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[Catholic Caucus] Homosexual German priest says Bible should be read through ‘queer’ lens'Reading the Bible from a queer perspective essentially means approaching the texts as a source of liberation for all ways of life,' wrote Father Burkhard Hose.An openly homosexual German priest, who enjoys the support of his local bishop, has said that the Bible should be read through a “queer” lens.Father Burkhard Hose, a well-known pro-LGBT activist within the Catholic Church in Germany, wrote an essay in which he laid out what it means to read Holy Scripture through a “queer” lens.“Reading the Bible from a queer perspective essentially...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Wester: The church must draw closer to L.G.B.T.Q. peopleIn 1 Samuel 3, we hear a scriptural lesson we would do well to heed today. In the silence of the night, the young Samuel hears a voice calling to him, a call he did not initially recognize as the Lord’s. It takes the elder Eli, a man of experience and humility, to listen and help the boy discern that God was indeed speaking. In my years of episcopal ministry, I have come to realize that we bishops are called to be like Eli. The bishop’s charism is not...

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is shaping up to be the biggest movie of the year, and right-wing voices are furious at it. “Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey,” wrote Elon Musk on X. Musk, alongside hundreds of right-wing culture warriors algorithmically boosted on his platform, have spent the past few weeks fuming over the news that Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o is playing Helen of Troy, and that transgender actor Elliot Page might be playing Achilles. One right-wing influencer described the casting of Page as Achilles as “the final straw to ruin Homer.” Another pundit, in a post that received...

[Catholic Caucus] Italian bishop calls for ‘full integration’ of ‘LGBT Catholics’ during vigil against ‘homotransphobia’Bishop Vincenzo Viva expressed hope that 'LGBT' Catholics will not only be welcomed into the Church but fully recognized as they are without calling for their repentance.During the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano’s first-ever prayer vigil for overcoming “homotransphobia” at the parish of Santa Maria della Stella last weekend, Bishop Vincenzo Viva called not only for “welcoming” Catholics who identify as “LGBT” but their “full integration” without calling them to repentance.In remarks for the May 16 prayer service organized by the heterodox “La Tenda di Gionata” (“The...

[Catholic Caucus] AUDIO EXCLUSIVE | The strong man of the Doctrine of the Faith for abuses: «We have to try to protect the Church from scandal»Previously unreleased audio recordings of the apostolic commissioner of the Sodalicio reveal the logic with which part of the Roman apparatus continues to handle sexual abuse cases: the Church’s institutional priority above the victims. Bertomeu himself even compares this principle to “the law of the Third Reich”.InfoVaticana today publishes two audio recordings of Mons. Jordi Bertomeu, an official of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and one of the principal instructors of sexual...

[Catholic Caucus] Pro-LGBT cardinal slams Church teaching on homosexuality in preface to heterodox bookCardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers, Algeria, writing in 'Gays and Catholics: The Church Put to the Test of Reality,' praised Pope Francis' efforts to end the 'judgment' of homosexuals.Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., the French-born archbishop of Algiers, Algeria, in a preface for the newly released heterodox book Gays and Catholics: The Church Put to the Test of Reality, lamented that the Church is still struggling to accept homosexuals as they are and praised the efforts of Pope Francis to end the “judgment” of homosexuals.In his preface, published...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican’s pro-LGBT Synod report used another friend of Fr. James Martin for testimony: reportThe likely author of the first testimony in the Vatican’s pro-homosexual Synod report is a Portuguese man in a homosexual ‘marriage’ who previously met with Fr. James Martin, according to a report.The author of the first testimony of the Vatican Synod on Synodality’s final report on “doctrinal, pastoral and ethical questions,” which falsely suggested that homosexual relationships may not be sinful, has been revealed as a Portuguese man in a homosexual “marriage” who previously met the heterodox Father James Martin, per a Thursday report.A May...

[Multiple VIDEOS at link........] LOUDON COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A Loudoun County Public Schools student is accused of recording boys without their pants and underwear on while they were using the bathroom at Freedom High School. Multiple sources tell 7News Reporter Nick Minock the student is transgender. Minock’s sources add this student has been using a phone to record naked boys underneath bathroom stalls for three years, more than 40 victims are involved, and school administrators have known about the situation for much longer than the school is letting on. “It's heartbreaking. It's heartbreaking,” said Kristina, a mother of five...

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Schneider: Synod report on homosexuality ‘crossed the line from orthodoxy into heresy’Bishop Schneider warned that the report's call to go 'beyond' current Church teaching usurps God's authority and mirrors the serpent’s temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said that a Vatican Synod on Synodality report suggesting homosexual “relationships” may not be sinful echoes the serpent in the Garden of Eden and has “crossed the line from orthodoxy into heresy.”In an interview with Vatican journalist Diane Montagna, Schneider commented on the final report of Study Group 9, published May 5...

