In response to my post “Has the Catholic Church Already Embraced the Sexual Revolution”, a reader responded with the implied suggestion that support for equal marriage was in effect jumping on a popular culture bandwagon. He states his gratitude to…
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Support Pope Francis - Sign the Petition
Hatred and discrimination in the name of religion lead, are immensely damaging to young LGBT lives - and also contrary to Catholic teaching. Pope Francis’ words go a long way to restoring a balance to public perceptions, thereby encouraging greater…
Has the Catholic Church Already Embraced the Sexual Revolution?
Last month, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury told a synod of the Church of England which he leads, that it is time for the church to embrace the sexual revolution - and specifically, to accept that social attitudes to same…
Biblical Love - Lost in Translation?
The dangers inherent in translating texts are obvious to anyone who has attempted to use Google Translate. Professional linguists and translators fo better, but difficulties remain, especially with literary and biblical texts. For LGBT people, the consequences have been profoundly…
After 40 Years, Entry into the Promised Land?
LGBT writers on affirmative readings of Scripture have frequently used the story of Exodus and the escape from Egypt as an analogy for our journey from bondage to freedom, just as African Americans had previously done (for example, in the…
Catholic Responses to Sex and Greed (18th Sunday of O.T,)
Anybody paying attention to press reports of Catholic Bishops’ public pronouncements, could be forgiven for thinking that the most important parts of Catholic identity, and of the Gospel message, is an obsession with sex (especially of the same - sex…
“God Is Not a Homophobe” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has once again gone on the record, declaring that God is not homophobic. If it were otherwise, says Tutu, he would not want to have anything to do with such a God - and if heaven…
Gay Weddings Begin in Minnesota Churches
Gay weddings in Minnesota began immediately after midnight this morning. One of particular interest for LGBT people of faith will be that of Karl Starr and Christopher Haug, scheduled to take place later today - in a Lutheran church. Their wedding…
The Value of Gay Masses: Toronto
At the Canadian Globe and Mail, Emily White reflects on how Pope Francis this week “created breathing space” for gay Catholics. She first describes the dilemma experienced by so many LGBT Catholics: the risk of coming under fire from gay…
The Catholic Heterosexual Lobby
Responding to a direct question about the supposed gay lobby in the Vatican, Pope Francis replied that “if” such a thing existed (and he’s never yet seen a Vatican ID card identifying the bearer as gay), then The problem is…
