"Duquesne is continuing its cave-in to homosexual students who have an agenda. A month and a half ago they punished a student for upholding Catholic teaching demanding that he write a ten-page paper discussing the pros and cons of homosexuality. According to Catholic teaching there are no pros in homosexual behavior," stated Diane Gramley, president of the AFA of PA.

The Catechism defines homosexual behavior as "acts of grave depravity...intrinsically disordered...contrary to the natural law...Under no circumstances can they be approved." Section 15 of a document entitled "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons" - found on the web site of the Holy See in Rome -- states "No authentic pastoral programme will include organizations in which homosexual persons associate with each other without clearly stating that homosexual activity is immoral."

"Will Duquesne's new GSA clearly state that homosexual activity is immoral? I doubt it. Further Duquesne will be asking all students to help fund this group through their student activity fees. Students like Ryan Miner and their parents who adhere to Catholic teaching will be forced to support a group they doctrinally oppose," Gramley continued.

Even though the guidelines set down by the committee charged with investigating the possibility of a GSA prohibits the new organization from protests and petitions that conflict with the university. How will that be defined? Will they be permitted to participate in the Day of Silence in April or National Coming Out Day in October. Will they be permitted to attend 'gay pride' events as the Duquesne University Gay-Straight Alliance? Will the new GSA place pressure upon Duquesne University, as other Catholic schools' GSAs have, to change policies to make them more 'gay-friendly?'

Within two years of Boston College allowing a GSA on campus, under pressure from the GSA they changed their non-discrimination policy to make it more 'welcoming' to gay students and employees. In 2004 and 2005 Notre Dame's film-TV-theater department hosted a "Queer Film Festival."

The play 'Vagina Monologues' which promotes lesbianism and pedophilia has been performed at Georgetown University, St Mary's and Notre Dame. This includes a scene where a 24-year-old lesbian plies with alcohol and then rapes a 13-year-old girl, with the girl afterward expressing her pleasure with the experience.

In October Jesuit-run Santa Clara provided money for the two-day "Out There" conference. Topics included "Curriculum and Same-Sex Marriage in a Jesuit University" and "Can I Be Gay and Catholic?" The conference drew about 150 people, most of them faculty and administrators. Among the universities represented at the conference were Georgetown, Loyola Marymount, Gonzaga, Fordham, DePaul, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, La Salle, and Marquette.

"Duquesne University is walking a fine line. Next year will their name be added to the list of schools participating in conferences which promote acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle? In a couple years, will they be forced to change school policies?" questioned Gramley. The AFA of PA further noted that Section 17 of the "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons" states:

"(A)ll support should be withdrawn from any organizations which seek to undermine the teaching of the Church (regarding homosexual behavior), which are ambiguous about it, or which neglect it entirely. Such support, or even the semblance of such support, can be gravely misinterpreted. Special attention should be given to the practice of scheduling religious services and to the use of Church buildings by these groups, including the facilities of Catholic schools and colleges," the papal order said. "To some, such permission to use Church property may seem only just and charitable; but in reality it is contradictory to the purpose for which these institutions were founded, it is misleading and often scandalous."