Scotland’s Catholic Church opposes loosening rules on changing gender
Scotland’s Catholic Church says it is concerned about the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which will be debated on Oct. 17.
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by bcadmin | Oct 21, 2022 | Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Gender identity, Great Britain, lead, News, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament, Transgender, United Kingdom | 0 |
Scotland’s Catholic Church says it is concerned about the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which will be debated on Oct. 17.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 17, 2022 | Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Death and dying, End-of-life issues, euthanasia, Great Britain, lead, News, Physician-assisted suicide, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
Efforts to legalize “assisted dying” in Scotland send the message that lives with suffering “can be considered no longer worth living,” according to a leading archbishop.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 9, 2022 | Assisted suicide, Church in Scotland, euthanasia, Great Britain, lead, News, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
Scotland’s Catholic Church is urging the Scottish Parliament to reject proposed legislation allowing assisted suicide.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 22, 2022 | Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, lead, News, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish National Party, Scottish Parliament, Sexual abuse | 0 |
An official of the Catholic Church in Scotland has called the Scottish government’s new guidelines on underage sex “morally bankrupt.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 8, 2021 | Anti-Catholic, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, faith and sports, Glasgow, lead, News, Scotland, Scottish Parliament, Soccer | 0 |
A leading anti-racism campaign has called on Scotland’s parliament to do more to tackle anti-Irish and anti-Catholic racism in soccer.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 24, 2021 | Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland, euthanasia, Great Britain, News, Physician-assisted suicide, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament, UK Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
Catholic bishops of England and Wales are planning a novena to St. John Paul in the nine days before the second reading of an assisted suicide bill in the House of Lords.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 3, 2021 | Abortion, Abortion law, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, lead, News, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament, the pro-life movement, United Kingdom | 0 |
Scotland’s decision to ignore public opposition and push forward with a home abortion regime is “deeply concerning,” according to the Catholic Church.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 9, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Elections, lead, News, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish National Party, Scottish Parliament | 0 |
Scotland’s bishops are urging voters to consider ongoing efforts to legalize assisted suicide when the vote in elections for the Scottish parliament on May 6.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 19, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, Hate crimes, Hate speech, News, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament, United Kingdom | 0 |
The Scottish government should withdraw parts of a hate crime bill because of the risk it will lead to the prosecution of people solely for disagreeing with gender ideology and same-sex marriage, said Catholic and Protestant leaders.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | Abortion, abortion counseling, Abortion law, Catholic Church, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, News, RU-486, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament | 0 |
Scottish Catholics are being urged to make their voices heard as the government considers making temporary provisions for home abortions permanent after the end of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 13, 2020 | Catholic Church, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, News, Prostitution, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament, sex trafficking, United Kingdom | 0 |
Treating sex as a commodity “devalues the dignity of the human person,” the Scottish bishops said in a consultation challenging men’s demand for prostitution being conducted by the Scottish government.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 14, 2020 | Catholic Church, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Fratelli Tutti, Free speech, Hate crimes, Hate speech, lead, News, Religious Freedom, religious liberty, Scotland, Scottish bishops, Scottish Parliament | 0 |
Scotland’s government should heed Pope Francis’s call to “foster encounter and to seek convergence on at least some issues” as it debates hate crime legislation, according to Bishop Jopseph Toal of Motherwell.
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