November 12-14, 2000 Link to Fran Taft Video 11/21/2000Soulforce Commends Dr. Robert Edgar for His Courage and Commitment to Equality Updated: 11/21/2000Washington DC Direct Action Photos (1 of 3)Washington DC Direct Action Photos (2 of 3)Washington DC Direct Action Photos (3 of 3) 11/17/2000A Personal Reflection from a Soulforce Volunteer 11/17/2000104 arrested at Soulforce protest […]
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Los Angeles Times Article: "Vatican: A Conflicted Attitude Toward Gays"
By JASON BERRYLos Angeles Times, August 1, 1999 NEW ORLEANS – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s recent decision to prohibit an American priest and nun from doing pastoral work with gays and lesbians underscores a moral myopia in the Vatican. How long can the church officially deny ministry to homosexuals on the outside while ignoring the impact […]
National Catholic Reporter Article: "Milestones in Campaign to Hold the Doctrinal Line"
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.NCR Staff The lifetime ban on pastoral work imposed upon Salvatorian Fr. Robert Nugent and School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannine Gramick by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is the latest step in an effort by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to prevent evolution in church teaching toward acceptance of […]
DC 2004 Photo Album
Our Banner Bill Carpenter Bishop Gumbleton greets Soulforcees Betsy Lamb with the Paschal candle Cris Elkins Erin receives Eucharist Jimmy and Kara Michael and Laura Mike Perez keeps warm Oberlin College students sing Sue with the new Phila banner Praying Street Eucharist Vigiling
Story and Picture about Judge Mildred Edwards and Bishop Gumbleton’s Peace Mass
Photo: Kara Speltz, Mickey Edwards, Bishop Gumbleton, and Mike Perez Many Soulforcees will remember the arrests that took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington DC, after 3 faithful Catholics were denied Eucharist at the Bishops Mass in Nov. 2002. We were arrested and spent 30 hours in jail awaiting arraignment for trespassing at […]
Wrap Up – USCCB Action November 2003
Now that I’m rested up from our time together in D.C., I thought I would do a recap on what happened while we were there. A number of important things happened that did not get reported in the press, and some of our people may have missed some small but significant moments during our time […]