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Catholic school suffers sharp backlash over firing of gay teacher
PHILADELPHIA — Administrators at a Roman Catholic high school suffered a sharp and swift backlash this week after firing a well-liked teacher who sought to marry his same-sex partner.
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Ind. bishops: God is author of marriage, not within State’s power to redefine
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s six Catholic bishops have issued a pastoral letter in response to a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, asserting that the well-being of children, the family, and society are at stake.
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Archbishop of Mumbai: Catholic church ‘never considered gay people criminals’
MUMBAI — The Archbishop of Mumbai and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, said Wednesday that the Church has “never considered gay people criminals.”
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Pope Francis named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
NEW YORK — Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church’s new leader has changed the perception of the 2,000-year-old institution in an extraordinary way in a short time.
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Gay Catholic school teacher fired hours after applying for marriage license
BENSALEM, Pa. — A Catholic high school teacher in Pennsylvania said he was fired on Friday, just hours after applying for a marriage license to wed his same-sex partner.
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NY Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Catholics ‘outmarketed’ on gay marriage
NEW YORK — New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the Roman Catholic Church has been “outmarketed” on the issue of same-sex marriage and has been “caricatured as being anti-gay.”
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Cardinal George blasts gay marriage in letter to all Chicago-area Catholics
CHICAGO — One of the most high-profile religious leaders who opposed Illinois’ new same-sex marriage legislation says the law will have consequences for the church and society.
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Ill. Catholic bishop to hold gay marriage ‘exorcism’ when governor signs bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Roman Catholic bishop in Illinois said Thursday he will preside over a prayer service of “supplication and exorcism” next week to coincide with they ceremony in which Gov. Pat Quinn will sign the state’s marriage equality bill into law.
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Catholic Church yanks YMCA grant over relationship with pro-gay marriage group
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Catholic Church is rescinding a $60,000 grant to the University YMCA in Champaign, Ill., because the organization has refused to cut ties with an LGBT support group that backs same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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Vatican ambassador: U.S. bishops shouldn’t preach ideology
BALTIMORE — The Vatican ambassador to the U.S., addressing American bishops at their first national meeting since Pope Francis was elected, said Monday they should not “follow a particular ideology” and should make Roman Catholics feel more welcome in church.