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Pope Francis, Breeding Bunnies and Ideological Colonization

By Patricia Miller

…ut who in the twenty-first century thinks Catholics “breed like rabbits”? That’s an offensive stereotype of Catholics that went out of date in the 1950s, when most Catholic women got on board with contraception—which the Catholic Church bans. And he made his comments after saying Catholics shouldn’t use birth control and while criticizing a woman who was pregnant for the eighth time and facing a cesarean section: “Does she want to leave the seven…

Thoughts from the “Bad Hombre” Debate

By Candace E. West

…e time comes, whether or not he’ll honor the results of the election. Let that sink in. Now remember that it’s not just Trump. The Associated Press report from the debate notes that: Trump’s assertions raise the prospect that millions of his supporters may not accept the results on Nov. 8 if he loses, thrusting the nation into uncharted territory. Free and fair elections, with the vanquished peacefully stepping aside for the victor, have been the…

How to Make Nones and Lose Money: Study Shows Cost of Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals

By Kaya Oakes

…ship. Kyle, who was in seminary when the Boston abuse cases were at their height of media coverage and now considers himself only loosely Catholic, says that he no longer has “that respect for the church” that previous generations did….

Pentecostal Prayer Gangs: New Film Documents Religion in a Brazilian Prison

By Nick Street

…Our conversation happened as the guard was looking on, and I realized at that moment, that this is not the way to get the story, under the eyes of the guard. So I started to think how I could get a more insider perspective, what prison would look like without that filter. The answer was obvious: I would need to spend some time in whatever prison I was studying, eating the same food as the inmates, sleeping in the same cells. It was also a way to…

Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ff room they have to hide their private lives; they have to hide the fact that they’re gay, or that they are divorced, or in a second relationship, or that they’re an unmarried parent.” The Irish government also released Respect, an anti-bullying guide that “encourages teachers to challenge children to think about family, love and gender from an early age,” reports Pink News, which says “the government is also moving forward with a same-sex adopti…

More Mixed Signals from Pope Francis; Church of England Wrestles with Rifts; Faith Groups Lobby Pro & Con on Irish Referendum; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e “the burden of the day and the heat” (cf. Mt 20:1-16).” Let me be clear that I do not think that Pope Francis is criticizing the gay-marriage-threatens-straight-marriage argument. What I am saying is that the logic and Gospel values he extols in this homily contradict the type of thinking that such an argument carries. And, as I mentioned, I don’t think that the pope was necessarily speaking of LGBT people in this homily. The descriptions he off…

#TeachAcceptance and the Fight for the Soul of SF’s Catholic Schools

By Patricia Miller

…s” is no longer being considered. Support SF Teachers said in a statement that while it is true that Cordileone is no longer using the word “minister,” he has not “backed off his effort to reclassify teachers and other staff as ministers. […] The Archbishop is still proposing that the teachers and other staff are ‘called to advance this religious mission’ and that their work is a ‘ministry.’ This is not a meaningful change.” According to Ted Allen…

‘I Don’t Buy It’: The Gospel According to Frank Underwood

By Cathleen Falsani

…uspended above him. He looks up, into the eyes of Jesus, and says, “Love. That’s what you’re selling? Well, I don’t buy it.” And then he spits at Jesus’ face. The act was shocking and yes, sacrilegious. I don’t believe we ever would have seen such a display on network television where advertisers rule and protests or boycotts surely would ensue. But it was authentic to Frank’s character, an unabashed, unapologetic villain. He’s a monster, but he’s…

Peru’s Civil Unions Bill Killed as Bishop Calls Sponsor ‘Faggot’; Germany Fines Men For Trying To Force Gay Muslim Teen Into Hetero Marriage; LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…uggest that if some people are born with Down’s syndrome or Spina Bifida, that that was what God intended either.” After public outcry, he apologized for “hurt” that his comments caused. From Pink News: He said in a statement: “I believe that every person is willed by God and loved by God. I simply don’t believe that God micromanages the universe in such detail. “I regret any hurt that may have been caused either by what I actually said or by how…

What This All-Star Christian Movie Gets Wrong About Christianity

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

…person in others’ eyes. I might actually be persecuted for my beliefs and that that is the most important instance of discrimination ever; on the other hand, perhaps I just enjoy thinking that I am. Maybe I find it gratifying. And here’s the kicker: I am probably not in the best position to tell the difference. This isn’t some newfangled liberal fancy, either: since antiquity, Christian thinkers have dwelled on the human propensity to deceive ones…