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Gay Catholic Leader Reacts to Pope's Rant

Hear DignityUSA Executive Director in a wide-ranging interview with Emmy Award winner Charlotte Robinson on OutTake Voices.

http://voices.outtakeonline.com/2012/01/gay-catholic-leader-reacts-to-popes.html   

 In this exclusive audio interview Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ talks with Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director of DignityUSA, the nation’s foremost LGBT Catholic organization. Recent polls show high levels of support for LGBT people among Catholics yet the Pope and bishops continue to lead attacks on civil rights for gay people. In Pope Benedict’s 2012 outrageous New Year’s speech to diplomats from approximately 180 countries the Pope said policies allowing gay marriage “threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself.” We talked to Marianne about being Catholic and issues facing our LGBT community.

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DignityUSA Members in Connecticut Respond to Initiation of Courage Chapter

DignityUSA members Frank O'Gorman and Paul Scarbrough, both of Connecticut, are prominently featured in a Rainbow Times article about the Hartford Archdiocese's development of a Courage Chapter as a "ministry" to LGBT Catholics. To read this very comprehensive piece, please click on the link below. The article is made available with permission.

http://therainbowtimesmass.com/2012/01112012/ctabstinence.html

 

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Gay Catholics Reject Pope’s Statement Calling Same-Sex Marriage a Threat to Humanity

Boston, MA.  January 11, 2012. Leaders of the largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Catholics are reaching out to fellow Catholics who are hurt and angered by Pope Benedict XVI’s latest attack on the LGBT community. In a New Year’s speech to diplomats from approximately 180 countries on the importance of children, the Pope said policies allowing same-sex marriage “threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself.”

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Equally Blessed seeks Coalition Coordinator

Equally Blessed Job Opening

Coordinator, Equally Blessed.

Part-time, grant-funded position. 15-20 hours/week

Background.  Equally Blessed is a coalition of four national Catholic organizations which work for justice and equality for LGBT people in church and society. We are seeking a part-time coordinator to manage the day-to-day work of the coalition, as well as to oversee special projects and initiatives as they arise.  At present, Equally Blessed is involved in communications work to amplify the voice of the majority of US Catholics who support justice and equality for LGBT people, as well as education and advocacy projects consistent with our mission.  Coalition partners meet via conference call at least once a month; we also meet in person about five times a year.

DignityUSA Applauds Washington Governor Gregoire for Leadership on Marriage Equality

DignityUSA leaders from Washington State joined Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke in sending a letter of congratulations to Governor Chris Gregoire to thank her for leading efforts to expand marriage equality to Washington. Below is the text of the letter.

January 5, 2012

The Honorable Christine Gregoire

Office of the Governor

416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Suite 200
PO Box 40002

Olympia, WA 98504-0002

Dear Governor Gregoire,

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January 2012 Dateline

And, of course, we know that it will continue to be vital to keep positive Catholic voices sounding in the public square. . . . DignityUSA will be part of efforts in Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, and other locations to ensure that no one mistakes positions such as this for the true Catholic perspective—that of love and inclusiveness.

DignityUSA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke
in "2012--Another Big Year for Dignity!"

 

 

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JANUARY 29, 2012: FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
I Corinthians 7:32-35
Mark 1:21-28

Were I to ask, "What was Jesus' first miracle?" the vast majority of people would probably answer, "Turning water into wine at the Cana wedding reception." That's correct - if you're in John's gospel. But it's the wrong answer if you're reading the other three.

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" . . . knowing in my heart that it IS possible to be a Catholic and a lesbian . . . and knowing that without the work of Dignity countless GLBT Catholics (and straight Catholics for that matter) would not know this truth. And although I don’t label myself as a Catholic the way I used to, I still have an endearing fondness, a particular affection, for the denomination of my youth, and as such am still here on the Catholic side-lines, a bit war-weary, but still in the fight. In grief there is hope, in struggle there is hope, in God there is hope."

Laura Monroe, DignityUSA Editor
in "On Being"

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