“Father Bernard Lynch, Gay Catholic Priest, Reveals He’s Married To A Man, Non-Celibate”
Read a July 10, 2012 article from the Huffington Post about a book a gay priest wrote revealing he’s married and non-celibate.
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“Father Bob Pierson, Gay Priest, On Why Catholics Should Support Same-Sex Marriage”
Read a June 12, 2012, article from the Huffington Post about a gay priest’s support of same-sex marriage.
“One gay priest’s story”
Read an article posted on U.S. Catholic chronicling a priest’s experience coming out.
“Cardinal tipped to become first black pope in modern times blames gay priests for abuse scandals facing Catholic church”
Read a Feb. 19, 2013, article from the Daily Mail detailing how an African cardinal blamed gay priests for the child sex abuse scandal.
“Thou shalt not allow homosexuals to become Catholic priests”
Read “Thou shalt not allow homosexuals to become Catholic priests,” an Oct. 2, 2005, New York Daily News opinion piece by the Rev. John Trigilio Jr., president of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy and co-author of Catholicism for Dummies (For Dummies, 2003).
“Pope Benedict, why isn’t celibacy enough?”
Read a Nov. 25, 2005, opinion piece in the LA Times written by a former priest.
“No ministry allowed for gay Catholics”
Read an April 9, 2013, article posted on the National Catholic Reporter blog about a gay priest being asked to halt his ministry.
“Too many priests preach truth, but live a lie”
Read a Feb. 25, 2013, article from the Telegraph in support of gay priesthood.
Joe Maher
Joe Maher is the founder of Opus Bono Sacerdotii (“work for the good of the priesthood”), a Mississippi lay group that defends the rights of priests accused of sexual misconduct. It assists priests and religious in crisis through a network of confidential experts in various fields.