[Catholic Caucus] SSPX statement: Vatican inaction on Germany’s same-sex ‘blessings’ has created a crisisTo fully understand the issue of blessings for same-sex couples promoted by the German Bishops' Conference, it is necessary to trace its history within the context of the Synodal Way.(FSSPX) — The launch of the Synodal Way, the history of which can be found on this site, immediately provoked reactions from Rome. But these rarely went beyond warnings or reprimands, leaving the process unimpeded to this day, and allowing the German episcopate, supported by lay people, to advance decisively along unorthodox paths.To fully understand the issue of...

The award-winning actress, who has long been an LGBTQ+ ally, returns to her iconic role of Miranda Priestly in the upcoming 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'. Acting royalty Meryl Streep is returning as sharp-tongued fashion editor Miranda Priestly in the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada 2, which hits cinemas worldwide next week. During the press tour for the sequel to the 2006 film, Streep commented on the popularity of The Devil Wears Prada with the LGBTQ+ community. “It makes me so happy! Would we have fashion without gay people?” she told Out magazine. “Forgive me, would we have anything? I...

The Trump administration is cracking down hard on radical gender policies in public schools. The Department of Justice has launched full investigations into 36 Illinois school districts accused of helping children “change genders” without telling their parents and pushing sexual orientation and gender ideology without proper opt-out notifications.While blue-state bureaucrats treat families as obstacles, the DOJ is stepping in to enforce basic accountability and Supreme Court precedent. The review is also looking at whether the district’s violated parents right to opt their child out of lessons on gender and s*xuality.”🚨 BREAKING: The Trump administration launches investigations into DOZENS of Illinois...

"The whole world is on the precipice of something much worse"Russell T. Davies has spoken about the state of LGBTQ+ rights in the world, believing the current political climate has fostered hostility toward the community. The writer, who created the pioneering ‘90s TV show Queer As Folk as well as 2021’s It’s A Sin, spoke at a Screen Talk at the BFI Flare Festival in London on Monday (March 23). He was promoting his new series Tip Toe, a drama about a bar owner in Manchester who becomes embroiled in a feud with his neighbour. Attitudes toward LGBTQ+ rights...

For many, the rainbow crosswalk was a symbol of love, acceptance and solidarity for the [pro-homosexual] community. Now, just behind a green fence, there’s a rebirth -- five months after FDOT crews ripped up the pavers that made up the iconic crosswalk. The new version was unanimously approved by Miami Beach commissioners. Brick by brick, crews are rebuilding it near Ocean Drive and 12th Street

FIRST ON FOX: One of the largest school districts in the country is facing allegations that it lets teachers decide if parents are sufficiently "supportive" enough to tell them about their child's desire to switch genders. Trump-aligned America First Legal (AFL) filed a formal complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools, which is in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with the Departments of Justice and Education, alleging it has been violating the constitution and other federal law through its "Gender Identity in Montgomery County Public Schools" handbook. AFL goes on to allege the school district repeatedly instructs staff to condition parental...

The Department of Education announced on Monday that it has rescinded Biden-era resolution agreements to several schools that imposed the previous administration’s “radical transgender agenda.” The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) uses resolution agreements to require schools to resolve noncompliance with federal civil rights laws. The Department said previous Democrat administrations “distorted the law contrary to its plain meaning to police discrimination on the basis of ‘gender identity,’ not sex, and imposed resolution agreements with no legal foundation, but rather, based on an ideologically-driven interpretation of Title IX.” The Department said previous administrations admonished school districts with Title...

Following a controversial Supreme Court decision striking down Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, advocates gathered in solidarity at the site of America’s most famous LGBTQ+ protest. Many of New York’s most prominent activists, from conversion therapy survivors to celebrated drag queens, came together for an emergency rally at Stonewall National Monument. “I am a trans, queer woman, and I am a nurse,” said Qween Amor, an activist and a registered nurse. “I am standing at Stonewall because something dangerous just happened, and we cannot pretend that it didn't.”

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo-appointed bishop calls same-sex ‘blessings’ a ‘step forward’ for the Church'Being homosexual is not a sin. Indeed, it is not,' said Bishop Satué. 'The blessing of people who have a same‑sex relationship project is, in my view, a step forward.'MALAGA, Spain (LifeSiteNews) — A bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV said that being homosexual “is not a sin,” supported blessings for same-sex “couples,” and called for expanded governing roles for women in the Church.On February 15, in the local newspaper Málaga Hoy, Bishop José Antonio Satué addressed questions concerning homosexuality and same-sex blessings. He also outlined his...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV Approves Beatification Process for Bishop who Allowed Indigenous Youths to Touch his Private PartsHis diary celebrates “blessed nudism,” recounts sleeping naked beside adolescents, and normalizes sexualized touching as “natural curiosity” — yet Leo still advances his cause.Venerable by decree, scandal by his own penOn 22 May 2025, Leo XIV authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree recognizing the “offering of life” of Alejandro Labaka Ugarte, Capuchin, Apostolic Vicar of Aguarico, killed in Ecuador in 1987. That authorization is exactly what moves a cause forward in the Church’s official machinery, placing the...

The violent deaths linked to the group known as Zizians stopped at six a year ago, after a U.S. border agent was killed and three members were arrested on trespassing and gun charges in the woods of western Maryland. Seven of the group’s members are jailed in three states, all awaiting trial.