Vatican welcomes straight-acting, celibate gay priests in training...for now
The church also declares LGBTQ+ folks exist "in a situation that seriously hinders a correct relationship with men and women."
January 14, 2025
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Pope Francis: LGBTQ+ People Welcome But Have to Obey Church Rules
"There are laws that regulate life inside the church," the pope said after giving an inclusive message at the World Youth Day gathering.
August 7, 2023
Vatican Rules Transgender Catholics and Babies of Same-Sex Couples Can Be Baptized in the Church
Regarding transgender people, the document says a person who identifies as transgender can be baptized like any other adult, “as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or disorientation” to other Catholics.
November 9, 2023
Methodist Court: Consecration of Lesbian Bishop Violated Church Law
The Judicial Council's ruling on the United Methodist Church's first lesbian bishop highlights the church's division on LGBT issues.
April 29, 2017
Methodist Minister Convicted of Performing Same-Sex Wedding
Rev. Frank Schaefer broke church law by acting as officiant when his son married a man, a church court ruled Monday.
November 19, 2013
Minister to Be Tried for Officiating Son's Same-Sex Marriage
Rev. Thomas Ogletree, a United Methodist minister, faces a church trial for breaking denominational rules against blessing same-sex unions.
January 22, 2014
Lutheran pastor's trial rekindles debates over gay clergy
A gay pastor in a relationship with another man will face disciplinary proceedings for violating church rules banning sex outside marriage.
January 17, 2007
Chicago Lutheran Church Ordains Lesbian
A Lutheran church in Chicago has ordained a lesbian who refuses to take a vow of celibacy, becoming the first to test a new resolution that gives bishops leeway in disciplining such violations. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America requires vows of celibacy for gay but not for heterosexual clergy -- a policy the Reverend Jen Rude, 27, calls discriminatory. Chicago's bishop, Wayne Miller, did not try to block Rude's ordination at Resurrection Lutheran Church on Saturday, but he also didn't attend the ceremony. While he has said he believes the celibacy rule should reversed, he also has urged bishops to follow rules set by the church.
November 20, 2007
Vatican's tolerance of gay priests moves toward strict oversight
For more than four decades the Roman Catholic Church has followed its rules concerning gay priests while recognizing the reality of their presence. But the Vatican--as far back as 1961--has made it clear they are not wanted.
October 14, 2005
Utah Governor Gets Mormon Church Behind Conversion Therapy Ban
As recently as last month, the church said it had problems with proposed regulations in the conservative state.
November 27, 2019
Church of England: Sex Is OK Only in Heterosexual Marriage
The C of E reiterates its stance now that U.K. straight couples can get civil partnerships -- and they're not marriage, according to the church.
January 23, 2020