A law professor at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York is appealing for an end to the institution of marriage in America, which he describes as “religious, gendered, and bourgeois.” Ethan J. Leib published his essay in the Fordham Law Review.
In the immediate wake of the Vatican sacking of a gay priest who attempted to upstage the Vatican Synod on the Family by “coming out” with his boyfriend the day before it began, Socialist French President François Hollande has withdrawn his proposal of Laurent Stefanini, an openly gay official, for the post of ambassador to the Holy See.
Saturday in an address to the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, Vice President Joe Biden took a jab at the Republican Party’s presidential field for the stance on LGBT issues, describing them as “homophobes.” “We become more of what America was meant to
The Pope said that Christian marriage is a cure for much of the solitude experienced by men and women in our own day. Our world, he said is characterized by loneliness and paradoxes. Today we enjoy “many sophisticated means of entertainment, but a deep and growing interior emptiness; many pleasures, but few loves; many liberties, but little freedom.” People need the family, even if they don’t realize it, Francis said.
How President Obama and countless other politicians and pundits can fail to grasp—or be unwilling to confront—the obvious connection between the breakdown of American family life and a rise in violent crime is a mystery deserving examination. The 26-year-old shooter Chris Harper Mercer was the umpteenth example of a fatherless boy who grows up to be a violent criminal.
To many observers, it may seem strange that the Vatican would choose to keep a secret of what has been called “the most significant meeting” of the Pope’s entire trip to the United States: his 15-minute encounter with Kentucky County Clerk,
In the lead-up to October’s Vatican Synod on Marriage and the Family, the drafters express their deep concern over what they see as “widespread confusion” over the possibility of divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Holy Communion as well as the acceptance of homosexual unions, which they describe as “contrary to Divine and natural law.” On Tuesday morning, the petition was delivered to the Vatican, requesting that Francis offer “a clarifying word” to dispel the confusion that reigns among many of the faithful around the globe.
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP, saying that the Democratic party abandoned her.
At his final celebration in the United States before departing for Rome, Pope Francis told approximately one million people who attended Mass outdoors in Philadelphia Sunday that the simple daily acts of love expressed by family members to each other are what nurture both life and faith.
Pope Francis warns marriage has been stretched and distorted in the United States, to the point where it is no longer even similar to the Christian sacrament of matrimony. The pontiff noted the “unprecedented changes” taking place in contemporary society, “with their social, cultural – and sadly now juridical – effects on family bonds,” referring to the Supreme Course decision in June to legalize same-sex marriage for the entire nation in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Many conservatives viewed the prospect of the Pope’s visit to the United States with a mixture of hope and trepidation: hope, because the Pope’s visit would force heavy media coverage of religious issues; trepidation, because of Pope Francis’ mixed record on issues ranging from climate change to illegal immigration.
WASHINGTON—In his historic address to Congress, Pope Francis warned that traditional marriage must be protected against unprecedented threats, expressing opposition to same-sex marriage, and separately called for protection of religious liberty.
In an appearance on MSNBC following Pope Francis’s address to Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the government will remain open and Planned Parenthood will remain funded.
GOP presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is calling out President Obama for telling Pope Francis, “We cherish religious liberty” at the White House on Wednesday. Huckabee posted a vine with the soundbite from Obama stating, “We cherish religious liberty,” during his speech before the Pope addressed the crowd outside the White House.
Six U.S. Bishops are sufficiently principled to earn a place on a hate list published by the GLAAD gay lobby, just prior to Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. Through its guide, GLAAD hopes to dictate to the media which terms to use and which to avoid in discussing homosexuality, as well as pointing out possible “pitfalls” in reporting on LGBT Catholics. It also suggests a series of story lines and angles to take in reporting to highlight the positive sight of LGBT life.
The world’s third largest Christian denomination could effectively dissolve itself in the New Year, as its members cannot reconcile deep divisions on issues including gay marriage. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has summoned all 38 leaders of the Anglican
On Tuesday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush released a new ad designed to appeal to Hispanic voters presumably outraged by the immigration positions of 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, and women outraged by Trump’s controversial comments about women ranging from Megyn Kelly to Carly Fiorina.
Republican presidential candidate former New York Governor George Pataki commented on Rowan County, KY clerk Kim Davis refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses during Wednesday’s first card debate on CNN. Pataki stated, “Yes, Kim Davis is different from Islamist radicals
In his weekly audience Wednesday, Pope Francis momentarily left his prepared notes to tell the thousands of pilgrims in Saint Peter’s Square that the family “is born of the union of man and woman.”
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson stated that there should be an accommodation, such as, “get other people involved who can administer the certificates” for Rowan County, KY Clerk Kim Davis (D) and others like her in an interview with
On Monday, the Florida Department of Health announced that, from this point forward, all marriage licenses will eliminate gender-specific language to better fit the new era of gay marriage.
Actress Kristen Stewart says she feels “really bad” for jailed Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis – but not for the reasons one might think.
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses because of her religious beliefs, returned to work Monday. GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee – who held a rally for Davis – said he continues to support her for “staying true to her convictions.”
In the latest case of attorneys seeking reimbursement for representing plaintiffs in same-sex marriage legalization cases, the lawyers for the case that legalized same-sex marriage are suing Ohio for over $1 million in legal fees and expenses.
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Shepard Smith Reporting,” host Shepard Smith challenged supporters of Rowan Co., KY clerk Kim Davis, who has refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite a judge’s order and having been jailed for ignoring that judge’s order,
