A gay HIV-positive man is suing a US Catholic hospital in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Brooklyn, New York, for illegal discrimination against him because he is both gay and has HIV. The…
Tag Archive for new jersey
Why Do Catholics Leave the Church? One Bishop Looks For Answers.
A Villanova University study released last week investigated the reasons why former Catholics in New Jersey had for leaving the Church. The actual results were not surprising. What I found important was how the study came about: for once, a…
In Valentine’s Week, Marriage Equality Advances: Update
If anyone still has any doubts that marriage equality is on the move in the US, just consider how many advances there have been in just the past few days, in this week of St Valentine: In Washington state, on…
Bob Russell, Gay Choir Director At East Rutherford Parish, Resigns After Priest’s Comments About Homosexuality « CBS New York
A gay choir director at a Catholic church in New Jersey has quit his job because he says the priest is making his work environment hostile. St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in East Rutherford is where Bob Russell…
More N.J. voters support same-sex marriage than oppose it, poll says More New Jersey voters support same-sex marriage than oppose it, according to a poll released today. The poll, by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, found 47 percent of…
NJ Catholics Support Gay Marriage.
Once again, research has shown that Catholics support same-sex marriage. This is entirely in keeping with Catholic teaching on social justice. Earlier, Pew research demonstrated this at a national level (and also showed that Catholics do not see “homosexuality”…
