Gay “Marriage”

Catholic chapel where two men celebrated ‘marriage’ now subject to deconsecration

By ACI Presna/Catholic News Agency, February 28, 2024 The private Catholic chapel where two Spanish men celebrated their civil “marriage” last weekend is subject to “canonical effects” and deconsecration, according to the Archdiocese of Madrid and a Catholic priest with jurisdiction... read more

Justice Alito Renews Criticism of Landmark Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage

In a statement, the justice raised concerns that those with “traditional religious views” would be “‘labeled as bigots and treated as such’ by the government. By Abbie VanSickle, New York Times, February 20, 2024 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. on Tuesday renewed his criticisms of the... read more

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite opposition from Orthodox Church

By Lauren Irwin, The Hill, February 15, 2023 Greece legalized same-sex marriage after the Parliament passed legislation to do so Thursday, despite pushback from the Orthodox Church. The country became the first Orthodox Christian country to pass a law legalizing same-sex marriage and... read more

Can Christians Attend Gay Marriages?

By Carl R. Trueman, First Things, January 25, 2024 To update the famous comment of Leon Trotsky, you may not be interested in the sexual revolution, but the sexual revolution is interested in you. Some of us are still privileged enough to be partly sheltered from this revolution. I count myself... read more

Following other Africans, Cameroon bishops deliver firm ‘no’ on same-sex blessings

By Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux, December 27, 2023 YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – Bishops across Africa, from Nairobi to Yaoundé and from Cotonou to Lilongwe, have registered strong reactions to a new Vatican document on the blessing of same-sex relationships, generally suggesting such relationships... read more

Bishops in Malawi Declare ‘Blessings for Same-Sex Unions of Any Kind are Not Permitted’

‘While we understand the legitimate interest and fears this declaration has generated, we wish to assure all Catholics and all those interested in Catholic teaching that the teaching of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church on marriage remains…’ Members of the Episcopal Conference... read more

The ‘spirit’ of ‘Fiducia supplicans’

By JD Flynn, the Pillar, December 18, 2023 . 7:09 PM   The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on Monday released a document on same-sex blessings that has been widely anticipated since the July appointment of Cardinal Victor Fernandez as the... read more

German bishops in tug of war over blessing same-sex unions

By AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency, Septemper 25, 2023 The German Bishops’ Conference convenes its plenary assembly today, setting the stage for what promises to be a pivotal gathering amid a period of unprecedented tension within the Church in Germany — and with the wider Catholic... read more

Dominican nun speaks in favor of homosexuals being able to marry in the Church

By Nicolas de Cardenas, ACI Prensa Staff/ Catholic News Agency, September 22, 2023 Dominican Sister Lucía Caram, who lives in Spain but is Argentinian, said during a recent television program that she is in favor of homosexual couples being able to “marry in the Church.” In the show... read more

Pastoral “discernment” and cutting the ground from under the papal feet

Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin has instructed his priests to consider blessing the marriages of same-sex couples. What will Pope Francis do in response? By Edward Short, Catholic World Report, August 31, 2023 Readers may have seen the recent article in the Catholic... read more

ARCHBISHOP LICENSES PRIESTS TO CONFER ‘GAY BLESSINGS’

By Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, August 29, 2023 Authorization follows pope's failure to affirm chastity for homosexuals BERLIN (ChurchMilitant.com) - The archbishop of Berlin has released an official statement permitting priests under his jurisdiction to administer blessings to... read more