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“Saints Are Only Human”: Leaving the Church, But Heeding this Pope’s Lessons

By Elizabeth Colmant Estes

…slogans about immigration reform. On line I heard that parishes with large numbers of undocumented immigrants had received many tickets. No outside food or water, statues, gifts or selfie sticks were permitted. Despite 10,000 folding chairs, most of us would have no choice but to stand. Once in my appointed place behind the last row of seats, I found myself in a community of fellow pilgrims, lottery winners from local parishes, nearby colleges, an…

We Went Through Amoris Laetitia Section by Section So You Wouldn’t Have To

By Anthony Adams

…eteronormative uncontracepted sex in monogamous marriage.” Sections 243 and 299 would also disappoint any divorced and remarried Catholics who want to receive Communion openly. Pope Francis says they should be treated with care and kindness and respect, but he stops short of giving them access to receiving Communion. He offers the same condescension to LGBT Catholics in Section 250 when he says should be treated with care, kindness and respect, bu…

Swiss Priest Sacked for Blessing Lesbian Couple; Mormon Equality Advocate Excommunicated; Pope-Backed Anti-Gay Referendum Fails; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…warned Nabagesera she is at risk of arrest for “promoting homosexuality.” Mexico: Marriage equality expands; Spanish couple in legal limbo The first same-sex wedding in the border state of Sonora is reportedly scheduled for this evening, February 13, but the couple involved is keeping details of the ceremony and its location secret. El Pais reports that a married gay couple from Spain is reportedly stuck in legal limbo in Mexico, where a woman ac…

Can Expelled Teach Us a Thing or Two?

By Arri Eisen

…a of an Intelligence or a Creator, and most similar ideas of religion, are non-falsifiable, non-testable, in the way that any scientific idea must be. I argue to introduce alternate ideas in the science classroom, but in a different way. And here is where I part company with most of my colleagues who say, ‘Creationism and intelligent design belong in history or religion class, but in my classroom I only teach science. Besides, I’ve got too much in…

Francis Visits the Church that John Paul Broke

By Patricia Miller

…have given up any hope of reform and have left the church altogether. The number of former, non-practicing Catholics in the US now rivals the number of actual Catholics, comprising a shadow church of lost adherents that will trail Francis as he moves through former Catholic strongholds like New York and Philadelphia that have closed churches by the dozen. And the numbers make it clear that the Catholic rate of disaffiliation isn’t an artifact of…

Religious Traditionalists Resist Marriage Equality, Artist Questions What Is “Un-African” & More in This Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…f same sex couples seeking an injunction allowing them to marry, but under Mexico’s governmental structure, five such injunctions, or amparos, must be awarded to couples or groups of couples from a given state before that state’s law is considered changed for all couples. Mexico’s complicated legal march toward marriage equality is tracked by journalist Rex Wockner. Brazil: Gay mayor marries longtime partner Edgar de Souza, mayor of the city of Li…

Indonesia Allows Abusive Sharia Laws to Stand; Kenyan Priest Joins Challenge to Anti-LGBT Laws; Dominican Republic Bishop Slams ‘Gender Ideology’ at OAS; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…urnalist Rex Wockner tracks the complex march of marriage equality through Mexico’s legal and political system. Mexico City’s pride celebration on Saturday reportedly drew 100,000 people. Australia: Marchers push for marriage equality legislation In advance of July 2 national elections, marriage equality rallies were held across the country on Saturday, with marchers “calling on whichever party wins a July 2 national election to quickly introduce…

Indonesia Hears Islamist Arguments For LGBT Criminalization; Zambian Churches Oppose Condom Distribution in Prisons; Lithuanian Conservative Manifesto Calls LGBTs Enemies of Freedom; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…changes recognizing marriage equality, which is currently spreading across Mexico through a series of court rulings. Proceso reports this week that the National Front for the Family has announced anti-marriage-equality marches in 60 cities. A spokesman for the group said Mexico needs to protect the “natural family” from the government’s efforts to impose “gender ideology.” Serbia: Activists plan protest at Turkey’s embassy Activists in Serbia are…

LGBT Activists Challenge Church Anti-Marriage Efforts; Gov’t in Belize Creates Church-State ‘Public Morality’ Commission; Opponents Seek To Stop Finland’s Marriage Equality Law Before It Takes Effect; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…c bishops and priests. Marriage opponents are also planning to converge on Mexico City later this month. On Sunday, pro-equality activists marched in response in Puebla and Mexico City, where they marched on the cathedral, demanding support for a secular state. Other activists have filed complaints against church officials for violating the law that regulates religious organizations. A recent poll that showed Mexicans split on marriage equality al…

World Congress of Families Blessed By Georgian Orthodox Patriarch and George W. Bush; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ce 2012. “People have got used to journalists’ murders,” one analyst said. Mexico: More Marriage The complicated legal march of marriage equality continues in Mexico. Gay couples in the state of Sonora will no longer have to seek an injunction, or amparo, from the federal courts in order to get married. The first same-sex couple to get married last year in the state of Baja California are now advocating for LGBT legal protections including adoptio…