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Pope Francis criticizes Catholic Church’s obsession with gays, abortion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice might “fall like a house of cards” if it doesn’t balance its divisive rules about abortion, gays and contraception with the greater need to make the church a merciful, more welcoming place for all.
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Catholic Church, conservative politicians attack Peru’s same-sex civil union bill
LIMA, Peru — The Catholic Church and leading conservative politicians have lunched an attack on a Peru lawmaker and his draft bill to legalize same-sex civil unions, calling it an attempt to “justify his [sexual] orientation.”
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Teacher fired from Catholic school after 18 years because she is gay
FRIDLEY, Minn. — Another employee of a suburban Minneapolis Catholic high school was fired after it was disclosed that the individual is gay and in a same-sex relationship.
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Honolulu bishop says discrimination against gay couples is ‘just’
Honolulu’s Catholic Bishop Larry Silva has issued an “urgent” appeal against same-sex marriage in Hawaii, arguing that discrimination against gay couples is “just.”
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R.I. bishop switches from Democrat to Republican over gay marriage, abortion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence says he has become a registered Republican because he can not be associated with the Democratic party’s views on abortion and same-sex marriage.
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Cardinal defends funding cuts for immigration groups that support gay marriage
CHICAGO — Cardinal Francis George, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, is defending his decision to bar church funding for immigrant rights groups that support same-sex marriage.
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Gay teacher fired from Catholic school after wedding makes local news
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A California man says he was fired from his teaching job at a Catholic high school less than two weeks after his marriage to his same-sex partner was featured in local news reports.
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Philippines Archbishop says gays must not make themselves ‘laughing stocks’
MANILA, Philippines — One of the Philippines most prominent clergymen, Archbishop emeritus Oscar Cruz, said that gay people should always keep their dignity high by avoiding actions that would make them “laughing stocks.”
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Pope Francis’ revolution is underway and not everyone is pleased
VATICAN CITY — The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased. Four months into his papacy, Francis has called on young Catholics in the trenches to take up spiritual arms to shake up a dusty, doctrinaire church that is losing faithful and relevance. He has said women must have a greater role – not […]
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Pope Francis on gay priests: ‘Who am I to judge?’
Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn’t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.