Vida Dutton Scudder is a rare example of a modern lesbian who is a recognized Christian saint (recognized by the US Episcopal Church, not the Roman Catholics). Her work and message are particularly relevant to the twentieth century, as we…
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Will the “Extraordinary Synod on the Family” Consider Queer Families?
It is no surprise that Pope Francis has set up a special consultation on the pastoral care of the family, with a particular focus on more suitable, more sensitive pastoral care of people who have divorced and remarried. As cardinal…
Two More Women Bishops - in Africa.
Opponents of women or gay men as bishops in the Anglican communion, argue that while these might be acceptable to Western “liberals”, they would never be accepted by Christians in the growth regions of the church, in Africa and Asia.…
Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Historically, October 7th was the feast of Saints Sergius and Bacchus - and so of particular relevance to same - sex lovers, and to all gay or lesbian Christians. In the modern Catholic lectionary, however, it is celebrated as the “Memorial…
Sergius & Bacchus, October 7th: Patron Saints of Gay Marriage?
Sergius and Bacchus are by a long way the best known of the so-called gay or lesbian saints - unless we include as “saints” the biblical pairs David and Jonathan, and Ruth and Naomi. We need to be careful with…
“Real” US Catholics Love Pope Francis - and Support Gay Marriage.
New research destroys the claim that Catholics who support marriage equality somehow don’t count because they’re not regular Mass - goers. A Quinnipiac survey has found that even those who attend Mass once a week, support gay marriage, by a…
“Some Christians Are Gay. Get Over It”.
Two reports this week re-inforced the mounting evidence that the struggle for full lgbti equality and inclusion is no longer the simplistic one of hedonistic queers Christian morality. There are now important strands within the churches that see full inclusion…
And Now for Something Completely Different
Me, the storyteller. As the eldest in a large family,and a lover of verse from an early age, I’ve enjoyed sharing stories of all kinds, and especially nonsense and comic verse, for nearly fifty years - initially with younger siblings,…
Another Papal Interview: “How the Church will change”
For a man who is on record as saying that he does not like to give interviews, Pope Francis has come up with some lulus. First was the in - flight, impromptu press conderence on the way back from Rio,…
