Vatican excommunicates anti-LGBTQ+ Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
Viganò invited notoriously antigay Kentucky official Kim Davis to a meeting with the pope and has denounced the blessing of same-sex relationships.
July 8, 2024
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Antigay, Anti-Vax Cardinal Raymond Burke Has COVID, on Ventilator
Burke has been a vaccine skeptic and encouraged Catholics to attend Mass in person despite the health risks, partly to combat transgender activism.
August 18, 2021
An Open Letter to Antigay Cardinal From Your Gay Relative
Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke's first cousin twice removed is gay. And he has a message for the antigay clergyman.
July 31, 2015
Pope Revokes Homophobic Cardinal's Vatican Salary, Subsidized Apartment
Cardinal Raymond Burke has critiqued Pope Francis's stances on LGBTQ+ issues and more.
November 29, 2023
Pope Pulls Marriage Equality Opponent From Vatican Panel
Pope Francis's removal of Cardinal Raymond Burke from the Congregation for Bishops and appointment of a more moderate member may signal positive change.
December 17, 2013
Antigay Cardinal: Attend Mass in Person to Fight 'Gender Theory'
Raymond Burke says Catholics should attend in person despite COVID-19 to combat "the pervasive attack upon the integrity of human sexuality."
March 23, 2020
Pope Francis Looks to U.S. Leaders on Marriage, Demotes Antigay Cardinal
The Vatican prepares for a busy week.
November 9, 2014
Catholics: Antigay Leaders Get Boot, a Progressive Becomes American Archbishop
Pope Francis made a very important progressive pick, one that may impact how the Vatican treats LGBT followers in the future.
September 20, 2014
Pope Francis's Stance on LGBTQ+ People Challenged by Group of Five Cardinals
The group's five doctrinal questions, or dubia, come ahead of a monthly meeting to chart the church’s future course.
October 2, 2023
For Pope Francis, 87, It’s Out with the Old and In With the New
As a transitional pontiff, Francis will not be pulled backwards.
December 19, 2023
What Do Recent Signs Say About the Pope?
Diplomatic dispute calls Francis' openness to LGBTs into question.
July 13, 2015
Papal Visit Provokes Array of Protests
Pope Benedict XVI may not see them or hear them, but aggrieved Roman Catholic activists hope his U.S. visit this week will help them draw attention to issues ranging from the ordination of women and gay rights to sex abuse by priests and the Vatican ban on contraception. The groups have planned vigils, demonstrations, and news conferences to press their causes as the pope visits Washington and New York. On Monday evening, the eve of his arrival, supporters of women's ordination will host what they are calling ''an inclusive Mass'' at a Methodist church in Washington, presided over by Catholic women -- including two who were recently excommunicated.
April 15, 2008
Conservative Outcry Prompts Vatican to 'Clarify' Document
Vatican officials emphasize that it is an interim report, not the final word.
October 14, 2014
Pope Calls Critics of the Catholic Church 'Friends of the Devil'
The Pontiff's statement ahead of the church's summit on sexual abuse coincided with a letter from cardinals that blamed the abuse on homosexuality.
February 20, 2019
Jesus Would Go to Jail for Rejecting Same-Sex Unions, Says Conservative Cardinal
But did he really reject them? Some Catholics and other Christians say definitely not.
December 20, 2023
Survivor: Vatican
Under Pope Benedict XVI, the Roman Catholic Church is jumping at the chance to drive gay priests from its ranks. The move continues to divide the church
November 7, 2005
Op-ed: But What About the Children?!
Homophobes are grasping at straws to make marriage equality seem dangerous, even if they have to use our precious children.
July 9, 2013
After Catholic Synod: Disappointment, Yet Hope Remains
While the synod's final report is less gay-supportive than its interim one, LGBT activists and allies are encouraged by the number of bishops on their side.
October 20, 2014
Pope Francis' (Mostly) Complete LGBTQ+ Record: the Good and the Bad
Pope Francis may not be as progressive as some of us want, but he's made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.
December 22, 2023
How The Nonreligious 'Nones' Are Driving LGBT Equality
A deep look inside a recent Pew Research survey hints at a link between antigay attitudes and declining religiosity.
June 8, 2015
Democratic Party committee in Alabama votes to disqualify gay primary winner
A Democratic Party committee in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday night voted to disqualify Patricia Todd (pictured), a gay candidate for the state legislature, as well as the woman she defeated in the primary runoff because both women violated an archaic party rule that party officials said no other candidate has obeyed since 1988.
August 25, 2006