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Pope Francis Calls for Civil Unions for Gay Couples

October 21, 2020 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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Pope Francis calls for civil unions for gay couples in a new documentary called Francesco, about his life and ministry. The remarks are "his clearest … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Calls for Civil Unions for Gay Couples

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Pope Slaps Woman Who Grabs Him from Crowd, Asks Forgiveness in New Year’s Remarks: WATCH

January 1, 2020 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday after he was filmed slapping a woman who had grabbed him from a crowd of people lined up along a barricade. The … [Read more...] about Pope Slaps Woman Who Grabs Him from Crowd, Asks Forgiveness in New Year’s Remarks: WATCH

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: catholic church, Pope Francis, The Vatican

Pope Francis Sees Resurgence of Homophobic Political Rhetoric as Akin to Nazi Era

November 18, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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In a speech Friday to an international penal law association, Pope Francis compared a resurgent homophobic and racist political rhetoric to that of … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Sees Resurgence of Homophobic Political Rhetoric as Akin to Nazi Era

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Vatican: People Cannot Choose or Change Their Gender Identity

June 11, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

The Vatican this week released guidance created by the educational arm of the Catholic Church trashing the idea that gender identity is fluid, in a … [Read more...] about Vatican: People Cannot Choose or Change Their Gender Identity

Filed Under: towleroad Tagged With: catholic church, Pope Francis, The Vatican, Transgender, Vatican

Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, Vociferous Opponent of Marriage Equality, Convicted of Raping Two 13 Year-Old Choirboys

February 26, 2019 by Savas Abadsidis Leave a Comment

It'd be a joke at this point, if it was funny, about how widespread the Catholic Church is stacked with hypocritical, homophobic, pedophiles. Yet, … [Read more...] about Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, Vociferous Opponent of Marriage Equality, Convicted of Raping Two 13 Year-Old Choirboys

Filed Under: News, towleroad Tagged With: Australia, Cardinal George Pell, catholic church, Pope Francis, Religion, sexual abuse, The Vatican, Theodore McCarrick

Cardinal McCarrick Defrocked Over Child Sex Crimes in ‘Most Significant Abuse-Related Punishment in Modern History of Catholic Church’

February 16, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

The Catholic Church has defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sexual abuse allegations stretching back decades. McCarrick resigned as a Cardinal … [Read more...] about Cardinal McCarrick Defrocked Over Child Sex Crimes in ‘Most Significant Abuse-Related Punishment in Modern History of Catholic Church’

Filed Under: News, towleroad Tagged With: catholic church, Pope Francis, Religion, sexual abuse, Theodore McCarrick, Vatican

80 Percent of Vatican Priests are Gay, Claims Explosive New Book

February 13, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

In the Closet of the Vatican, a new book being published next week to coincide with the opening day of a conference at the Vatican on sexual abuse, … [Read more...] about 80 Percent of Vatican Priests are Gay, Claims Explosive New Book

Filed Under: News, towleroad Tagged With: catholic church, Pope Francis, Religion, Vatican

Worried About ‘Fashionable’ Homosexuality, Pope Francis Says Gays Should Not Be Accepted into Catholic Ministry

December 2, 2018 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Pope Francis said gay people should not join the Catholic priesthood in lengthy remarks from a new book, The Strength of a Vocation, which was … [Read more...] about Worried About ‘Fashionable’ Homosexuality, Pope Francis Says Gays Should Not Be Accepted into Catholic Ministry

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Pope Accepts Resignation of Washington Archbishop at Center of PA Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Praises His ‘Nobility’

October 12, 2018 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who was at the center of the Pennsylvania grand jury … [Read more...] about Pope Accepts Resignation of Washington Archbishop at Center of PA Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Praises His ‘Nobility’

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Vatican Pushes Back After Archbishop Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Lying’ About Meeting with Kim Davis

September 3, 2018 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

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Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who last week (in a months-long collaboration with conservative journalists and media) accused Pope Francis of covering … [Read more...] about Vatican Pushes Back After Archbishop Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Lying’ About Meeting with Kim Davis

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