gays in the church

Cardinal Zuppi, on gays in the Church - 'Every difference is embraced by the love of God, who does not discriminate'

Cardinal Zuppi, on gays in the Church - 'Every difference is embraced by the love of God, who does not discriminate'

Cardinal Zuppi, on gays in the Church: “Every difference is embraced by the love of God, who does not discriminate”

German cardinal likens 'gender ideology' to Nazism as country outlaws gay 'conversion therapy' for minors

German cardinal likens 'gender ideology' to Nazism as country outlaws gay 'conversion therapy' for minors

German cardinal likens “gender ideology” to Nazism as country outlaws gay ‘conversion therapy’ for minors

Swiss lesbian Catholic theologian - 'I love my Church too much to leave it in the hands of those who would rather see me gone'

Swiss lesbian Catholic theologian - 'I love my Church too much to leave it in the hands of those who would rather see me gone'

Swiss lesbian Catholic theologian: “I love my Church too much to leave it in the hands of those who would rather see me gone”

German theologian takes aim at Benedict XVI over 'dictatorship of humanist ideologies' screed

German theologian takes aim at Benedict XVI over 'dictatorship of humanist ideologies' screed

“Fantasy”: German theologian takes aim at Benedict XVI over “dictatorship of humanist ideologies” screed

Theologian says 'considerable number' of Austrian bishops open to same-sex blessings

Theologian says 'considerable number' of Austrian bishops open to same-sex blessings

Theologian says “considerable number” of Austrian bishops open to same-sex blessings

German Bishops head - 'If a gay couple lives with faithfulness, can't we say their relationship is blessed by God'

German Bishops head - 'If a gay couple lives with faithfulness, can't we say their relationship is blessed by God'

German Bishops’ head: “If a gay couple lives with faithfulness, can’t we say their relationship is blessed by God?”

How the Church is spreading a gender 'conspiracy theory' across the world

How the Church is spreading a gender “conspiracy theory” across the world

Catholic sexual morality

Catholic sexual morality

Divorce, gays, the sexuality of religious… pushes to revise Catholic sexual morality gather steam in Germany

The new and outgoing presidents of the German Bishops, Georg Bätzing (l) and Cardinal Reinhard Marx

The new and outgoing presidents of the German Bishops, Georg Bätzing (l) and Cardinal Reinhard Marx

German Bishops choose as new president reformer in favour of optional celibacy, more power for women

LGBT+ rights campaigners protest against homophobic Polish archbishop Marek Jędraszewski

LGBT+ rights campaigners protest against homophobic Polish archbishop Marek Jędraszewski

LGBT rights campaigners protest against homophobic Polish archbishop, call for his resignation

Green light for same-sex blessings

Green light for same-sex blessings

German theologian insists same-sex blessings “entirely possible” even under current Church doctrine

Irish Catholic gay author - 'The Church is full of homosexuals at every level' (stock)

Irish Catholic gay author - 'The Church is full of homosexuals at every level' (stock)

Irish gay Catholic author: “The Church is full of homosexuals at every level”

'James Martin, SJ In the Company of Jesus (People of God)' (by Jon M. Sweeney)

'James Martin, SJ In the Company of Jesus (People of God)' (by Jon M. Sweeney)

‘James Martin, SJ: In the Company of Jesus (People of God)’ (by Jon M. Sweeney)

On doctrine on homosexuality, two German bishops urge widening, opening, change

On doctrine on homosexuality, two German bishops urge widening, opening, change

On doctrine on homosexuality, two German bishops urge “widening, opening, change”

Austrian cardinal and Vienna archbishop Christoph Schönborn

Austrian cardinal and Vienna archbishop Christoph Schönborn

Austrian cardinal says Last Judgment about having fed hungry and clothed naked, not sexual orientation

LGBT discrimination in the Church

LGBT discrimination in the Church

Gay Spanish Catholic denounces Church LGBT discrimination: “It hurts, but they can’t take my faith away”

Archbishop of Tarragona (Spain), Joan Planellas

Spanish archbishop proclaims respect for same-sex families: “The Gospel never condemns”

A baby being baptised (stock)

A baby being baptised (stock)

In gay-friendly move, French bishop scraps terms ‘father’ and ‘mother’ from baptismal registers

Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany), Franz-Josef Bode

Bishop of Osnabrück (Germany), Franz-Josef Bode

Osnabrück bishop pushes for progress in Church on women, gay blessings, celibacy

Gay Pride

Gay Pride

German ‘conversion therapy’ victim: “It is essential that the Churches speak out loudly that homosexuality is not a disease”

Cardinal Reinhard Marx

Cardinal Reinhard Marx

Cardinal Marx backs “pastoral” blessings for gay couples

Dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

Dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

Vatican official rushes to clear up “distorted” readings of document on divorce, homosexuality… but ambiguity persists

Gay Dutch priest Pierre Valkering

Gay Dutch priest Pierre Valkering

Openly gay Amsterdam priest wins Vatican appeal against dismissal

Michelangelo's 'Creation of Adam'

Michelangelo's 'Creation of Adam'

Pontifical Biblical Commission moves to justify divorce, more “pastoral care” for gays

A young woman sitting alone (stock)

A young woman sitting alone (stock)

French lawmakers denounce gay ‘conversion therapy’ “based on false conception of homosexuality”

Vatican official Jordi Bertomeu

Vatican official Jordi Bertomeu

Vatican official: Homosexuality-pedophilia link a “great injustice”, “criminalisation” of gay identity

German Jesuit theologian Ansgar Wucherpfennig

German Jesuit theologian Ansgar Wucherpfennig

German theologian blasts “right-wing” Catholics for spreading myth homosexuality linked to child abuse

German bishops in procession

German bishops in procession

German Bishops insist homosexuality “normal”, sex after divorce and remarriage not a “serious sin”

Depression (stock)

Depression (stock)

French expert denounces “very deeply destabilising” Christian gay ‘conversion therapy’

A gay couple holding hands (stock)

A gay couple holding hands (stock)

German laity push bishops for blessings for gay couples