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Inaugural pastor withdraws over anti-gay remarks

The evangelical pastor chosen to give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration withdrew from the ceremony Thursday after remarks surfaced that he made two decades ago condemning the gay rights movement....

 

Priest's PowerPoint shows gay porn

An Irish priest at the center of a gay porn controversy has asked to leave his parish and take sabbatical leave from the priesthood, he said Sunday.

 

Pope denounces 'powerful' gay marriage lobby in U.S.

Pope Benedict XVI waded deep into U.S. campaign politics Friday, denouncing what he called the "powerful" gay marriage lobby in America.

 

Attack on church over gay rights

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie attacks senior figures in the Catholic church over gay marriage. Mr Rennie criticised threats by church leaders to invoke a block vote against proposals to allow same-sex couples to marry in a religious ceremony.

 

Catholics Rally Against Same-Sex Marriage Vote

Catholic Church officials are mounting a full-court press to convince lawmakers in Albany to vote against same-sex marriage legislation, which stands a vote or two from becoming law in New York State.

 

Presbyterians clear way for ordaining gays, lesbians

Non-celibate gays and lesbians will become eligible for ordination in the Presbyterian Church following ratification of a constitutional amendment ...

 

Cardinal’s Remarks Link Homosexuality and Pedophilia

The Vatican sought to distance itself from comments by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, its secretary of state, that homosexuality is “a pathology” and linked to sexual abuse.

 

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elects openly gay bishop

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elects openly gay bishop

Clergy and lay leaders today elected the Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool, 55. She is the first openly gay bishop since the national church lifted a ban that sought to bar gays and lesbians from the church's highest ordained ministry.

 

N.Y. court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits

N.Y. court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits

New York's top court on Thursday rejected a Christian legal group's challenge to some government benefits provided to same-sex ...

 

3 gay priests on list for Episcopal bishop posts

3 gay priests on list for Episcopal bishop posts

Episcopal churches in California and Minnesota moved toward appointing gay bishops over the weekend, less than a month after the denomination lifted a self-imposed freeze on promoting openly gay clergy into the top ranks of the church.

 

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