In conservative Catholic commentary, there is alarm that the French bishops have responded to proposals for marriage equality in France, by proposing instead a strengthening and improvements to the existing system of PACS (the French version of civil unions). Their…
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Another Gay Catholic Blog
Or perhaps not quite so Catholic, but still Christian. “A Brave Faith” describes the site in the strapline as ”One gay Christian’s journey towards authenticity“, and at the foot of the page, adds “About abravefauth: 42 year old gay Christian finding…
French Bishops: “Respect Gay Experience”.
Of the many important elements in the French bishops’ document on the Church and proposals for equal marriage, is a strong emphasis on mutual respect for both sides of the debate – and that includes respect for homosexuals, and their…
Congratulations to New Ways Ministry / “Bondings 2.0″
New Ways Ministry is an invaluable, inspirational gay-positive ministry of advocacy and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Catholics, and reconciliation within the larger Christian and civil communities, originally set up by Sister Jeannine Gramick and Fr Robert Nugent, way…
The Vatican “Mess” Over Gay Mass
Among the numerous commentaries on the move of the Westminster Masses for LGBT Catholics, their friends and families from Soho to Mayfair, is one by Andrew Brown, at the Guardian. Like many other commentaries, this contains some factual errors (the…
About Me (and QTC): Updated
Earlier this week, I had a request from Symon Hill of Queers for Christ, for permission to republish one of my posts at his own site – which of course, I gladly agreed to. He then asked me for some…
Quote of the Day: Timothy Radcliffe
“I’m a good old Catholic,” he said. “But to me that means that no one should be rejected. It is not my concern as a priest to probe into men’s souls: I don’t ask heterosexual people what they get up…
R.I.P. Soho Masses: Long Live Soho Masses!
News out this morning is that the regular twice monthly masses with a particular outreach to gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender Catholics, their families and friends, popularly but incorrectly known as the Soho “gay Masses”, will be moving out of their…
Equal Marriage: A Letter to My MP, Jeremy Hunt
Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, has urged Catholics to write to our members of parliament in opposition to British government plans for equal marriage legislation. I have a great deal of respect…
Catholic, CoE Bishops Diverge in Response to Gay Marriage Proposals.
In their submissions to the UK government consultation on equal marriage, Catholic and Anglican bishops both agreed – they were opposed. But now that the government has announced its firm intention to proceed, including provision for same- sex weddings in…
