The Catholic Masses with a particular focus on the pastoral needs of LGBT Catholics, their families and friends have now come to an end – and the Soho Masses community is preparing for the next phase in their growth and…
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A Big Day for Marriage Equality, UK – and for Queer Catholics, Worldwide
Reality is chipping away at Vatican sexual doctrine, as is clearly demonstrated by recent responses by senior Catholic prelates to public debate on gay marriage, and abortion. In the UK, it’s a big day for equal marriage, as the second…
“Theologians’ Revolt” – International Edition
The Catholic Spring has gone global, with the publication of a notable “Jubilee Declaration on Church Authority”, sponsored by a range of top Catholic theologians, from countries on all continents. That the institutional Catholic Church is in a state of…
Professor Tina Beattie’s Alleged “Dissent”: Text of the Letter to the Times
The British theologian Professor Tina Beattie has had an appointment as visiting fellow to the University of San Diego suddenly dismissed, allegedly for expressing “dissent” from Catholic teaching. The university has not provided any specific examples of the dissent they…
Clerical Abuse: Sexual, and Psychological
When we read “clerical abuse”, as we have done so often in recent years, the chances are our minds interpret “Catholic”, “sexual”, and “child”. The problem however, is far wider and deeper than that. The specifically Catholic sexual abuse scandals…
Catholic Theologian Bill Hunt on Homosexual Relationships.
Bill Hunt is one of many Catholic theologians who believe that sexual doctrines need to be changed – including those dealing with same-sex relationships. As a “peritus” (theological expert), and having taught a graduate theology course in sexual ethics, he…
Bishop Robinson to Speak on Sexual Morality (Sydney)
Geoffrey Robinson became the first Catholic bishop to articulate publicly what many have thought (and possibly discussed privately) for years: that Catholic sexual doctrine is clearly disordered, and needs to be rethought from top to bottom. In March this year,…
Lesbian Kindergarden Head’s Sacking by Catholic Church is Allowed by Court
The European Court of Human Rights has just stepped in to order compensation is paid when the Catholic Church sacks heterosexual staff who it judges are ‘living in sin’. This decision should also help lesbians and gay men, just as…
Minnesota Catholic Priest: Why Catholics Can Vote “No”!
Most Catholics, in the US, in the UK, and many other countries, support marriage equality, often precisely because of their Catholic values. However, with the very vocal, high profile campaigns by many bishops against equality legislation, or promoting discrimination by…
Sr Margaret Farley Rebuked by CDF: Book Sales Set to Boom
Sr. Margaret Farley is a Mercy sister and prominent Catholic theologian, an ethicist at Yale University. In 2006, she published “Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics “, an award – winning book on sexual ethics, which examines all the obvious elements of…
