We Shouldn’t Be Surprised Francis Met with Kim Davis
When Pope Francis came to New York last week traffic came to a standstill. But traffic…
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Deifying Pope Francis Obscures Where He’s So So Right, So So Wrong
We are compulsive god-makers. And this penchant was in florid display this past week as…
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Pope’s US Visit Provokes Intense Attention; New Vatican Book on Man-Woman Complementarity & New Int’l Report on Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality; Global LGBT Recap
The United Kingdom’s Stonewall has published “Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality,” a booklet that tells…
Read MorePope Meets With Sexual Abuse Survivors
After meeting with Sexual abuse survivors, Pope Francis led off his remarks to the Bishops…
Read MoreHow to Make Nones and Lose Money: Study Shows Cost of Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals
It doesn’t take more than a glance at the recent Reuters report to see that…
Read MoreThe Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap
Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in…
Read MoreChallenge to ‘un-Africanness’ of homosexuality; LGBT Catholics in Africa face church cooperation with persecution; lesbian cartoon project debuts in bangladesh under shadow of violence; Global LGBT Recap
In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you…
Read MorePope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap
We reported last week on the UN Security Council briefing convened by American and Chilean…
Read MorePope Says Forgive Women Who’ve Had Abortions
The headlines are everywhere—Pope Francis says priests can forgive women who’ve abortions—and the implications are…
Read MoreMarriage Vote ‘Transforms’ Not-So-Catholic Ireland; Activist to Malaysian PM – ‘Love Is Not Terrorism’; LGBTs Find Growing Acceptance in Colombia, Not At World Meeting of Families; Global LGBT Recap
Islamic State: Nine men reportedly executed for sodomy; UN Security Council hears testimony Islamic State…
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