Can You Be Liberal and Catholic?
And if you are, can you get some media love?
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The Pope’s Gay Priests
Every bishop knows he has gay priests in the ranks—pretending otherwise is surely as much of a moral issue as, say, same-sex marriage. Gay priests work in dioceses and religious orders as pastors, teachers, administrators, right-hand men, chaplains, liturgists and preachers. The bishops know this and yet few are able to speak with the kind of candor the pope manages on a daily basis.
Read MoreFreedom Through the Eyes of Bishops and Filmmakers
Bishops launch ‘fortnight’ of prayer and p.r. as San Francisco’s LGBT Film Festival opens.
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Suspicion of the Modern Age: The Pope Regresses
Called to the carpet for the decision to reinstall controversial bishops, the Vatican has taken to doing what it does best: issuing public statements, coupled with obfuscation and outright denial.
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Undercover-ed Religion: 13 Stories That Went Missing in 2012
An RD holiday sampler of stories & viewpoints we would have liked to read in 2012.
Most U.S. Catholics Back Marriage Equality, But Knights of Columbus Pour Millions into Opposition
Quick, what organization was founded to support justice for immigrants, boasts nearly two million (all-male) members, and loves a good parade? The Knights of Columbus still support immigrants’ rights, but those sober-faced men marching down Main Street in full parade regalia are also part of an organization that was the single largest donor in support of California’s Proposition 8. As it turns out, this venerable fraternal order has taken up the anti-equality baton in a big way since then.
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“One of Us”: Rick Santorum and the Politics of (Very Big) Family
Is Football a Pro-Life Sport?
The bishops might want to investigate…
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Bishops Search for Condoms in Cookie Boxes
Having now cracked down on U.S. nuns and the Girl Scouts the Catholic hierarchy is aiming to define womanhood. Problem is, both of those groups are held in far higher regard than the men at the helm of the crackdowns.
Read MoreIf the Girl Scouts Investigated the Bishops…
What they’d find in the committee overseeing the investigation may not sit well with the Girl Scouts’ values.
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