Leading Democrats and LGBT groups immediately denounced the move, saying “conscience protections” could become a license to discriminate, particularly against gay and transgender people.
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German bishop urges church debate on blessing same-sex unions
In the fall, the first gay weddings were conducted in Germany, following a June 30 vote by the parliament to allow full same-sex marriage.
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Fr. James Martin: Building a Bridge
Fr. James Martin’s argues in his new book we need to build a bridge between the LGBT community and the Catholic Church.
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Wisconsin priest tells parishioners he’s gay, gets standing ovation
A Roman Catholic priest in Milwaukee has come out as gay, writing that he will no longer live in the shadows of secrecy and plans to be authentic to his gay self.
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Faith leaders write open letter saying children are harmed when told ‘change’ their sex
The open letter was signed by 20 Catholic bishops along with Lutheran, Anglican, Greek Orthodox, Presbyterian, Southern Baptist, Muslim, Orthodox and other Christian leaders.
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Court seems divided over religious right not to sell cake for same-sex wedding
The questions in the Supreme Court oral arguments weighed anti-discrimination laws against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
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Does a Catholic play belong at The Stonewall Inn?
If we want to heal the division between the church and the gay community, we have to meet them, humbly, where they are.
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The neoliberal sexuality of the left
Leftist men need to get more leftist about sex—and maybe more conservative, too.
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Global meeting of Catholic families in Dublin to include outreach to L.G.B.T. people
Some church leaders in Ireland say the World Meeting of Families, to be held next year in Dublin, should be open to all kinds of families, including gay couples.
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Canadian theologian Gregory Baum, participant in Vatican II, dies at 94
Baum was the author of the first draft of “Nostra Aetate.”