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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Catholic Church Orders School to Cover Pride Mural, Calling It Obscene
A priest at a church in New Jersey was offended by a reproduction of Keith Haring's interlocking male symbols.
May 23, 2019
Anglican Priests Barred From Blessing Gay Marriages
Days after the archbishop of Canterbury equated homophobia with racism, Anglican bishops have prohibited priests from celebrating same-sex marriages.
February 18, 2014
What Can Queer People Expect From Pope Francis? Not Much
The pope just can't stop disappointing us.
December 12, 2016
Pope Reiterates Catholic Church's Ban on Gay Priests
The affirmation of the ban comes in a new Vatican document -- even though it's widely acknowledged that there are many gay priests in the church.
December 7, 2016
Dissecting the Catholic Church's Disrespect of LGBTQ+ People
What if the Roman Catholic Church wrote about African-Americans and women the way it still writes about LGBTQ+ people?
March 4, 2021
Cofounder of Gay-Affirming Catholic Group Dies at 76
Father Robert Nugent helped found New Ways Ministry, which advocates for LGBT equality in the church and society.
January 3, 2014
Pope Francis Admits 'Gay Lobby' at Work at Vatican
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged to a private audience that a blackmail scheme targeting gay priests -- amid other corruption -- exists within the Vatican.
June 12, 2013
Pope criticizes same-sex unions in Christmas address
Pope Benedict XVI touched on many of the themes close to his heart, including celibacy in the priesthood, dialogue between religions, and his opposition to legal rights for gay and unmarried couples in a year-end speech Friday in Vatican City.
December 22, 2006
Pope Francis to Meet With Gay, Transgender Prisoners
Inmates from a unit for gay, transgender, and HIV-positive people will be among those Francis meets with in Naples Saturday.
March 20, 2015
'God and the Gay Christian': Southern Baptist Leader Objects
A new book by a YouTube phenom says gay Christians must be welcomed in the church. But a prominent evangelical leader disagrees.
April 23, 2014
Pope Francis Denounces Concept of Gender Choice
“Today, in schools they are teaching this to children — to children! — that everyone can choose their gender,” the pope says, none too pleased.
August 2, 2016
Risking Boycott, Staten Island St. Pat's Day Parade Bars LGBTQ Groups
Numerous politicians have already declined to participate in the upcoming event.
February 20, 2020