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Statement to more than 25,000 faithful in Rome on Sunday comes on heels of the city’s well-attended LGBT pride festival, and support of same-sex civil unions by Italy’s Lower House of Parliament.
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HRC Expresses Disappointment in Pope Francis’ Assertion That Children Must Have Opposite-Sex Parent
Statement to more than 25,000 faithful in Rome on Sunday comes on heels of the city’s well-attended LGBT pride festival, and support of same-sex civil unions by Italy’s Lower House of Parliament.
American Catholics agree with recent statements from Pope Francis that the Church has become too focused on issues such as sexuality, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released last Friday.
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U.S. Catholics Agree with Pope Francis, Ready to Move Forward
American Catholics agree with recent statements from Pope Francis that the Church has become too focused on issues such as sexuality, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released last Friday.
Last Friday, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin wrote to the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the CEO of Knights of Columbus – an affiliate of the Roman Catholic Church – calling on them to follow Pope Francis’ message of welcome and mercy for gays and lesbians.
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HRC Calls on U.S. Catholic Hierarchy to Heed Pope’s Hopeful Message
Last Friday, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin wrote to the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the CEO of Knights of Columbus – an affiliate of the Roman Catholic Church – calling on them to follow Pope Francis’ message of welcome and mercy for gays and lesbians.
In a wide-ranging interview released in a publication of the Jesuit order, Pope Francis expanded dramatically on his recent comments that “if a homosexual person is of good will and is in search of God, I am no one to judge”—making clear that he intended that tolerant message to apply to all lesbian and gay people, not just priests and members of the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy.
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Griffin: Pope Francis Presses “Reset Button” on LGBT Issues
In a wide-ranging interview released in a publication of the Jesuit order, Pope Francis expanded dramatically on his recent comments that “if a homosexual person is of good will and is in search of God, I am no one to judge”—making clear that he intended that tolerant message to apply to all lesbian and gay people, not just priests and members of the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy.
The pope is to become the first since 1415 to step down as leader of the Catholic Church.
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Pope Benedict Resigns, Vatican Confirms
The pope is to become the first since 1415 to step down as leader of the Catholic Church.
The pope is to become the first since 1415 to step down as leader of the Catholic Church.
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Pope Benedict Resigns, Vatican Confirms
The pope is to become the first since 1415 to step down as leader of the Catholic Church.