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Gay Man Announces His Same-Sex Wedding in Radical LGBT-Affirmative Parish Bulletin A man who is a nominee for the Pastoral Council at St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced in the Church bulletin that he is going to marry his same-sex partner. Within the May 28, 2017, bulletin is a “Pastoral Council Election Ballot.” This includes a short biography of each nominee. According to this one particular biography: “My fiancée and I are attending marriage counseling in preparation for our upcoming wedding.”St. Matthew in Baltimore is home to the dissident gay-affirmative ministry LEAD – Lesbian, gay,...

Pope Francis Appoints LGBT-Positive Priest as Auxiliary Bishop in San Diego May 27, 2017May 18, 2017Robert Shine, Associate Editor Fr. John Dolan, a priest with an LGBT-positive record, has been appointed by the Vatican to be an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of San Diego.Fr. John Dolan Announcements about Dolan’s appointment repeatedly noted his pastoral work with marginalized people. In the past few years, this work has included ministry with LGBT Catholics and their families.Dolan has been the diocesan vicar for clergy and pastored two churches, including the welcoming St. John the Evangelist parish in the Hillcrest neighborhood where many of San Diego’s...

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Malta’s bishops denounce newspaper ad opposing gay ‘marriage’ | News Pete Baklinski 7-8 minutes @import url("chrome://global/skin/aboutReaderContent.css"); MALTA, May 24, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) -- Catholic faithful in Malta have published a full page add in a widely read paper defending real marriage against “unnatural” homosexual “marriage” in the lead-up to the country’s June 3 general election.  The country’s bishops, however, have criticized the ad as “propaganda.”  The ad, published in the May 21 edition of MaltaToday by “Maltese Catholics United for the Faith,” states that the sanctity of marriage must be respected.  “We respect everyone, be they teachers, nuns, gays, immigrants,...

Fox News’ Shepard Smith may have entered a new phase in his life in which he is open about his homosexuality, but longtime viewers of the daytime anchor are familiar with a “Shep” who reveals his pro-homosexual bias through snarky, on-air putdowns of social conservatives. Smith went public in October about his long-suspected homosexuality, in an interview with Huffington Post. But he was long suspected of being homosexual, and even was listed prominently year after year in the LGBT magazine OUT as one of its “Top 50” most powerful homosexuals. On April 21, in a speech at his alma mater,...

Faithful Catholics may be in for a “surprise” when they “get to heaven to be greeted by LGBT men and women,” said a controversial Catholic priest who was appointed by Pope Francis last month to the Vatican’s communications office. Jesuit priest Fr. James Martin, editor-at-large of the Jesuit-run America magazine, made the comment on his Facebook page May 5 after posting a link to a pro-homosexual event put on by New Ways Ministry and calling it “another sign of welcome and building bridges.” When one Facebook commenter responded that “any canonized Saints would not be impressed” by the infiltration of...

Bishop John Stowe of Kentucky has made good on his controversial promise to speak at a New Ways Ministry conference, even though the Catholic group advocates homosexual “marriage” and has been condemned by the Vatican and the U.S. bishops. The 51-year-old Franciscan, who was ordained the bishop of Lexington in May 2015 by Pope Francis, gave two Gospel reflections at the April 28-30 symposium, which was called “Justice and Mercy Shall Kiss: LGBT Catholics in the Age of Pope Francis.” Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, where the event took place, has not publicly commented on the symposium, nor on Bishop...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Ireland's Archbishop Eamon Martin's Public Indictment Here's what he had to say: Decades of good done by the Catholic Church in Ireland are being “almost obliterated by a revised and narrow narrative that religious ethos cannot be good for democracy,” the Archbishop of Armagh has said. Speaking at the University of East Anglia on Monday night, the archbishop said Irish society was being “hugely impacted by secularisation and is evidenced by a steady decline in church attendance and in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.” “What began as a gradual drift of people away from...

LGBT Mass is sponsored by Irish clergy with the blessing of Abp. Diarmuid Martin DUBLIN (ChurchMilitant.com) - Practicing homosexuals in Ireland are encouraged to receive Holy Communion with the support of clergy and under the purview of the top ranking prelate, Abp. Diarmuid Martin. Active homosexuals and those advocating an LGBT lifestyle, along with dissident groups opposed to Catholic teaching attend Mass every 3rd Sunday of the month at the Avila Carmelite Retreat Centre in Dublin. The monthly gathering is called the All Are Welcome Mass. Instead of warning those who are conscious of mortal sin to refrain from receiving...

Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, praised New Ways Ministry at the group’s annual conference in Chicago last week. “New Ways Ministry made me want to come here,” the bishop said, extolling the group for its outreach to people who are “really struggling” with Church teaching on the immorality of homosexual acts. The bishop’s appearance was a breakthrough for New Ways Ministry. The organization drew a caution from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1999, and in 2011 the US bishops’ conference issued its own statement that New Ways Ministry should not be regarded as a...

Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille, the president of the French bishops’ conference, said that he was pleased Emmanuel Macron had won a clear-cut victory in the May 7 presidential election, and hoped the new government would be “able to function” after June legislative elections. Archbishop Pontiers acknowledged that French Catholics have been divided by the presidential election. But now, he said, “we must hope he succeeds for the good of our country; otherwise it will be catastrophic.” The Catholic bishops had declined to back either candidate in the presidential race. But a large number of Catholic organizations joined in a...

Why Bishops Should Condemn Fr. Martin’s Dangerous Bridge May 7 Posted by Brian Williams -Liturgy Guy The crisis in the Church today is accelerating at a speed surprising even by post-conciliar standards. Nowhere is this more obvious than the current shift in how the Catholic Church addresses homosexuality. The election of Pope Francis four years ago, the subsequent synods on the family, and several strategic promotions within the hierarchy have led to a watershed moment in the 2,000 history of the Church.Later this month Harper Collins will publish the latest book from Jesuit Fr. James Martin, editor at large of America...

Leaked Document: UK Bishops Push Gay Agenda in Catholic Schools News: World News AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Google+Share to EmailShare to Print by Christine Niles, M.St. (Oxon.), J.D.  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  May 5, 2017    44 CommentsGuidelines include LGBT lesson plans for children as young as nine LONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Catholic bishops of England and Wales are pushing the LGBT agenda in Catholic schools under cover of preventing anti-gay "bullying." Proposed lesson plans teaching about homosexuality are being offered for children as young as nine. Church Militant has obtained a document titled "Made in God's...

Bishop John Stowe leads prayer at LGBT Catholic gathering Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, at the New Ways Ministry symposium in Chicago April 28. Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of the organization, is seated behind him. (Robert Shine) Patricia Lefevere  |  May. 4, 2017 108Share PrintemailPDF Chicago Clad in traditional brown Franciscan robes, Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, seemed at home among the rainbow of colors at New Ways Ministry's eighth annual symposium here April 28-30. This was the first time that the bishop had spoken in front of the advocacy group, which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and...

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario, May 5, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — The Niagara Catholic District School Board is facing a media spotlight and suggestions of “transphobia” for canceling performances of a play about gender identity that were booked in five elementary schools. Produced by the St. Catharines-based Carousel Playhouse, which lists Pride Niagara as a community partner, the play is called Boys, Girls and Other Mythological Creatures and features an 8-year-old boy who dresses as a girl and questions his gender. The cancellations came within 48 hours of the first performance of the play in the Catholic school district, for Grades 1 to...

A New York parish is hosting a celebration at a notorious gay bar.The LGBT ministry at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish in the archdiocese of New York is sponsoring a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Therapy, a gay hot spot in Hell's Kitchen known for anonymous sex in its restrooms. One reviewer on Yelp is warning: "avoid the bathrooms if you can. They're unisex (which isn't the issue) but they're disgusting; they really should have an attendant, which I'm sure would cut down on the things we all know happen in unattended club bathrooms, but never say out loud (online at least)."Therapy...

Kentucky Bishop Insists on Speaking at Pro-LGBT Symposium Print Friendly and PDF AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Google+Share to EmailShare to Print by Christine Niles, M.St. (Oxon.), J.D. • ChurchMilitant.com • April 26, 2017 5 Comments Bp. John Stowe will participate in the conference hosted by condemned New Ways Ministry CHICAGO (ChurchMilitant.com) - In spite of Church Militant's reports last year highlighting the scandal caused by a Kentucky bishop's participation at an upcoming pro-LGBT symposium, Bp. John Stowe is going forward with the invitation. In December, Church Militant reported that Stowe, head of the Lexington diocese,...

CHICAGO, April 25, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Next week in the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Catholic bishop of Lexington, Kentucky will speak to a symposium organized by a dissident group condemned by the Vatican and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Chicago's Cardinal Blase Cupich hasn't commented on the event taking place within his archdiocese, nor acted to prevent his fellow bishop from speaking there. Bishop John Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington is scheduled to speak at New Ways Ministry's 2017 conference, titled "Justice and Mercy Shall Kiss: LGBT Catholics in the Age of Pope Francis." He's defended his decision to do...

April 24, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Canada’s bishops must clean up or shut down Development & Peace in the wake of a LifeSiteNews investigation that revealed the Catholic aid organization funded pro-abortion and pro-homosexual activist groups in Latin American, pro-life leaders say. “We can’t have Catholic money going to organizations that don’t have respect for human life from the very time of conception onward,” said Jim Hughes, president of Campaign Life Coalition, Canada’s national pro-life, pro-family political lobby group. “It’s time for the bishops to shake this whole thing up and put into positions of authority people who are going to...

Fr. Oko: "There is most definitely a problem with homosexual bishops in the universal Church" The gay priest crisis, now evidenced by adult same-sex relationships rather than abuse of teenage boys, isn't going away as long as the hierarchy keeps it in the closet. The recent scandal of Msgr. Edward Arsenault III, convicted of embezzling money to support his homosexual partners, is but the latest example. Reports of homosexual rings in places like the archdiocese of New York and accounts of Vatican officials coming out as gay make it clear that the root cause of the sex scandals in the...