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~~16 Catholic Organizations Call on Pope Francis to Apologize to U.S. Nuns; Launch Petition
Washington, DC - The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), an umbrella group representing 80% of the 57,000 nuns in the United States, remains under scrutiny from the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).
LGBT Catholics Welcome Pastoral Tone and Substance
Contacts:
Marianne Duddy-Burke, 617-669-7810
Jeff Stone, 646-418-7039
For Immediate Release 6/24/13
National Contacts: Erin Saiz Hanna, ehanna@womensordination.org202.675.1006Sr.
Christine Schenk, chris@futurechurch.org216.513.3647
Boston Contacts: Nick Ingala Voice of the Faithful 617-291-3495 Cell, nickingala@votf.org
April 9, 2013
Gay Long Island Man Ousted from Church Involvement to Deliver Over 18,000 Signatures to Diocese
Stripped of all parish involvement by the Diocese of Rockville Center after marriage, Nicholas Coppola Requests reinstatement to all volunteer positions
In media interviews given on Easter Sunday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, who also serves as President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that the Catholic Church should be more open to gay and lesbian people (bisexual and transgender people were not mentioned). He said "I love you, and God loves you." When pressed about what could be done to make lesbian and gay people more welcome, the Cardinal said he did not know. Below is DignityUSA's response.
April 1, 2013
Dear Cardinal Dolan,
Boston, MA, March 13, 2013. DignityUSA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke has made the following statement on the election of Pope Francis:
“We join our fellow Catholics in praying for the ministry and leadership of Pope Francis. We applaud the cardinals for their recognition of the rising energy of the Catholic Church in the global South and the new possibilities and perspectives that may come from that region.
For Immediate Release
March 13, 2013
Will Pope Francis “Rebuild our Church”?
Boston, MA, February 11, 2013. DignityUSA, the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics, responded to the news that Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of February with the following statement:
Like all Catholics, we appreciate that Pope Benedict put the needs of the Church first in determining he is no longer able to meet the demands of his position. We wish him a peaceful retirement.
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