Category: Sexual orientation or identity

Pope Francis in Prato, Italy in 2015 (CC BY-SA 4.0 Zebra48bo)

Pope Francis’s Words on Civil Unions Distorted by Editing

The media distorted Pope Francis again. I wrote an explainer. On October 21, 2020, I woke up to find every news source in the world claiming Pope Francis approved civil unions. Then, when I looked at the video, I see […]

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Roof fresco of Pantokrator, Nativity of the Theotokos Church, Bitola, Macedonia (Petar Milošević on Wikimedia)

No, Our Lord Didn’t Have “Homosexual Tendencies”

I don’t believe I need to say this, but I do: I can’t believe I have to write this. Unfortunately, some people think this is an open question or want to imply Jesus might have had same-sex attraction. The most […]

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Concelebrants with Pope Benedict XVI at the mass to open the year of faith in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, October 11, 2012 (Church of England and Wales CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Open Letter to Priests and Bishops: Resign If You Need To

I think we need to get rid of unfaithful priests. The best option: become faithful. 2nd best option: they leave on their own. 3rd best option: kick them out. This letter focuses on the 2nd option: Dear fellow clerics and […]

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McCarrick in 2008 (World Economic Forum CC BY-SA 2.0 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Cardinal_McCarrick.jpg)

McCarrick Laicized: The End of the Beginning

The turning point in a big case happened. I shared the news with a little analysis. Today, Mr. Theodore McCarrick is no longer a cleric: he has no right to celebrate any of the sacraments and cannot present himself as […]

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Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen (ACBahn CC BY-SA 3.0 wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OverbeckAC2014.jpg)

Dear German Bishop: Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality Can’t Change

Why do certain German bishops keep proposing things contrary to the faith? One proposed something that is impossible about homosexuality. Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen recently wrote an essay titled “Overcoming prejudices: The Catholic Church must change its view of homosexuality.” Although well-intentioned, […]

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Pope Francis wearing Rainbow Cross (from Vatican News – Fair use as the article is about the cross)

Pope Francis Wearing a Rainbow Cross? It Isn’t What You Think✝️

Some people seem to want to just find something wrong with Pope Francis. I wrote about one example: This week Pope Francis wore a cross that had multiple colors on it that appear somewhat like a rainbow. Several traditional-minded Catholics […]

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