What Was the Worst Catholic LGBT News in 2012?

The Catholic University of America again denies a request for recognition of a gay-straight alliance on campus. 2%
The Parliament in Uganda, a pre-dominantly Catholic nation, re-introduces a bill to make the death penalty a possible sentence for lesbian and gay people. 17%
The Vatican censures the Leadership Conference of Women Religious for, among other things, their support of LGBT issues and New Ways Ministry. 16%
The Vatican censures Sister Margaret Farley, a theologian who has supported the moral goodness of gay and lesbian relationships. 7%
Minnesota teen is denied confirmation for supporting marriage equality. 5%
Several Catholic church employees are fired because of their support of marriage equality. 2%
Catholic theologian Tina Beattie is disinvited from a fellowship appointment at the University of San Diego because of her support of marriage equality. 2%
A Catholic lesbian woman in Maryland is denied communion at her mother's funeral Mass. 10%
A Catholic high school in Indianapolis refuses to call a female-to-male transgender student by his male name. 1%
The Knights of Columbus have contributed $6.5 million to oppose marriage equality over the past seven years, according to an Equally Blessed report. 12%
In several cases, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development withdraws funding from organizations which support LGBT equality. 2%
U.S. bishops attempt to make religious liberty an issue as a way to defeat marriage equality initiatives. 6%
The U.S. Catholic bishops investigate the Girl Scouts of America for connections to liberal causes, including LGBT equality. 2%
Minnesota's Archbishop John Nienstedt instructs his priests not to speak publicly in support of marriage equality. 2%
Pope Benedict opens the year by stating that new models of family are a threat to “human dignity and the future of humanity." 14%
Other 1%

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Erma Durkin - 11 years ago

To me the greatest outrage is the "silencing" of authors, speakers, or groups who seek to learn or share information that is helpful toward understanding issues that are troubling the Church (the entire body of the Faithful) today. How outrageous is it for a Magisterium, that claims sole teaching authority, to refuse to listen to the questions and the findings of serious, professionally educated Catholic Lay persons regarding the needs of the laity, IF the responses of the Church Hierarchical Leadership is silencing, i.e. punishment.
Erma Durkin - 11 years ago

To me the greatest outrage is the "silencing" of authors, speakers, or groups who seek to learn or share information that is helpful toward understanding issues that are troubling the Church (the entire body of the Faithful) today. How outrageous is it for a Magisterium, that claims sole teaching authority, to refuse to listen to the questions and the findings of serious, professionally educated Catholic Lay persons regarding the needs of the laity, IF the responses of the Church Hierarchical Leadership is silencing, i.e. punishment.
RadicalMary - 11 years ago

I chose stories regarding the Vatican and the story about trans youth. I did this I want to think of the progressive Christian movement in terms of shared interests, global impact and about subaltern groups. Peace.

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