All posts tagged "vatican"
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Vatican Calls Gender-Affirming Care a “Violation of Human Dignity”
Document from the Vatican's doctrinal office likens surrogacy and transition-related treatments to human trafficking, torture, and genocide.
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Pope Francis Approves Limited Blessings for Same-Sex Couples
Roman Catholic Church guidance now permits priests to bless same-sex unions, in limited instances, outside of ritual celebrations.
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Vatican Says Trans People Can Be Baptized
The Vatican has said that transgender people can be baptized and can participate, in a limited way, in some Church sacraments.
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Pope Francis May Be Open to Blessings for Same-Sex Couples
Pontiff's response to conservative bishops does not change Church doctrine, but emphasizes a more charitable approach toward LGBTQ Catholics.
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Pope Tells Transgender Catholic: “God Loves Us As We Are”
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, advised a young transgender person that they are loved by God unconditionally, even while rejecting the...
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Will O’Bryan: “The Catholic Church Just Keeps Getting in My Way”
Our columnist on colonoscopies, health scares, and his issues with the Vatican.
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Pope Francis: Parents should “never condemn” gay children
Pope Francis said that parents should refrain from adopting a "condemning attitude" when dealing with gay children
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Dozens of Catholic priests come out as queer to protest Vatican’s LGBTQ opposition
More than 120 German Catholics have come out as LGBTQ to protest the church's anti-LGBTQ stance
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Gay Catholics to be denied sacraments unless they ‘repent,’ Michigan diocese orders
The Diocese of Marquette will deny LGBTQ people Catholic sacraments until they have "repented"
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Catholic Church worried that more priests could be outed with Grindr data
A conservative Catholic blog claims to have data showing a number of church officials accessing Grindr in the U.S. and at the Vatican
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Anti-gay Catholic priest accused of having sex with men to “heal” their homosexuality
French priest Tony Anatrella faces multiple allegations of abuse and sexual assault after claiming he could "heal" gay men of their sexuality
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German priests reject Pope’s anti-gay message and bless same-sex unions
Dozens of priests coordinated to bless gay couples' unions, defying a Vatican decree on "sinful" same-sex marriages
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Elton John calls out Vatican for same-sex marriage hypocrisy
The Vatican reportedly invested "millions" in Elton John biopic "Rocketman"
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Vatican says Catholic Church cannot bless “sinful” same-sex unions
Statement casts homosexuality as a "choice" and says LGBTQ people may only receive church blessings if they are celibate
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Vatican claims Pope Francis’ comments on civil unions were taken out of context
Footage spliced together two separate parts of a 2019 interview that "led to confusion" about the Pope's stance
