The continuing spread of marriage equality (in Delaware yesterday, possibly continuing in Minnesota today and Illinois later this month) raised several challenges for the Catholic Church. Several leading churchmen have already spoken of support for civil unions, but the church…
LGBT inclusion in church
Vatican Spokesman Accepts Legal Recognition of Same – Sex Unions
The orthotoxic Catholic blogosphere is in a frenzy over reports that Fr Frederico Lombardi has expressed some support for the legal recognition of same – sex unions. All refer back for their source, to an Italian blogpost by Rossoporpora, which…
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…
“Soho Masses Community” Warmly Welcomed at Farm Street.
Tonight (Sunday 3rd March) I went up to London for the first Mass of the integration of the Soho Masses Community into the Farm Street parish of the Church of the Immaculate Conception – and came home more confident than…
Breaking News: Anglican Church Will Accept Gay Bishops
Church of England rules gay men in civil partnerships can become bishops The Church of England has agreed that gay clergy in civil partnerships can become bishops so long as they remain sexually abstinent, a decision that looks set to…
Religion and Gay Rights: A Preacher’s View
Watch this video, from an appearance by a preacher before a Springfield city council hearing on gay rights. In the words of my daughter Robynn, who alerted me to it – “(Watch to the end, it’s not what it seems!)”…
A Gay Catholic Coming Out Story
For National Coming Out Day, Enrique Molina has shared his own coming out story, as pne raised in a deeply religious Catholic home. Religion has always played a major part of my life. Officially a Roman Catholic, I also attended and…
“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…
Incremental Change in Church for LGBT Catholics
At New Ways Ministry / Bondings, Frank DeBenardo shares an important insight. He refers to an interview published at National Catholic Reporter, in which Mercy Sister Camille D’Arienzo talks to Michael Moran. This is part of a a bi-weekly series, exploring how…
United Church Canada Elects Openly Gay Moderator
Last weekend, the United Church of Canada (the country’s largest Protestant denomination) was sworn in as moderator Rev Gary Paterson – thought to be the first openly gay person to head a major Christian denomination anywhere in the world. In…
