All posts tagged "pope francis"
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Vatican: Gays and gay supporters may not become priests
Just in case there was any question of whether or not the Catholic Church might be softening its stance on homosexuality, a new document released by...
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Former pope brags of dissolving “gay lobby” inside Vatican
Benedict XVI cites dissolution of so-called "gay lobby" as one of his successes in a new book
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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word: Apologizing to the LGBT Community
Apologizing for discriminating against LGBT people is something few governments are willing to do
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Pope Francis calls on Christians to apologize to gays
In echo of comments three years ago, Pope Francis strikes a more compassionate tone towards LGBT people
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Pope Francis’ “family life” exhortation stands firmly against gay unions
Surprising no one who has followed the Vatican’s pronouncements on homosexuality over the past few years, Pope Francis issued a papal exhortation reiterating the Roman Catholic...
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Pope met with gay couple during visit to Washington
Amid all the hullabaloo over Pope Francis meeting with Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, the pontiff also met with a same-sex couple from Washington during...
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Vatican expresses “sense of regret” for meeting with Kim Davis
The Vatican is walking back its seeming embrace of Kim Davis after receiving backlash from LGBT groups and liberal Catholics disappointed that the pope had...
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Defending Davis: Kim Davis is enjoying her fifteen minutes of fame
From awards to papal recognition, Kim Davis is being hailed for blocking same-sex marriages
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Kim Davis had private meeting with Pope Francis; UPDATE: HRC responds
Controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis apparently did meet privately with Pope Francis, a Vatican spokesman seemed to confirm on Wednesday to ABC News. Davis and...
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Pope: Trans people should accept their body as “God’s gift”
Pope Francis, writing in his encyclical, has called upon transgender people to accept the body they were born with as “God’s gift.” “The acceptance of...
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Pope Francis describes heterosexual marriage as a “masterpiece”
— Pope Francis, speaking to a crowd of 60,000 in Saint Peter’s Square, the Catholic News Agency reports. The Pope made the comments in the...
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Pope Francis: Same-sex marriage is harming the family
“The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage.” –Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic...
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Hello, 2014
With my last column of 2013 dedicated to my holiday wishes, the first column of 2014 should obviously be dedicated to predictions. First up in...
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Duck Amuck
One of the more frustrating aspects of the annual media rite of ''Year in Review'' stories is that they start hitting around Dec. 1, which...
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The Hope for the Pope
So here we are, nearing the end of 2013 under the annual bombardment of year-in-reviews and ''Person of the Year'' covers. While I enjoy reading...
