Tag: Catholic
GLAAD’s President Herndon Graddick on Election of New Pope
“The National Catholic reporter said Pope Francis called adoption by gay and lesbian people a form of discrimination against children.
Scottish Catholic adoption agency ordered to comply with equality law
A Catholic adoption agency has been told by the Charity Regulator in Scotland that if it doesn’t lift its ban on applications from gay couples it will lose its charitable status.
Priest’s shock as gay mass is scrapped at Soho church
A Catholic priest has expressed surprise at the Archbishop of Westminster’s decision to scrap gay-friendly masses at a Soho church.
Catholic school bans gay ‘cure’ seminar at Caboolture
A Catholic school has kiboshed a “curing homosexuality seminar” set to be held at their Caboolture college.
My gay son: the face of church’s lack of respect
I am a Catholic who voted against Proposition 8 in 2008 and contributed $1,000 to the No on 8 Campaign, a Catholic who is sustained by regular Mass, scripture and prayer. I am also the father of a gay son, from whom I was slow to learn how painful, debilitating and denigrating are the constant legal and social reminders that he and those like him are not fully accepted members of the human community.
Halton Catholic board to revisit ban on gay-straight student clubs
The Halton Catholic District School Board will take a second look at its controversial policy banning gay-straight student clubs at its schools.