Catholic Official Who Linked Gays to Devil Resigns

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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Daniel Avila, who worked on policy and research for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, resigned -- possibly under pressure -- after he wrote a newspaper column that linked same-sex behavior to Satan.

Avila's recent column in The Pilot, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, was roundly condemned. The paper later removed the column and apologized for it; Avila later wrote in The Pilot that his views don't represent those of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. A spokeswoman for the group said Avila offered to step down this week and the offer was accepted Friday. Read more here.