Showing posts with label LGBT Catholics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBT Catholics. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

"controversy surrounding some editorial stances in the organization’s magazine"

January 16, 2015 Adweek.com , Bret Baier 0 Comments
Bret Baier Withdraws From Legatus Summit

Chris Ariens, Jan. 13, 2015, Adweek

But he’s canceled the appearance following recent revelations that the group’s publication insisted that LGBT people could be cured.

“Bret accepted the invitation to speak about his book, his faith, and his son’s congenital heart disease. He was unaware of these articles or the controversy surrounding them.”

Legatus, an international organization of Catholic laymen and laywomen, business and community leaders, had also counted actor Gary Sinise among its 2015 speakers. But Sinise withdrew yesterday.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

An earthquake within Catholicism over issue

October 14, 2014 Associated Press , Catholic Church 0 Comments
Bishops Say Gays Have Gifts To Offer Church

By Nicole Winfield, Oct. 13, 2014, M.apnews.com

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Catholic bishops signaled a radical shift in tone Monday about accepting gays into the church, saying they had gifts to offer and that their partnerships, while morally problematic, provided homosexual couples with "precious" support.

In a preliminary report, released half-way through a Vatican meeting on family life called by Pope Francis, the bishops also said the church must welcome divorcees and recognize the "positive" aspects of civil marriages and even Catholics who cohabitate, as well as the children of these less traditional families.

While it does not change church doctrine, the tone of the report on a host of hot-button family issues such as marriage, divorce, homosexuality and birth control was one of almost-revolutionary acceptance and understanding rather than condemnation. It will guide a closed-door debate until a final document is issued Saturday.

Gay rights groups hailed what they called a "seismic shift" in the church's attitude toward gays.

"For the LGBT Catholics in the United States and around the world, this new document is a light in the darkness - a dramatic new tone from a church hierarchy that has long denied the very existence of committed and loving gay and lesbian partnerships," said Chad Griffin, president of Human Rights Campaign, the biggest LGBT rights organization in the U.S.

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