William Lindsey

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• Minnesota Again: As Archbishop Nienstedt Targeted the Gays, Priest Possessing...

  

  Yesterday, I mentioned in passing the story now breaking in the Catholic archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, where officials of the archdiocese have known... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Matthew Fox, Letters to Pope Francis: "It Is Essential to Talk of Women's Rights"

  

  Throughout his book Letters to Pope Francis, theologian Matthew Fox points out that one of the major gifts to the church of the saint whose name Cardinal... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Association of Catholic Priests: Pope Francis Has "A Major Blind Spot When It...

  

  Central ScotomaThe Association of Catholic Priests suggests that, as with his predecessors, Pope Francis has "a major blind spot when it comes to the place of... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Chris Hedges on Christian Fascist Game Plan of American Religious Right

  

  Here's how Chris Hedges opens his essay at Truthdig today about the theological roots of the radical right's war on the U.S. government at present:There is a... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pope Francis and a Catholic Springtime? But What About the Abuse Crisis and...

  

  As I listen to Leonardo Boff predict a new springtime in the Catholic church due to Pope Francis (see here and here), I don't want to take my eyes off what has... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Leonardo Boff on the Latin American Context of Francis's Papal Style, and the...

  

  Another essay by theologian Leonardo Boff, which, to my way of thinking, glosses the analysis of his reflection on Pope Francis's dialogue with Italian... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Final Two Installments in Miranda Blue's Series on Globalizing Homophobia and...

  

  Miranda Blue has now published the final two installments in her Right Wing Watch series about the role of the religious right in globalizing homophobia... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• More on the Shutdown, Dominance of White Southerners in GOP, and Theology Drivin...

  

  Two more links to add to the set I offered readers yesterday, when I discussed the dominance of the radicalized GOP by white Southerners and what that means... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Leonardo Boff Comments on Pope Francis's Latest Interview: Believer and...

  

  I like very much liberation theologian Leonardo Boff's reflection on Pope Francis's recent interview with Italian thinker and non-believer Eugenio Scalfari. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Happy Day After St. Francis Taco Day, Y'all

  

  For a man who chose radical poverty and lived a life of great asceticism, Francis of Assisi sets a lavish table. Here are two leftovers from his feast... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Shutdown and the Dominance of the GOP by White Southerners: A Growing Meme

  One of the important trends in analysis of the current situation of American democracy as the Republican party shuts down the federal government is to note how... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "I Have Blessed Hope That, I Pray, the...

  

  For National Catholic Reporter, Father Thomas Reese reports that the German Catholic bishops' conference has chosen to table the new Vatican-mandated translatio... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Readers Respond: "Women Tend to Organize in Circles"--and I Think About the...

  

  Two days ago, I commented on Lisa Fullam's recent question, "If women are so darn valuable, why is the 'gang of 8' all male?" In the conversation thread... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Recommended: Miranda Blue's Series at Right-Wing Watch on Globalizing...

  

  Matthew 28:19-20, The Great CommissionWe have known for some time now that the fingerprints of the American religious right are all over the increasing... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Matthew Fox, Letters to Pope Francis: "Let's Be Honest--Francis Never Attended...

  

  On this feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, another excerpt from Matthew Fox's book Letters to Pope Francis:And let us be honest--Francis never attended a... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Charles Pierce on the Reign of Morons in U.S. Congress

  

  An article that begins with the avowal, "In the year of our Lord 2010, the voters of the United States elected the worst Congress in the history of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pope Francis and Theology of Women: Overcoming Us-Them Imagination in Catholic...

  

  In a posting at the Commonweal blog site two days ago, theologian Lisa Fullam suggests that those who want to help Pope Francis better understand the "theology... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Matthew Fox, Letters to Pope Francis: "We Are All Hoping" That You Rebuild a...

  

  As the "gang of 8" meets right now in Rome, another excerpt from Matthew Fox's Letters to Pope Francis (CreateSpace Publishing, 2013) on the eve of the feast da... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Michael Sean Winters Wants JPII Canonized, Because Old. And Sick.

  

  John Paul II Blessing Fr. Maciel Several Months Before Pope's DeathMichael Sean Winters is really, really certain Pope John Paul II should be canonized.Because... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "If Women Are So Darn Valuable, Why Is...

  

  And two more good ones, both responding to the latest papal interview that I featured in the posting immediately prior to this one: Lisa Fullam writes,Again,... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY