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Press Release Archive (2006)

DignityUSA Responds to “Deus Caritas Est”

Submitted by dignityusa on Fri, 01/27/2006 - 00:00

Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical letter asks Church to extend true charity to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders

DignityUSA and Dignity/Boston Decry Decision on Adoption

Submitted by dignityusa on Thu, 03/23/2006 - 00:00

Boston, MA and Washington DC—The leaders of Dignity/Boston 

DignityUSA Applauds Senate Rejection of Discriminatory Constitutional Marriage Amendment

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 06/06/2006 - 23:00

 

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DignitySeattle and DignityUSA Continue Working for Marriage

Submitted by dignityusa on Thu, 07/27/2006 - 23:00

 

Washington State Gay Catholics to continue working for Marriage Equality despite disappointing State Supreme Court ruling

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DignityUSA responds to Vatican statement challenging the acceptance of gays and lesbians while announcing theme for World Peace Day

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 08/02/2006 - 23:00

Vatican communique claims the growing acceptance of gays and lesbians threatens the human desire for peaceful coexistence

Virginia Bishops Accused of Misleading Catholics on Same Gender Marriages

Submitted by dignityusa on Mon, 10/16/2006 - 23:00

 

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Executive Director Steps Down

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 10/18/2006 - 23:00

Washington, DC – Debra Weill has stepped down from the position of DignityUSA executive director effective October 8, 2006, upon mutual agreement with the DignityUSA board of directors, announced Sam Sinnett, president of DignityUSA.

Press Statement on Bishops' Pastoral Care Guidelines

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 10/24/2006 - 23:00

 

In conjunction with our allies in the National Religious Leadership Roundtable, DignityUSA issued the following statement about the United States Catholic bishops' proposed guidelines, "Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care":

Press Release by the Undersigned Members of Catholic Organizations for Renewal

Submitted by dignityusa on Sun, 11/12/2006 - 00:00

An expected set of “pastoral guidelines” scheduled for review by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at its annual Fall meeting in Baltimore begins with an erroneous understanding of what it means to be homosexual, Catholic reform leaders say in a letter to U.S. Catholic bishops.

DignityUSA Issues Guidelines for Pastoral Carefor Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Catholics in Response to Proposed Document from U.S. Bishops

Submitted by dignityusa on Sun, 11/12/2006 - 00:00

 

Washington, DC – DignityUSA finds the proposed document from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), "Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care,” to be deeply flawed. Therefore, DignityUSA has joined with some other members of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (COR) to ask the bishops not to approve any such guidelines without further consultation with the faithful – especially those LGBT Catholics who are most affected.