Thursday, June 30, 2016

Following Papal Statement About Apologizing to Gay People, U.S. Lay Catholic Leader John Gehring Calls for Listening Sessions with LGBTQ Catholics

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When I posted several days ago about Pope Francis's statement that the Catholic church should apologize to gay people (and other...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Pope Francis on Apologizing to the Gay Community: "Still Locates the Problem Firmly in the Land of Words" (and How to Move Forward with Bishops Like Wenski Dominating USCCB?)

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Pope Francis is speaking about gays and lesbians in ways that would have gotten anyone else disciplined, censured or silenced ten years a...

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. ...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Commentary on U.S. Catholic Bishops and "Religious Liberty" Crusade As "Fortnight for Freedom" Begins: "Fair to Say Religious Liberty Has a Damaged 'Brand' These Days"

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This week, the U.S. Catholic bishops began their latest "Fortnight for Freedom" shindig, whose purpose is  to drive Catholic ...

Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Online Discussions of LGBTQ Lives at Catholic Blog/News Sites Following Orlando — "A Pastoral Failure of Monumental Proportion"

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Three instructive comments by Catholics discussing the Orlando massacre at Catholic news and blog sites:

NCR and Commonweal Make Editorial Statements About Orlando: "Wrong to Downplay or Ignore the Fact That Mateen's Victims Were Murdered for Being Gay"

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Two leading U.S. Catholic journals have now published editorial statements about the Orlando massacre — National Catholic Reporter  a...
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: ...