Same-Sex Marriage

Members of the nation’s largest and oldest organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Catholics, DignityUSA, and its four New York state chapters rejoiced today at the passage of Marriage Equality legislation in New York State.  Jeff Stone, a spokesperson for Dignity/New York, said:  “We rejoice in this tremendous victory for equality, justice, and human dignity.  We believe that this bill will provide vital protection and support for families headed by spouses of the same sex, including families with children, and help to promote stable relationsh

Coalition asks bishops to realize they can learn from LGBT Christians

March 18, 2011—Earlier this week, two Catholic bishops dismissed a booklet on marriage equality by a member of the Equally Blessed coalition, saying that its author was not authorized to “speak on behalf of the Catholic Church.”

Catholic laypeople lead fight for fairness

 MOUNT RANIER, MD, February 24, 2011—The Equally Blessed coalition salutes the members of the Maryland State Senate who today passed legislation that will end centuries of discrimination against same-sex couples and their families. We urge the state’s House of Delegates to pass the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act and send it to Governor Martin O’Malley for his signature.

By Professor Daniel C. Maguire
a Catholic Theologian teaching at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Catholic Church is beginning to rediscover what it once knew; that not all persons are heterosexual, that many people are homosexual and that this is just fine. In the past, the Church accepted homosexuality more openly and even had liturgies to celebrate same sex unions.1 There was a recognition that different sexual orientations are clearly part of God's plan for creation-some people are heterosexual and some are homosexual-this is the way God made us and we have no right to criticize God.