One of the earliest forms of ministry for lesbian and gay Catholics was the development of self – ministry ( Metropolitan Community Church) and support groups (Dignity USA and Quest UK for Catholics, Integrity for Anglicans). Quest this year celebrates…
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Gay Marriage Testimony: The Value of Gay Parents
by Terence Weldon • • 0 Comments
Delaware and Minnesota hit the gay marriage headlines this week, but there’s also been important movement elsewhere. In Nevada, a House committee heard testimony in the long process to repeal of the constitutional ban. (The Senate has already approved a bill…
marriage & family
The Catholics, Other Faith Groups Behind Minnesota Marriage Victory.
by Terence Weldon • • 2 Comments
It’s not a done deal yet, but with comfortable passage through the Minnesota House tonight, approval by the Senate seems assured, and Governor Dayton has already promised to sign. It’s only a matter of time – and Catholics, once again,…
Bishops, LGBT inclusion in church
“The revolution of family” and the Catholic Response
by Terence Weldon • • 1 Comment
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…
marriage & family
Equal Marriage: Strengthening Families in Massachusetts?
by Terence Weldon • • 0 Comments
Anybody still deluded by the irrational claim of opponents of gay marriage that equality will somehow undermine their understanding of the traditional family, should consider the actual evidence, from Massachusetts and elsewhere, which flatly contradicts the hypothesis In that state,…
marriage & family
Gay Marriage: Why Attitudes Have Evolved
by Terence Weldon • • 0 Comments
Support for marriage equality has increased rapidly in recent years. A new research report from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life describes just how and why that support has changed so rapidly in the USA. The opponents of…
