Father Colin Blatchford from Courage International talks about navigating same-sex attractions and gender dysphoria in the Catholic Church during an informational meeting with diocesan employees and youth ministers April 17. (Malea Hargett)

Speaker educates clergy on same-sex attractions, gender

Clergy and diocesan staff spent time in April learning about navigating same-sex attractions and gender dysphoria in the Catholic Church.  Father Colin Blatchford, a priest for the Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn., addressed a three-day continuing education program for clergy April 16-18 at…

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After blessings, Vatican not moving toward gay marriage

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Bishop Taylor issues statement on same-sex blessings

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor issued a statement Dec. 19 in response to the Vatican declaration regarding informal blessings for same-sex and unmarried couples. “As many of you know, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) recently issued the declaration…

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Over 2,000 years, Church has always prevailed

I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ”

We Catholics take the pope’s “power of the keys”…

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