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Slur by Francis Lays Bare the Church’s Contradictions on Homosexuality
The pope used homophobic slang and cautioned prelates about admitting gay men into seminaries. But ordination has also long been…
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Southern Baptists Reject Tighter Ban on Women in Pastoral Posts
The denomination voted against adding language to its constitution saying that “only men” could be affirmed or employed “as any…
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The Day My Old Church Canceled Me Was a Very Sad Day
This week, the leaders of the Presbyterian Church in America will gather in Richmond, Va., for their annual General Assembly.…
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Pope Issues Apology After Reports That He Used Offensive Slang Word
Francis’ remark, referring to gay men, came during what was supposed to be a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last…
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Why Conservative and Liberal Catholics Can’t Escape One Another
Before Pope Francis was elected, conservative Catholics had fallen into a habit of dismissing the more liberal form of Catholicism…
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United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy
In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.
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Rev. Cecil Murray, Leader Amid Los Angeles Riots, Dies at 94
He used his church, First African Methodist Episcopal, as a base to address the social ills that confronted the city’s…
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Four Takeaways From the Vatican’s Document on Human Dignity
The document restated the Roman Catholic Church’s rejection of abortion, gender fluidity and transition surgery.
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Vatican Document Casts Gender Change and Fluidity as Threat to Human Dignity
The statement is likely to be embraced by conservatives and stir consternation among L.G.B.T.Q. advocates who fear it will be…
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Displaced Palestinian Christians Mark Easter in Gaza’s Only Catholic Church
The only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip held somber Easter celebrations on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinian Christians…