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

Andy Towle January 1, 2020 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

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

Andy Towle November 18, 2019 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

Topics: Religion, towleroad More Posts About: Adolf Hitler, catholic church, Pope Francis, The Vatican

Vatican: People Cannot Choose or Change Their Gender Identity

Andy Towle June 11, 2019 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

Topics: Education, towleroad More Posts About: 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

Savas Abadsidis February 26, 2019 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

Topics: News, Religion, Society, towleroad, World More Posts About: Australia, Cardinal George Pell, catholic church, Pope Francis, sexual abuse, The Vatican, Theodore McCarrick

Pope Francis: Catholic Church Should Apologize to Gays and Seek Forgiveness

Andy Towle June 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Pope Francis was asked about the June 12 Orlando massacre aboard the Papal plane on Sunday as it traveled from Rome to Armenia. The Pope "looked sad" … [Read more...] about Pope Francis: Catholic Church Should Apologize to Gays and Seek Forgiveness

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Defrocked Gay Priest Condemns Catholic Church’s ‘Homophobic Hate’ in Letter to Pope Francis

Anthony Costello October 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

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Former senior Vatican priest Krzysztof Charamsa who came out earlier this month, and was subsequently defrocked by a Polish bishop, is criticizing the … [Read more...] about Defrocked Gay Priest Condemns Catholic Church’s ‘Homophobic Hate’ in Letter to Pope Francis

Topics: Religion, World More Posts About: Anti-Gay Church, Catholic Church, Discrimination, gay priests, Krzysztof Charamsa, Pope Francis, The Vatican

Vatican Says Transgender Individuals Can’t Be Godparents

Anthony Costello September 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Vatican gave an official answer to a Spanish bishop seeking clarification on its transgender policy, stating that transgender individuals are … [Read more...] about Vatican Says Transgender Individuals Can’t Be Godparents

Topics: Nature/Climate, Religion More Posts About: catholic church, discrimination, The Vatican, Transgender, Transsexual

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