Italian Bishop States His Support for Civil Unions for Lesbian and Gay Couples
An Italian bishop has stated his support for civil unions, though not for marriage, for same-gender couples. Bishop Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini GayStarNews.com reported that Bishop Giuseppe Fiorini...
View ArticleDenver Catholic Charities Will Not Let Same-Gender Couples Adopt
If a civil unions bill becomes law this year in Colorado (and it looks likely that it will), the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic Charities has said that it will not place children available for...
View ArticleTwo More Cardinals on the Record Endorsing Civil Unions
The number of cardinals endorsing civil unions for lesbian and gay couples continues to grow. Cardinal Christoph Schonborn Thanks to QueeringTheChurch.com, we have this report from London’s The Tablet...
View Article‘Known Lesbian’ Reaches Out to Cardinal Without LGBT Friends
In mid-April, Bondings 2.0 reported on a South African cardinal who claimed to know of no LGBT individuals personally, and thus rejected any claims he could be homophobic. Now, a self-ascribed “known...
View ArticleQUOTE TO NOTE: Vatican Official on Civil Unions
Archbishop Vincent Paglia, the head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council on the Family, was recently interviewed by National Catholic Reporter’s John Allen, who asked the prelate to clarify his recent...
View ArticleSeparating Civil and Sacramental Marriage–Part 1
It’s always curious to me when similar arguments appear in the writings of people whose views on a topic are opposed. I’ve pointed this out in two other instances, and you can read about them here...
View ArticleMalta’s Bishops Quote the Letter, But Not the Spirit, of Pope Francis’ Words
Pope Francis’ positive words about lesbian and gay people in the last few months have been used by Catholic bishops in Malta recently. Unfortunately, the bishops quoted the pope to support their...
View ArticleNEWS NOTES: October 23, 2013
Here are some items you might find of interest: (1) The Archbishop of Lima, Peru, has publicly implied a legislator in that country is gay. Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne was speaking on a radio...
View ArticleTop Catechist Calls Teaching on Homosexuality “Nonsensical”
Fr. Rene Camilleri Malta’s top catechist has questioned Catholic teachings on homosexuality and criticized a position paper about reparative therapy released by that nation’s bishops last week. Fr....
View ArticleFormer Nuns Celebrate Civil Union in Italy, as Ousted Priest Marks...
By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, October 3, 2016 Two women in Italy who had formerly been in religious life celebrated their civil union last week, just about a year after a priest working in the...
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