Showing posts with label gay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay. Show all posts
Thursday, October 22, 2020

"Nobody Should Be Thrown Out": Francis's Latest Shock Wave (in Some Circles) re: Same-Sex Civil Unions

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James Alison, " Pope Francis backing same sex unions isn't a surprise. But it's still a big deal " As Jamie Manson tweets ...
Friday, October 19, 2018

Married Gay Catholic Minister Hounded Out of Ministerial Job with Acts of Hate from Organized Catholic Hate Groups

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I wish so much that this story had not flashed across my computer screen on the very same day in which I posted Rolando's testimony...

"I Am Excommunicated from This 'Redemptive Institution' Because 3 Years Ago, John and I Formalized our 49-Years of Living, Loving and Ministering Together by Registering Our Civil Union"

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The following is testimony that Rolando shared at Bilgrimage several days ago. This testimony deserves a wider hearing than it will re...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

My Twitter Conversation with Catholic Democrats about "Tremendous Push Back" Against Viganò Crowd's Homophobia: Where Is That Push Back Taking Place?

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Here's an exchange I had on Twitter yesterday with Catholic Democrats:
Sunday, July 9, 2017

My Interview with OUTWORDS Project: The Importance of Hearing LGBTQ Stories As Foundation for Defining LGBTQ Humanity

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I mentioned here some weeks ago that I had been invited by a national project collecting the stories of LGBTQ leaders (and, in cases like...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

On Palm Sunday, a Letter I Wrote a Bishop Twenty Years Ago: "Your Eyes Are Fixed More on Power, Privilege, and Façades, Than on the Substance of the Gospel"

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I shared excerpts of this letter here almost three years ago to the day , noting that I sent it to the then-bishop of Charlotte, Nort...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Teen Suicides Diminish as Marriage Equality Is Enacted: Pro-Life Catholic Response?

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Resistance requires intersectionality. It requires that you know and live Lilla Watson's principle. Know your freedom is bound up w m...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Some Valentine's Day Thoughts: On Love, God, and the Churches' Destruction of Gay Lives and Gay Love

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And now some Valentine's Day statements for you — about love (and what assaults on love in the name of "God" can do to pe...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

NCR Readers Respond to Father James Martin's Bridge-Building Proposal: "Talk About False Equivalences!!"

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At National Catholic Reporter , Brian Roewe provides  a summary of Father James Martin's commentary as he received New Ways Minis...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Fred Clark on Shenanigans of Those Trying to Rescue White Evangelical Brand from Trumpism

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With impeccable evangelical cred, Fred Clark cries foul on the attempt of some leading white evangelical commentators right now to t...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Father James Martin's "Two-Way Bridge" Presentation: Some Questions I'd Like to Ask

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I was not able to listen to Father James Martin's bridge-building address yesterday, as he received New Ways Ministry's Brid...

Helpful Links: Live-Streaming of PRRI-Catholic University Press Conference on Catholic Vote; Text of Father Martin's Bridge-Building Address

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A follow-up to what I posted yesterday about the media event PRRI is holding today with Catholic University of America, regarding the...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Quote for Day: "The Catholic Crisis That the Trump Phenomenon Has Highlighted Is Not Entirely Different from the Crisis American Evangelicals Are Experiencing"

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Massimo Faggioli maintains that this "presidential election of 2016 is especially important for the Catholic Church itself for at l...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Patricia Miller on Catholics Driving Exodus of Nones, Kaya Oakes on How Nones Aren't Coming Back — And Why Should They, Considering What the Church Is Offering?

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Two more helpful pieces of commentary on the recently published PRRI report about why Americans (and especially younger ones) are le...
Friday, August 26, 2016

The Churches and Gay Folks: Three Statements To Read Side by Side

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Three statements from religious news sites today that should be read and discussed side by side, I think:
Friday, August 19, 2016

Michael Coren: Not Only Did Some Christians Oppose Slavery — Many Christians Defended Slavery, Citing the Bible and Longstanding Tradition

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As Michael Coren reminds us in his  Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Mind and Heart Over Same-Sex Marriage (Toronto: Signal, 2016...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Michael Coren: Let's Not Forget That Many Churches Used to Oppose (and Not Long Ago) Gender Equality and Women's Right to Vote, Citing the Bible As Their Authority

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Another snippet from Michael Coren's  Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Mind and Heart Over Same-Sex Marriage (Toronto: Si...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Pope Francis: Gay People Should Be Respected, Accompanied Pastorally, and Apologized to by the Church

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If you can't understand how the church has marginalized the LGBT community, then you've not been listening to the LGBT community. ...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

A Day in May: Testimonies of LGBTQ Irish People About Marriage Equality Vote — "I Believe God Did Work Through Us on That Day"

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In two postings a month ago ( here and here ), I pointed you to a book by Irish journalist Charlie Bird — A Day in May  (Newbridge: ...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

More on Daniel Berrigan's Forgotten (?) Legacy of Advocacy for LGBTQ People: A Reader Comments

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I'm very grateful for the good conversation that has developed here around the topic of Dan Berrigan's witness to Catholic va...