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Hathaway Quits Catholicism for Gay Brother

 


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Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway tells GQ magazine she and her parents have left the Catholic Church because of the religion's views on gay issues. Hathaway, whose brother is gay, says she and her parents became Episcopalians shortly after he came out.

"The whole family converted to Episcopalianism after my elder brother came out,” she said. “Why should I support an organization that has a limited view of my beloved brother?"

Hathaway, who has been a vocal champion of gay rights since starring in Brokeback Mountain, says she isn’t quite at home with the Episcopal Church either: "So I'm ... nothing [no denomination]. F**k it, I'm forming. I'm a work in progress.”

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  • Name: Thaumus
    Date posted: 3/8/2011 9:43:25 AM
    Hometown: Brighton, UK

    Comment:

    Who says she does it for attention. maybe she never fully challenged the catholic churches position on homosexuality because until it concerned her brother, it wasnt really that to-do with her. but when it became an issue concerning her brother, it understandably could have become a lot closer to her heart. people like those below who read a story like this and pronounce an instant, damning character judgement on somebody they have never met, with no evidence and no real connection to this person, are far worse then those they seek to judge. Get a life, people, and dont judge someone so harshly for something which you know nothing about.

  • Name: xavier madrigal
    Date posted: 2/18/2010 8:29:33 AM
    Hometown: Panama

    Comment:

    She can convert to any religion as much as she want but only to those who don't have a holy bible or don't recognize the bible. See SODOM and GOMORRAH.Genesis 19:24.And if you believe in God. As long as you don't commit Sodomy

  • Name: Jason
    Date posted: 2/13/2010 12:19:31 PM
    Hometown: Roseville, CA

    Comment:

    POT. KETTLE. BLACK.

  • Name: Nicolas
    Date posted: 2/10/2010 10:20:18 AM
    Hometown: Montreal ,Quebec

    Comment:

    What a publicity seeking B**ch. It so strange that she now only supports gay right only after her brother came out of the closet. The Catholic religion has always been against homosexuality. Was she against homsexuality prior to her brother? What actors won't say or do to always be in the lime light.

  • Name: Charles
    Date posted: 2/9/2010 10:01:23 PM
    Hometown: SF

    Comment:

    You are an ass. She had nothing to do with her EX boyfriend and that scandal.

  • Name: john rogers
    Date posted: 2/9/2010 1:58:23 PM
    Hometown: queens ny

    Comment:

    she knew the churchs stance on gays its just that there was no more charities for her and her boyfriend to loot

  • Name: Michael
    Date posted: 2/8/2010 12:24:34 PM
    Hometown: Pittsburgh

    Comment:

    I dumped the Russian Orthodox religion for its brutal and barbaric position on gays and lesbians. They're even worse than the papists. I joined the Episcopal Church because of that church's inclusivity much like the UCC. I want my tithe dollars to go to support a Community that views me as a human being and not trying to treat me as subhuman. I don't look back with fondness to the Russians and their homophobia and xenophobia. Good riddance. I would imagine the Hathaways felt the same way in wanting to give their money to a supportive community rather than to an old coot who wears red slippers and is the King of Pedophiles.

  • Name: Jeff Ishman
    Date posted: 2/8/2010 10:58:20 AM
    Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL

    Comment:

    Brava!!!

  • Name: Frank
    Date posted: 2/8/2010 9:59:20 AM
    Hometown: Atlanta

    Comment:

    Jesus never intended to start a church as we know them, and I'm sure he would be quite surprised at some of what the Catholic Church teaches today all these years later. The Catholics and Protestants have always picked out and interpreted scripture passages to suit their own ends and prejudices. If Anne Hathaway and family don't support the message of the Catholic Church, then it is within their rights and for their spiritual benefit to find somewhere else to worship.

  • Name: Victor J Kinzer
    Date posted: 2/8/2010 9:52:11 AM
    Hometown: Bloomington, IN

    Comment:

    Joyce: lol No really. LOL. Are you really preaching on this site about Jesus? The man who when his disciples said "These are people like us, but not of us, what should we do?" he said "Leave them alone". Are you preaching about the narrow path to heaven lead by the man who said that the Roman soldier who had faith in Jesus' ability to cure his servant that he would sit at his side in heaven and many Jews would languish in perdition? The Roman soldier who said nothing about Jesus' father, or following the one true path, he just believed in the miracles. And do you know why? Because he was pagan. Pagans at the time were raised to believe in such things. To the Jews miracles were from the past, they hadn't happened in ages. Pagans performed rituals and created their own miracles all the time. So, I think perhaps YOU need to take it up with Jesus. He professed Faith as the important part, not dogmatic specificity.

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