Dignity in the News: The Midterm Report from the Extraordinary Synod on the Family

Here is a sampling of the media work done by Dignity spokespeople across the country between Oct. 13-15, 2014.

Marianne Duddy-Burke in piece from Religion News Service Rome Bureau (ran internationally as well as in major US news outlets includingWashington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, etc.)http://www.religionnews.com/2014/10/10/vatican-debate-gays-provokes-strong-reaction-corners/

Chicago: Contrast the response of Dignity leader Chris Pett with that of the Archdiocese in this Page 1 piece from the Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-catholics-gays-met-20141014-story.html?dssReturn#page=1&z=02155&z=55408

Jeff Stone, DignityUSA Media Relations Director, on two prominent New York TV stations:

WPIX-TVhttp://pix11.com/2014/10/13/vatican-proposes-stunning-shift-on-gays-lesbians/

WCBS-TV, http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/10684919-vatican-makes-stunning-shift-on-divorce-homosexuality/

VP Lewis Speaks-Tanner on NYC drivetime radio. Interview begins at 15:10http://www.wabcradio.com/page.php?page_id=6263

Dignity/Philadelphia President on WHYY Public Radio. : http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/10/15/a-shift-in-tone-from-the-catholic-church/

Former DignityUSA President Sam Sinnett on CBS News in St. Louis: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/10/15/vaticans-seemingly-new-openness-t...   

Two members of Dignity/Houston in the Houston Chronicle: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/From-...  

Seattle NBC affiliatehttp://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/10/14/seattle-area-reacts-to-catholic-stance-on-gays/17237149/

CRUX (All Things Catholic project of the Boston Globe) profiles the Duddy-Burke Family http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2014/10/14/imagine-how-it-could-be-to-have-our-kids-fully-accepted-in-the-church/

Dignity/Washington President Dan Barutta on ABC-7. Be sure to stay tuned for the comments from daily Mass attendees.http://www.wjla.com/video/2014/10/vatican-shift-on-gays-divorced-people.html

Marianne in International Business Timeshttp://www.ibtimes.com/gay-catholics-welcome-church-vatican-comments-yield-cautious-optimism-1704895

Lifesite News:https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-activists-praise-synod-mid-term-re...

Washington Blade http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/10/13/catholic-bishops-gays-gifts-offer-church/

Al Jazeera - link not functional 

ABC News Radio – link not functional

Is there a backtrack?  CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2014/10/14/world/vatican-backtrack-gays/index.html

 

And on it goes!

Tomorrow, Thursday, Marianne Duddy-Burke will be a guest on National Public Radio’s On Point. Listen live from 11:00 – Noon Eastern time or download a podcast at www.wbur.org.

On Friday, October 17, DignityUSA President Lourdes Rodriguez will appear on Telemundo’s Enfoque. She is currently scheduled to be on around 1:30 PM.

If you have done some media work that we missed, please send a quick description and the link to execdir@dignityusa.org. It has been great to have so many Dignity voices heard these last few days.

The final report from the Extraordinary Synod on the Family is due out early the week of Oct. 20, 2014. Look for more activity then!

 

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