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Anti-gay Archbishop under investigation for sexual misconduct with other men
John Nienstedt, the Catholic archbishop who championed the failed effort to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota, is facing a church investigation over allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with other men, including priests and seminary students. “I believe that the investigators have received about ten sworn statements alleging sexual impropriety …
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St. Louis Archdiocese condemns city for issuing same-sex marriage licenses
ST. LOUIS — The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis is condemning a city move challenging Missouri’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage by issuing marriage licenses to four gay and lesbian couples. The diocese issued a written statement calling the city decision a violation of “the laws of our state (that) disregard(s) the laws of nature.”
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Vatican: Many Catholics ignore teachings on marriage, homosexuality
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican admitted Thursday that most Catholics around the world reject its teachings about sex and contraception as an intrusion into their private lives, and are ignorant of other core doctrines about marriage, divorce and homosexuality. The Vatican blamed its own priests for much of the problem, saying they simply aren’t …
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Catholic church bars gay man from mass following commitment ceremony
MARQUETTE, Mich. — A gay Michigan man says he will worship elsewhere after he was barred from his Catholic church and told he was not allowed to participate in Sunday’s mass with the rest of the congregation.
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Pelosi to SF Archbishop: Marriage march is ‘venom masquerading as virtue’
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has joined a high-profile lobbying effort to pressure San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to skip the upcoming “March for Marriage” event, calling it “venom masquerading as virtue.”
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Catholic bishops maintain focus on same-sex marriage, abortion
NEW ORLEANS — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops meeting Wednesday renewed their focus on same-sex marriage and abortion under Pope Francis. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to make only limited revisions to a guide they publish every presidential election year on church teaching, voting and public policy.
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Fired teachers seek audience with Pope over Catholic Church’s anti-gay stance
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday delivered a letter to the Vatican on behalf of nine teachers who have lost their jobs at Catholics schools for either being LGBT, or supporting an LGBT family member.
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Judge allows gay administrator’s lawsuit against Catholic school to go forward
SEATTLE — A lawsuit against a Washington state Catholic high school that fired an openly gay administrator after he married his same-sex partner can move forward, a judge has ruled.
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Gay band director fired by Catholic school for planning to marry partner
MACON, Ga. — An openly gay band director at a Macon, Ga., Catholic school has been fired after announcing plans to marry his partner later this year, and students and parents are protesting the firing to the school’s board of trustees.
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Teachers criticize Catholic school contracts that regulate their private lives
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Roman Catholic Dioceses in Oakland and Cincinnati have come under fire for new morality clauses that require teachers to conform to church teachings in their private lives.