The courageous Bishop Daley of Derry (pictured), protector of the innocent on Bloody Sunday, has said something everyone in the Catholic Church from the hierarchy to the occasional Mass-goer knows: the rule of celibacy for the diocesan clergy is strangling…
Monthly Archives: September 2011
A(nother) Germanic Revolt?
I’m following closely events in Austria and Germany; September promises to be an interesting month indeed. Readers following events in the Catholic Church (but also reported in the mainstream media) know about two separate, but in many ways related, events…
Gay Marriage, UK: Confirmed.
Late last, night responding to internet rumours, I put the question “Will the UK be the next country to introduce marriage equality?”. The morning has brought some clarity, and the answer is a clear “Well, yes - and also no.”…
UK Government set to allow full gay same-sex marriage?
Will the United Kingdom be the next country to legislate for full marriage equality? If internet rumours are to be believed, the answer could well be “Yes”. Government set to allow full gay same-sex marriage So So Gay understands…
Vienna Cardinal Schönborn’s careful, measured response to dissident Austrian Catholic priests
In response to the group of Austrian priests who signed a recent “Call to Disobedience”, Vienna’s Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has written a careful, thoughtful pastoral letter to the Austrian Church. The only English language report I have seen describes this response…
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 catholic rebellion: Irish Bishop calls for end to celibacy, Changes in Bishops’ Appointments
The Bishop of Derry, Edward Daly, has added his voice to the calls for an end to universal, mandatory celibacy for Catholic priests ordained under the Western rite. As he points out, it is ludicrous to insist that this is…
In the Eye of the Storm
Let’s talk! After a three-week hiatus, I’m back with my post in QTC. I needed time off as a storm of sorts passed my way. The reality of the matter is that reading and writing about gay issues as well…
Father Mychal Judge: not just another 9/11 memorial
The body bag marked “Victim 0001″ on 11 September 2001 contained the corpse of Father Mychal Judge, a Catholic chaplain with the fire department of New York. When he heard about the disaster at the World Trade Centre, he donned…
Cardinal O’Brien, launching his campaign against Scottish gay marriage, is talking through his red hat.
In Scotland, the battle lines are drawn on gay marriage. Opinion polls show that the voters want it, and all the major political parties have declared in favour. The government has announced a formal consultation process - and predictably, Cardinal…
