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This Catholic priest thinks all gays should be put to death
His hate speech could land him three years in prison.
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A school principal fired this teacher for being gay.
Now, she wants to schedule a meeting to calm outraged parents.
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Will the firing of a gay teacher make the Catholic Church change its ways?
Margie Winters lost her job when a parent complained about her marriage to a woman. Now, she plans to talk to The Pope.
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Following his resignation, former Archbishop John Neinstedt denies allegations
Neinstedt has called homosexuality “evil” in the past, and thinks equal marriage laws are a Satanic “man-made experiment” that would harm children.
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Mayoral candidate faults church in firing of gay teacher
Jim Kenney says church officials should explain why teacher Margie Winters and her wife are threats to society. Winters lost her job last month as religious instruction director at suburban Waldron Mercy Academy after telling the school about her out-of-state marriage.
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Report: Former Twin Cities archbishop tried to limit probe into sexual misconduct
The former archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Rev. John Nienstedt, interfered with an investigation by an outside law firm into allegations of his misconduct.
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Vatican: Ireland same-sex marriage vote a ‘defeat for humanity’
The Vatican’s secretary of state has called the Irish vote to legalize same-sex marriage a “defeat for humanity,” evidence of the soul-searching going on in Catholic circles after the predominantly Roman Catholic country overwhelmingly rejected traditional church teaching on marriage.
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What does Ireland’s vote say about the U.S. debate on same‑sex marriage?
Ireland’s national referendum on same-sex marriage, which was approved by 62 percent of the voters, comes just weeks ahead of an expected ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether to legalize gay marriage throughout the United States.
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Catholic Church ponders future after same-sex marriage vote in Ireland
The morning after Ireland learned it had become the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, looked out at the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Irish premier: ‘Create history’ by voting yes for same-sex marriage
Prime Minister Enda Kenny is urging Ireland’s voters to support the legalization of same-sex marriage in a referendum that pits the power of the Catholic Church against his secular-minded government.