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Scenes from the Soulforce–DignityUSA March on the Vatican

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Press Statement from Mary Louise Cervone in Rome

Submitted by dignityusa on Sat, 01/06/2001 - 00:00

Friends,

My name is Mary Louise Cervone, and I am the president of DignityUSA, the oldest and largest organization in the United States, of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics, our families and friends.

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Vatican Protest by U.S. Activists Banned by Police in Rome

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 12/26/2000 - 00:00

Gay Italian Activists and Catholics Offer Assistance and Support

Laguna Beach, CA, December 26, 2000 — Shortly after a bloody confrontation between police and several thousand Italians protesting the Vatican visit of a right-wing Austrian extremist, a Soulforce advance team met with police officials in Rome to obtain permits for a nonviolent protest. According to Italian police, no demonstration of any kind is allowed in or near the Vatican City-state.

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A Call to Solidarity - Rome at Home

To: Dignity Chapters and Friends
From: Mary Louise Cervone, President DignityUSA
Date: December 18, 2000
Re: President's Email 0001-06: A Call To Solidarity – Rome At Home

An Invitation from Soulforce and DignityUSA

Dear Friends:

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Vatican Accused of Intefering in Lives of American Citizens

To: Dignity Chapters and Friends
From: Mary Louise Cervone, President DignityUSA
Date: December 17, 2000
Re: President's Email 0001-05: DignityUSA and Soulforce Appeal to Clinton

Soulforce and DignityUSA Appeal to President Clinton on Behalf of Gays

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Vatican Waging Holy War Against Sexual Minorities

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 12/05/2000 - 00:00

U.S. Activists Will Take Their "Stop Spiritual Violence" Campaign to Rome

Laguna Beach, CA, December 5, 2000 — Today, Soulforce and DignityUSA leaders announced plans to take their nonviolent campaign against centuries of spiritual violence and anti-gay teachings of the Roman Catholic Church to the Vatican on January 5-6, 2001.

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Civil Disobedience and Vigils to Occur During National Conference of Catholic Bishops Meeting in November in D.C.

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 10/18/2000 - 23:00

Washington, DC, October 19, 2000 - On November 12-14, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) individuals, and their families, friends and allies from all over the United States will join together in Washington, D.C. to protest the exclusionary policies of the Catholic Church toward GLBT Catholics, to ask the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) to STOP SPIRITUAL VIOLENCE against sexual and gender minorities, and support the inclusion of GLBT Catholics into all aspects of church life.

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104 Activists Arrested at Roman Catholicism’s National Shrine

Civil Rights Hero Rev. William Sloan Coffin Among the Jailed

Rev. Jimmy Creech: “Catholicism is Bigotry’s Primary Source”

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