Soulforce Press Release: November 13, 2002For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592soulforcemedia@aol.com (Washington, DC) – Three faithful gay Catholics who were arrested at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. yesterday, November 12, 2002, remained in jail overnight last night and no details of their plight will be available until after a pretrial […]
Archives for November 2002
Faithful Gay Catholics Arrested at Bishops’ Conference Released After 30 Hours in Jail
Soulforce Press Release: November 13, 2002For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-278-0592soulforcemedia@aol.com (Washington, DC) – Three gay Catholics who were arrested in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. the morning of November 12th were released this evening after spending 30 hours in jail and agreeing to stay away from […]
3 Gays are Refused Communion with Nation’s Bishops
Former aide to Maida claims mix-up in D.C. Article from Detroit Free PressNovember 13, 2002By David Crumm and Patricia MontemurriFress Press Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A former aide to Detroit Cardinal Adam Maida barred three gay Catholics from taking communion with the nation’s Catholic bishops and sparked a nonviolent protest that disrupted the bishops’ national […]
An Open Letter to Bishop Gregory and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
November 12, 2002 From the Rev. Dr. Mel White, Executive Director, Soulforce, Inc. Sirs: Last night, at your traditional yearly Mass at the National Shrine, three lifetime Roman Catholics, a lesbian and two gay men, stood to receive the Eucharist but were denied the Body and Blood of Christ apparently because the usher recognized them […]
DC 2002 – Alert #4
11/5/02 Dear Soulforce volunteers: We’re less than a week away from our time together in Washington, D.C. and our leadership team is still feeling the powerful effects of the lives we changed in Lynchburg. For pictures and stories about Lynchburg, check out our webpage, www.soulforce.org. I hope you have been spreading the word about our […]
Case Against the Catholic Church
Compiled by Soulforce, Inc., November 2002 In the last year the following have appeared in various news sources concerning the Catholic Church’s attempt to deny gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people their basic human rights: 1) Business Day, Johansburg, Oct. 9, 2001Catholic Bishops in South Africa Come Down On Gay Adoptions A Catholic bishop says […]