Homosexuality

Pope sends letter to Fr. James Martin on homosexuality and sin

Pope Francis pens a letter to Jesuit Fr. James Martin explaining his recent comments in an interview with AP that “being homosexual is not a crime”, saying he was referring to Catholic doctrine that teaches that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. By Vatican News, January 28,... read more

Confusion abounds in Pope’s AP interview

By Philip F, Lawler, Catholic Culture, January 25, 2023 Another month, another papal interview, another spate of confusion. In a lengthy session with the Associated Press, Pope Francis made a series of puzzling and/or misleading statements about topics including homosexuality, priestly abuse,... read more

Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime in a new interview

By Sylvia Poggioli, NPR, January 25, 2023 In his first interview since the death of former Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis spoke about his health, his critics and the future of the papacy. He also criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust. Pope Francis told the Associated... read more

Spanish priest calls out Father James Martin for his ‘poisoned doctrine’ on homosexuality

By Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency, January 24, 2032 Father Francisco José Delgado, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toledo in Spain and host of “The Sacristy of the Vendée” program on YouTube, criticized Jesuit Father James Martin for a controversial post on Twitter about the... read more

Facing lawsuit, Catholic bishops allow lesbian to foster child

By Marisa Iati, Washington Post, July 14, 2022 An unmarried lesbian will be allowed to foster a child after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) let a lawsuit alleging discrimination go unchallenged, suggesting single LGBTQ adults may be able to foster through Catholic organizations... read more

Rays of Fatherhood Shining Forth

Why We Call God “Father”: Biblical & Cultural Considerations By John W. Miller, Touchstone, May 25, 2022 Among the many changes sweeping over the world in this century, few are as fraught with cultural and spiritual significance as the changes occurring in our god-language. After a... read more

The Ten Sins of Gay Surrogacy

By Leila Lawler, Crisis Magazine, April 7, 2022 Dave Rubin, the popular pundit for the conservative network BlazeTV, recently announced that he and his “husband,” David Janet, were using surrogacy to obtain two children. When I saw that even some faithful Christians were celebrating this... read more

Cardinal Marx: ‘The Catechism is not set in stone. One is also allowed to doubt what it says’

By CNA Staff, March 31, 2022 German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in an interview published on Thursday that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is “not set in stone” and “one is also allowed to doubt what it says.” The cardinal made the comments in a seven-page spread in the... read more

Cardinal Pell Calls on Vatican to Correct 2 Senior European Bishops for Rejecting Church’s Sexual Ethics

Jesuit Cardinal Hollerich of Luxembourg and Bishop Bätzing of Limburg have both called for changes to the Church’s teaching on homosexuality in recent interviews. By Edward Pentin, March 15, 2022 VATICAN CITY — Cardinal George Pell has called on the Congregation for the Doctrine of the... read more

Associate of Pope Francis Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse in Argentina

Allegations over Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta’s conduct raised questions over pope’s handling of abuse cases By Silvina Frydlewsky and Francis X. Rocca, Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2022 2:58 pm ET A court in Orán, located in Argentina’s northern province of Salta, where Bishop... read more

Liberal Catholic Priest James Martin Under Fire for Appearing to Defend Child Puberty Blockers

By Paul Bois, Breitbart, February 23, 2022 Liberal Jesuit Catholic priest Father James Martin has come under fire for appearing to defend puberty blockers in children who identify as transgender. Martin, who serves as an editor-at-large for the Jesuit publication America Magazine and who... read more