• "more hatred of homosexual sexual behavior". Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute has suggested removing all gay clergy from the church, even though...
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    Catholicism portal Christianity and homosexuality Clerical celibacy Homosexual clergy in the Catholic Church Homosexuality and religion Pontifical secret Religious...
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  • While most Christian denominations ban the ordination of sexually active LGBT clergy because they view homosexuality as incompatible with biblical doctrine...
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  • Donohue, to opine: "The conventional wisdom maintains there is a pedophilia crisis in the Catholic Church; I maintain it has been a homosexual crisis all along...
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  • partially in opposition to its approval of homosexual relationships and gay clergy. The Assyrian Church of the East does not recognize same-sex marriages...
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  • denominations teach that homosexual behavior and acts are sinful. The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches officially condemn homosexual activity as sin...
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  • they were of the same or different sex.[page needed] The position of the Roman Catholic Church with regards to homosexuality developed from the writings of...
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  • lux mundi, church procedure for abuse cases Other related topics Child sexual abuse Clerical celibacy Homosexual clergy in the Catholic Church Pontifical...
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  • Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (category Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in the United States)
    SNAP supported a legislative bill in New York that would push Catholic Church dioceses to disclose the names of all clergy who have been transferred or retired...
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  • celibacy is the discipline within the Catholic Church by which only unmarried men are ordained to the episcopate, to the priesthood in the Latin Church (one...
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    do not consider homosexuality or transgender identity to be sins. These include entire denominations, as well as individual churches and congregations...
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  • documents Catholic Church sexual abuse cases by country. Catholic sexual abuse cases in Europe have been documented by cases in several dioceses in European...
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  • The Roman Catholic Church suffered persecution in Nazi Germany. The Nazis claimed jurisdiction over all collective and social activity. Clergy were watched...
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  • stances on the issue of homosexuality, with many denominations holding homosexual practice to be sinful, while other denominations ordain LGBT clergy and marry...
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    The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2022...
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  • movement of clergy and laity who self-identify as Catholic (most often as Old Catholic or as Independent Catholic) and form "micro-churches claiming apostolic...
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  • interpretation of the Second Vatican Council and is notably more liberal than the Roman Catholic Church in its acceptance of married clergy, homosexuality, same-sex...
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  • cases are linked to Catholic schools. In 2000 the church acknowledged and apologised for the abuse of children by clergy, putting in place protocols and...
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    primarily centred on the interpretation of various scripture passages related to homosexuality, sacred tradition, and in some churches on varying understandings...
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  • Christian churches in Asia Minor. Both references in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament have been interpreted as referring primarily to male homosexual individuals...
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    The French Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in France is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the...
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    roles in the Roman Catholic Church have been the subject of both intrigue and controversy throughout the Church's history. The cultural influence of the Catholic...
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  • Richard Sipe (category Laicized Roman Catholic priests)
    psychotherapist and the author of six books about Catholicism, clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and clerical celibacy. Born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota...
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  • The Bible was passed down orally, due to fears of printed works being confiscated by authorities. Because of the expulsion of the Catholic clergy in the...
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  • by Roman Catholic clergy in the United States of America. The issue of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests was first publicized in 1985 when...
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    from the Church of England, whose clergy are required to swear allegiance to the British monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The Episcopal...
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  • Clerical celibacy Homosexual clergy in the Catholic Church Pontifical secret Goodstein, Laurie; Halbfinger, David M. (2010-07-02). "Church Office Failed to...
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  • The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches, or Old Catholic movement, designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe...
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  • about male homosexual activities since the first decades of Christianity; female homosexual behavior was almost entirely ignored. Throughout the majority...
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