Sexual Morality

Vatican Says Abortion, Surrogacy, War, Poverty Are Attacks on Human Dignity

By Cindy Wooden, The Tablet, April 8, 2024 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new... read more

Amid furor over Vatican doc, Pope says aim is to bless people, not same-sex unions

By Mary Allen, Crux Now, January 27, 2024 ROME – Amid the ongoing furor over a recent Vatican declaration on the blessing of same-sex couples, Pope Francis on Friday appeared to try to rein in certain interpretations of the document, insisting that what’s at issue is a pastoral gesture... read more

Catholic College Fully Embraces LGBTQ+ Students’ Needs

Sacred Heart University in Connecticut is one of a few Catholic institutions to establish an LGBTQ+ students’ center and hire a manager of LGBTQ+ affairs. By Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed, January 12, 2024 Students and a chaplain at Sacred Heart University celebrated Coming Out Day... read more

Doctrine chief: Book on sexuality not something he’d write today

By Justin McLellan, Our Sunday Visitor, January 9, 2024 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican’s doctrine chief said the sometimes-graphic book on sexuality and spirituality that he published 25 years ago is “a book of my youth that I certainly would not write now.” In comments to... read more

Appealing But Deadly

Conservatives accepting sexual revolutionaries into their ranks are inviting their own movement's demise. By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine, December 1, 2023 [Austin Ruse, co-founder and President of C-FAM, was our 2023 Catholic Citizens of Illinois Annual Banquet Featured Speaker on October... read more

Polish Bishop Resigns After Diocese Is Rocked by Sex Scandal

A priest in the bishop’s diocese was accused of holding a sex party in his church apartment that involved a male prostitute who lost consciousness By Andrew Higgins, New York Times, October 24, 2023 A Polish bishop whose diocese has been badly tarnished by reports of a gay orgy involving... read more

Pope Francis Meets With U.S. LGBT Group New Ways Ministry Previously Denounced by Vatican

None of the Holy Father’s comments in the meeting were reported in the organization’s statement. By Joe Bukuras/CNA, October 18, 2023 Pope Francis met Tuesday at his residence with leadership from the U.S. LGBT organization New Ways Ministry, which was previously denounced by both the... read more

The Tragedy of Shamelessness

By Dr. Richard A. Spinello, Homiletic & Pastoral Review, July 27, 2023 A New York Times editorial surfaced recently concerning the death of a famous “pioneer” in gay pornography. One might have expected some skepticism about this man’s accomplishments despite the... read more

As Pride Month winds down, Eden Invitation offers a way forward

By Katie Yoder, Our Sunday Visitor, June 27, 2023 Throughout Pride Month in June, our culture has been inundated with symbols and ad campaigns pushing an agenda that suggests people of all ages should identify with their sexual desires or their own understanding of gender. However, one Catholic... read more

Two Commentaries on the McElroy Controversies

By John M. Grondeski / Leila Marie Lawler, Catholic Thing. March 14, 2023 [Note: Two articles by Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego (here and here) have caused a major stir in the American Church, even leading another American bishop, Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, to... read more

Amarillo diocese: Pavone got ‘harassment’ training after allegations

The Diocese of Amarillo assigned Frank Pavone to sexual harassment training after women alleged grooming, unwanted touching, and other misconduct. Those women say the response was not enough. The Pillar, March 3, 2023 . 2:47 PM   The Diocese of Amarillo assigned Frank Pavone and other... read more

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