Pope Thanks Controversial Nun for LGBT Advocacy
LGBTQI advocate Sister Jeannine Gramick received a handwritten letter on December 10 from Pope Francis, thanking her for five decades of LGBTQI ministry. It is …
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Vatican cardinal says homophobia is an invention and doesn’t exist
The cardinal said some bishops were allowing themselves to be intimidated and didn’t understand that homophobia was “a deception to threaten the people”.
Pope says accepting trans people will make straight people infertile
Francis rallied against people who promoted what he claimed was the “utopia of the neutral”.
Pope’s US visit prompts calls for a LGBT-inclusive Catholic church
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the Washington Blade, an LGBTI news outlet based in Washington DC, US. Michael K. Lavers is the …
New Pope, same beliefs
The Catholic Church shows no sign of altering its stance on marriage equality for the LGBT community, electing Jorge Bergoglio – now Pope Francis I …
Who cares about the new Pope?
So we have a new pope. The pick of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis I, has caused outrage in some quarters. His …
Hola, Señor Papa
In the days since the new Pope was elected, a fairly clear picture has emerged of the kind of guy Argentinian Cardinal Bergolio will be: …
Goodbye, Mr Pope
The closest I ever got to Pope Benedict XVI was on a trip to Rome in 2009. My visit was an anticipated stop on a …