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Gay teacher forced to put up crucifix under “fascist” laws

An Italian teacher who removed a crucifix from his classroom has been forced to put it back up under “fascist” laws. Gay philosophy teacher David Zotti took down the crucifix from his classroom in...

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Archbishop tells employees they will be fired for supporting same-sex marriage

The Archbishop of Miami has sent a letter to his employees telling them they could be fired for publicly supporting same-sex marriage. Despite Florida recently seeing its first legal same-sex...

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Catholic deacon writes touching blog about his trans daughter

A Catholic deacon in the US has written about being the supportive parent of a trans child. In a blog published on the News Ways Minsitry site, Ray Dever talked about when his daughter came out as...

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San Francisco Catholics call on Pope to replace ‘intolerant’ Archbishop

A group of Catholic leaders have written to Pope Francis asking him to remove Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone over his views on issues such as same-sex marriage. They say that Archbishop Corileone has...

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Andy Burnham: Faith schools should be forced to teach about gay relationships

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has spoken out about faith schools, saying they should not be able to use religion in order to avoid teaching about gay and lesbian issues. Speaking in a PinkNews...

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Catholic mother asks internet how to cure gay son…it doesn’t go well

A Catholic mother turned to the internet to help her son remain “on the right path” – and Redditors responded in full force. The mother’s post – which has since been deleted – read: “What else can I do...

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Pope says Church should apologise to gays… a month after saying Catholics...

The Pope has claimed the church should “apologise” to gay people – a month after he said Catholics should be free to discriminate based on sexuality. The religious leader made the comments to press...

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Gay sex-scandal engulfs Catholic seminary amid allegations of Grindr use

Dublin’s archbishop says he will stop sending trainee priests to the Republic of Ireland’s main Catholic college after allegations emerged of a gay culture at the seminary. Dr Diarmuid Martin revealed...

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Catholic Church in Mexico apologises after saying ‘man’s anus is not designed...

One of Mexico’s leading Catholic Cardinals has issued an apology to the LGBT community on behalf of the Archdiocese for its offensive anti-LGBT statements. They include an editorial published online...

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The Pope claims accepting transgender people will make everyone infertile

Pope Francis has said that technological advances which enable transitioning are making straight people infertile. The pontiff also condemned the concept of non-binary people, saying that this too...

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Pope Francis tells a gay man that ‘God made you like this and loves you’

Pope Francis has told a gay man subject to clerical sexual abuse that God made him gay. Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a prominent Chilean priest, spoke with the Pope last week about...

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LGBT Catholics challenge Pope’s claim that gay families ‘aren’t valid’

LGBT Catholics have challenged Pope Francis over an assertion that “a man and a woman” is the only model for starting a family. The Pope caused anger on Saturday (June 16) when he made the remarks in...

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Catholic priest in Chicago proudly cuts up and burns LGBT flag

A Catholic priest has reportedly cut up and burned a LGBT+ flag—despite being ordered not to do so by his diocese—in a private ceremony in Chicago. Father Paul Kalchik, a priest at Resurrection Parish,...

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Catholic priest who burned rainbow flag ‘removed from church’

A Catholic priest from Chicago, who cut up and burned a rainbow LGBT+ flag, has reportedly been removed from his position over concerns for his welfare. Father Paul Kalchik, a priest at Resurrection...

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Meet Russia’s gay priest: “The church should reach out”

It’s a warm afternoon in St. Petersburg, a crowd of shoppers fills the streets of Nevskiy Prospekt, the city’s main shopping street. None of the passersby seem to have ever heard of a ‘liberal’ church...

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Church backs priest who denied communion to a lesbian judge because she’s gay

A Michigan diocese is backing a priest after he refused to give communion to a lesbian judge because she is married to a woman. Judge Sara Smolenski, chief judge of the Kent County District Court, has...

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Catholic cardinal says gay people can be blessed but cannot have ‘a...

A German Catholic cardinal, described as “Germany’s most important Catholic”, has said that while gay people can be blessed they should be barred from having a “marriage-like relationship”. Reinhard...

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Non-binary bisexual Catholic priest wants you to know people of all genders...

A non-binary priest has been ordained to lead an independent, LGBT-inclusive Catholic church in San Diego. Reverend Kori Pacyniak, pastor of San Diego’s Mary Magdalene Apostle Catholic Community, was...

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Thousands are dying from coronavirus, but this Catholic group wants to warn...

The president of a major Roman Catholic advocacy organisation has published a bizarre warning about the “mass production” of LGBT+ people in America. Bill Donohue is an anti-LGBT+ extremist who heads...

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Students unite in support of gay teacher sacked from Catholic school because...

High school students have thrown their support behind a beloved gay teacher who was allegedly sacked for violating the Catholic school’s anti-LGBT+ policies. English teacher Jim Zimmerman had worked at...

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