Bishops’ Head Welcomes Vatican Statementon Legal Recognition of UnionsBetween Homosexual Personswww.usccb.org/comm/archives/2003/03-158.shtml WASHINGTON (July 31, 2003) — Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed the Vatican document entitled “Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons.” He urged Catholics and all persons of good […]
Archives for July 2003
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Person
CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITHCONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROPOSALSTO GIVE LEGAL RECOGNITIONTO UNIONSBETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL PERSONSJuly 31, 2003 INTRODUCTION 1. In recent years, various questions relating to homosexuality have been addressed with some frequency by Pope John Paul II and by the relevant Dicasteries of the Holy See.(1) Homosexuality is a troubling moral and social phenomenon, […]
Soulforce and Lutheran Alliance for Full Participation Commend ELCA Youth for Their Stand on Homosexuality
Youth are encouraged to join in the vigils and leafleting outside the ELCA Churchwide Assembly August 11-17 ***************************************************Soulforce Press Release: July 29, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592 email:Laura@soulforce.org**************************************************** The National Lutheran Youth Organization, an official youth office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), voted overwhelmingly to welcome people of all sexual […]
Soulforce Responds to Pat Robertson’s Prayer Campaign and Encourages "Active" Participation to Ensure Equality for All People
Press Release, July 17, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592 email:Laura@soulforce.org On Monday, July 14, 2003, televangelist Pat Robertson launched a campaign to encourage his audience to pray for the early retirement of several Supreme Court justices. This “prayer offensive” is in response to the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court overturning […]
Soulforce to Join With Lutheran Alliance for Full Participation at ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Milwaukee, August 11-17, 2003
Vigils, Leaflettings, and Trainings to Take Place All Week Long Press Release, July 17, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592 email:Laura@soulforce.org (Lynchburg, VA) – Soulforce will be at Evangelical Church in America Churchwide Assembly, August 11-17, at the request of the Lutheran Alliance for Full Participation. The Lutheran Alliance for Full Participation is made […]