Posts Tagged ‘Gay priests’

Auckland Anglican synod sees no bar to same sex ordinations

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Within our ministry units there are many gay and lesbian Anglicans.  They are a part of us.  They are in big units and small units, rural units and urban units, units that might be considered ‘liberal’ and units that might be considered ‘conservative’.  They have always been part of us and, whether we’ve known it or not, always ministered as lay and clergy in our midst and made enormous contributions through the history of this Diocese.

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Social networking sees 100 Italian priests blackmailed

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

At least 100 gay Italian priests have been blackmailed by two men who used social networking websites to meet them, Italian weekly Panorama reported on Friday.

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St Matthews stirs the gay debate

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

The latest billboard of an Auckland church known for its controversial campaigns stirs the gay debate. St Matthew’s in the City’s latest billboard depicts a “gay-dar” showing a spectrum from gay to straight with a cross acting as a meter. An explanatory caption on the board states: “As used by the Anglican Church to assess Read more