (West Midlands) phone – in programme, the Graham Torrington Late Show. Every week, the show discusses an aspect of love, sex and relationships. This week, the subject was changes in gay lives over…
Blessed Are the Queer in Faith: Introduction and Summary
This year’s national conference of Quest, the British association for lesbian and gay Catholics, had as its theme “60 Glorious Years”, tying in with Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee year. For my presentation, I took as my title, “Blessed Are the…
“Blessed Are the Queer in Faith”: Quest Presentation, 2012
For it’s annual conference this year Quest (a British association for lesbian and gay Catholics), took as its theme the jubilee year, “60 Glorious Years”. I was privileged to contribute a presentation on 60 years of progress towards queer inclusion…
Queer Saints and Martyrs: Calendar for July
Catholic tradition honours the remarkable men and women who have contributed significantly to its heritage by recognising them as saints. Secular tradition like to remember specific events or causes by setting aside specific dates for their observance. The Calendar of Queer Saints…
Is There a Single “Definition” of Marriage?
One of the major arguments against gay marriage legislation is that we cannot “redefine” an institution that has existed in the same form, always and everywhere, for thousands of years. This argument against “redefining” rests on an assumption that there…
