William Lindsey

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• My Twitter Conversation with Catholic Democrats About "Tremendous Push Back"...

  

  Here's an exchange I had on Twitter yesterday with Catholic Democrats:The exchange began with Catholic Democrats responding to Christopher Stroop, who had... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Joelle Casteix's Clear, Informed Response to Viganò Crowd: Feeds Old Stereotypes...

  

  Joelle Casteix has written the clearest, most informed response I've yet seen regarding the allegations of Viganò and his followers about the sexual abuse horro... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Important Statement from Catholic Women Speak Re: "Letter to Pope Francis from...

  

  This is an important statement from Catholic Women Speak in response to the "Letter to Pope Francis from Catholic Women" being pushed by EWTN and other... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• At Moment of Increasing Homophobia in Catholicism, Remembering Fr. Mychal Judge

  9/11: Franciscan Fr. Mychal Judge, chaplain to the firefighters, was an early casualty. The image of his fellow firemen carrying his body to a nearby church... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On the "Light Handed" St. John Paul the Great and the "Mild" Benedict:...

  Lessons from the 14th Amendment: Every society is built on foundation myths, affirming the righteousness of the National project. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The "Why I'm Leaving" and "Why I'm Staying" Statements After Pennsylvania Report...

  

  There was an interesting discussion thread here several days back about the spate of articles after the Pennsylvania grand jury report with titles like "Why... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Latest Viganò Commentary: "Vatican Receives a Letter in *November 2000* Detailin...

  The Viganistas have an obvious timing problem. The secret sanctions was the clever solution to bridging the gap, but it may have been too clever by half.... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wave of Queer Bashing in U.S. Catholicism and Cheap-Grace Christianity: Further...

  

  Shared by Chiara Giaccardi on TwitterThe letter written by Fordham theologians Patrick Hornbeck and Bryan Massingale to their colleagues — I posted about it... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fordham Theology Professors: "We Categorically Condemn the Vile Slander That...

  

  Andy Staron, who is an assistant professor of theology at Wheeling Jesuit University, has shared a letter written by two members of Fordham University's theolog... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• My "Final" Take on the Viganò Narrative: I Am Frankly Not Sure That Catholicism...

  One possible explanation of Pope Francis's silence on Viganò: to respond to the accusations would require him to directly critique the conduct of his immediate... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• NCR Editorializes: John Paul II "Provided the Model for the Hierarchy's...

  

  The National Catholic Reporter has made an editorial statement on the current crisis in the Catholic church following the McCarrick revelations, the Pennsylvani... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• "It's All Rubbish": Emeritus Pope Benedict's Secretary Archbishop Georg...

  

  Valuable commentary on the Viganò affair keeps churning out, and I feel obliged to crank the churn here and provide excerpts for you. Here are some things I've... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Footnote to Previous Posting: On John Thavis' Testimony Re: How Vatican Press...

  

  A footnote to what I posted earlier today providing some recent commentary on the Viganò story: did you notice in the article by Michelle Boorstein John... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Abuse Survivors Speak Out: Viganò Is "Just a Fanatic Who Blames Gays" — More on...

  

  SNAP, Survivors Denounce Archbishop Viganò’s Statements Conflating Homosexuality and Sexual Violence by ClergySNAP's position on what Viganò and his cabal are... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• For All You Folks Suddenly Discovering There's Corruption Reaching to the...

  1) For all you folks suddenly discovering there's corruption in the church reaching to the papacy — because Vigano has pointed this out to you and you had... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Paris Archbishop Upholds Sanctions Against Vatican "Expert" on Homosexuality,...

  A tidbit of news that should not escape our notice as Vigano et al. try to stage a coup toppling Pope Francis, with overt allegations that he has protected a... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On Francis, "the Left," and "the Right": Where I Stand — I Don't Have Luxury of...

  

  Viganò's letter employs American culture-war terms, as it speaks of "the left" and "the right" within the Catholic church. People who might assume that,... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Media Begin Filling in Picture of Those Orchestrating Viganò's Attack on Francis...

  Thanks to @nwinfield, @elizabethjdias, and @lauriegnyt we now know of two of Archbishop Vigano's ghostwriters: Italian journalist @MarcoTosatti and American... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Buy Viganò's Attack on Francis, and You're Buying a Vicious, Orchestrated...

  1) Buy Vigano's twisted tales if you wish. But if you do so, don't claim — not ever again — that you have any concern about LGBTQ people and their place in the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Michael Sean Winters on the Coup Attempted by Viganò & Cronies: "Francis Did Act...

  

  I appreciate Colleen and Sarasi for pointing to Michael Sean Winters' statement today on the attempted coup staged by Viganò and his cronies, entitled "Vigano... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2018 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY