November 17, 2000 by Eric ResnickGay People’s Chronicle Washington, D.C.– In an attempt to convince the American Catholic bishops to make the church more inclusive of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members, the interfaith group Soulforce and the gay Catholic group Dignity USA joined in an act of civil disobedience during the bishops’ annual […]
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GayToday Article: "104 Activists Arrested at Roman Catholicism’s National Shrine"
November 16, 2000 Civil Rights Hero Rev. William Sloan Coffin Among the Jailed Rev. Jimmy Creech: ‘Catholicism is Bigotry’s Primary Source’ http://gaytoday.badpuppy.com/garchive/events/111600ev.htmCompiled by GayToday The Revs. Jimmy Creech, Mel White and William Sloan Coffin were arrested at a rally against the Catholic Church at the National Shrine in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.-Over 250 Gay, Lesbian, […]
Religious News Service Article: "Gay Catholics Petition Bishops for ‘Reconciliation’"
By KEVIN ECKSTROMc. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON – Rob Connoley was prepared to do an overseas mission trip for the Roman Catholic Church until he was told he could not go for one reason – Rob Connoley, a born-and-raised Catholic from Indianapolis, is gay. Since then, Connoley has left the Catholic Church. He now […]
Religious News Service Article: "Catholic Bishops Open Annual Meeting"
By KEVIN ECKSTROMc. 2000 Religion News Service WASHINGTON – The president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops acknowledged Monday (Nov. 13) the Roman Catholic Church has "at times hurt people instead of serving them faithfully" but warned against the "great temptation of cynicism" and a "search for flaws" in the church’s past. More than […]
Washington Post Article: "110 Are Arrested at National Shrine"
November 15, 2000 By Hanna RosinWashington Post Staff Writer About 110 members of a gay rights organization protesting the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality were arrested yesterday for blocking the entrance to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, an action that coincided with a meeting of 300 U.S. Catholic bishops here this […]
104 People Arrested During Soulforce Civil Disobedience at National Shrine
Washington DC Actions Condemn Catholic Church Teachings which Lead to Oppression and Spiritual Violence against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals November 15, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Laura Montgomery Rutt, Media CoordinatorCell: 717.951.7712soulforcemedia@aol.com Washington, DC – Yesterday, November 14, over 250 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) individuals, and their families, friends and allies from […]