Sexual Orientation

Director of Courage releases letter on Penn. abuse report

Washington D.C., Sep 17, 2018 / 06:02 pm (CNA).- Courage International, an apostolate to support people with same sex-attraction in leading chaste lives, has issued a statement on three priests mentioned as credibly accused of sexual abuse in the Pennsylvania grand jury report. Released last... read more

Can sexual orientation change? Yes, according to a new study

Why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to change be allowed to try? Michael Cook | Aug 21 2018 You can tell when an opinion begins to harden into a dogma – when Hollywood releases a film about heroic victims of oppressive zealots. Which is what has happened this year on the topic of... read more

Courage Honors Its Founder, Father John Harvey

On the centenary of the late priest’s birth, those who knew him personally offer reflections about his transformational legacy of helping people who experience same-sex attraction. By Judy Roberts, July 14, 2018 PHILADELPHIA — When Father John Harvey presented the full truth of the... read more

Diocese led by pro-gay bishop says it’s ‘up to each parish’ whether to promote homosexuality

By Doug Mainwaring LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 3, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic church in the heart of Appalachia has attracted media attention for the Gay Pride Month banner stretched across its front lawn. The local ordinary, Bishop John Stowe, has a record of collaborating with a group... read more

Might NIFLA Help Overturn Bans on Same-Sex Attraction Counseling

by Laurie Higgins, June 29, 2018 So much good news from the U.S. Supreme Court this week, including the announcement of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s impending retirement and the 5-4 decision in the NIFLA v. Becerra case, which asserts that the speech of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers is,... read more

Title VII and the Next Big Threat to Religious Freedom

The Supreme Court will have to weigh in By John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera, Breakpoint, So what’s the next big judicial challenge to religious freedom? You may not be hearing much about it, but I’ll describe why it matters. The Supreme Court victories in the Masterpiece Cakeshop... read more

BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS

The data are in: Perversion promotion is working Exclusive: Linda Harvey spotlights new CDC study on risky behavior among teenagers By Linda Harvey America is doing a terrific job of pushing homosexuality in schools, and as a result, more of our kids are engaging in this behavior and... read more

The Civilization of the Lie and Its Rejection of Truth

CCI Editor's Note:  Must read article.  Follow the link at the bottom of the posted article. By James R. Bascom, January 1, 2018 Historical eras, like people, have their own defining traits. There is always a particular virtue or vice, hero or villain, war or revolution that indelibly marks... read more

Sex Change: Physically Impossible, Psychosocially Unhelpful, and Philosophically Misguided

by Ryan T. Anderson, Witherspoon Institute, March 5th, 2018 Modern medicine can’t reassign sex physically, and attempting to do so doesn’t produce good outcomes psychosocially. Here is the evidence. Contrary to the claims of activists, sex isn’t “assigned” at birth—and that’s why... read more

‘Happiness lies in accepting how God has made us’: priests issue statement on gender

by Catholic Herald (UK), Staff Reporter posted Friday, March 2, 2018 The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy said that gender dysphoria could not be answered by gender reassignment surgery  The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy has issued a statement on “gender ideology”, which they say is an... read more

Confronting the Gay Priest Problem

Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky, January 7, 2018 Recently, a priest who was prominent in the pastoral care of those with sex addictions received his fifteen minutes of fame when he revealed to his congregation at a Sunday Mass [1] and to the National Catholic Reporter that he was “gay.” According to... read more