Berlin archbishop asks forgiveness for homophobia in the church
Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin has asked forgiveness for the church’s discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation.
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by bcadmin | May 18, 2022 | #outinchurch, Archbishop Heiner Koch, Archdiocese of Berlin, Berlin, homophobia, News, Protestant Twelve Apostles Church, sexual orientation, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin has asked forgiveness for the church’s discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 19, 2021 | Church in Europe, ddl Zan, Gender theory, homophobia, Italy, lead, News, Vatican | 0 |
Catholics are divided on a controversial Italian anti-homophobia bill, with some saying a new law is desperately needed, and others claiming it would only cause more problems.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 16, 2021 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, ddl Zan, Father James Martin, homophobia, Italy, lead, LGBTQ, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis | 0 |
After an historic diplomatic protest by the Vatican against the anti-homophobia bill on religious freedom grounds, which was revealed last month and which sparked a national firestorm, the Vatican’s intervention now seems to be a non-factor.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 14, 2021 | Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, Church in Europe, ddl Zan, homophobia, Italian politics, lead, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
In the first open debate in Italian parliament of a controversial anti-homophobia bill following an unprecedented complaint from the Vatican on grounds of religious freedom, the bill survived two significant steps, and could be voted into law next week.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, ddl Zan, homophobia, Homosexuality, law, lead, News | 0 |
After apparently to criticize the Vatican’s formal complaint of a proposed anti-homophobia law in Italy during a public event last week, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia has given several interviews on the topic in which he appears to walk back his critique and urges greater Church-State cooperation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 30, 2021 | Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Church in Europe, ddl Zan, homophobia, Homosexuality, lead, Mario Draghi, News, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |
In a recent interview, the Vatican’s top official on life issues criticized both a proposed anti-homophobia law in Italy and the Holy See’s resistance to the bill.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 27, 2021 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, homophobia, Italy, lead, News, News Analysis, PR, Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Vatican communications | 0 |
The consequences of a Vatican PR failure fall disproportionately on people with no role in creating it.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 25, 2021 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, homophobia, Italy, lead, LGBTQ, Mario Draghi, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |
In his interview with Vatican editorial director Andrea Tornielli, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin stressed that in the Holy See’s complaint, “in no way has it been asked to block the law.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 24, 2021 | Church in Europe, Holy See, homophobia, Italy, Lateran Pacts, law, lead, News, Vatican | 0 |
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi Wednesday evening snubbed the Holy See’s protest of a proposed anti-homophobia law, saying Italy is a secular state and as such, can decide on its own whether a proposed legislation is constitutional.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2021 | Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Associated Press, Gender theory, homophobia, Ideological colonization, Italy, Lateran Pacts, LGBTQ, News, Vatican | 0 |
Italian politicians and advocacy groups reacted strongly to what they saw as an attempt by the Vatican to derail an anti-homophobia law.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2021 | Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Gender theory, homophobia, Ideological colonization, Italy, Lateran Pacts, lead, LGBTQ, News, Vatican | 0 |
Critics say the anti-homophobia measure currently under consideration by the Italian senate could require private Catholic schools to adjust curricula to adopt state-mandated lessons on tolerance and gender, and it could also criminalize some public expressions of Catholic teaching on sexuality and marriage.
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