Cardinal Francis George

Is Birth Control Coverage Motivated By Religious Freedom Or Religious Bullying?

Danielle Tumminio | Posted 03.13.2012

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Danielle Tumminio

Presumably Catholics would not want birth control -- it's all the other folks who do. Which makes this a debate not about religious freedom but about how people of one faith care for those who do not share their beliefs.

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Cardinal: Catholic Hospitals, Universities May Close Over Birth Control Mandate

Posted 02.29.2012

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Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George on Sunday threatened that, because the Catholic Church "is being told she must 'give up'" its religious fre...

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Cardinal Doubles Down Against Obama's Birth Control Mandate

Posted 02.19.2012

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Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George, back in town after a visit to Rome, has doubled down on his contempt for the Obama administration's call f...

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LGBT Groups Protest Catholic Leadership

Posted 02.13.2012

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Story of Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times: Despite a blistering cold morning, more than 20 LGBT activists protested outside of Holy Nam...

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Catholic Leader Slams Obama's 'Unjust' Birth Control Mandate

Posted 02.10.2012

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Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George this week entered the fray of a national debate over President Obama's plan requiring most religiously affi...

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Cardinal George Honored By Pro-Life Group, Protested By LGBTs

Posted 02.01.2012

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Though Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George apologized last month for a contentious remark that compared LGBT activists to the Ku Klux Klan, gay...

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Laying Down The Law

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Homophobia, Gay, Religion and Sexuality, Catholic Church and Gay Rights, Cardinal Francis George KKK, Cardinal Francis George, Gay Catholics, LGBT Catholics, Religion News
Warren J. Blumenfeld

Amid the current controversy of Cardinal Francis George comparing the gay liberation movement to the KKK, I pulled out an essay from 1986 for you to determine whether much has really changed in the Catholic Church.

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Was Cardinal's Apology To LGBT Community Sincere?

Posted 01.09.2012

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Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times CHICAGO -- Despite an official protest cancellation by LGBT groups, a handful of LGBT-rights ...

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Cardinal Apologizes For Linking Gay Parade To KKK

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

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CHICAGO — Chicago's Cardinal Francis George is apologizing for remarks comparing an annual gay rights parade to a Ku Klux Klan rally. In a Chic...

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Cardinal George To Be Protested Over KKK Remark

Posted 01.02.2012

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Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times: A local LGBT activist is planning a demonstration in front of Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wa...

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Cardinal George Stands By KKK Comparison Amid Calls For Resignation

Posted 12.29.2011

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Though he has come under fire by LGBT advocates over a comment he recently made comparing Gay Pride Parade organizers to "something like the Ku Klux K...

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Cardinal Francis George's Parade of Lies

Wayne Besen | Posted 02.27.2012

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Wayne Besen

Cardinal George's outrageous comparison of the LGBT community to the Ku Klux Klan was so degrading and hurtful that apologizing will not be sufficient. His only road to redemption is handing in his resignation.

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Cardinal George and the KKK: Religious Extremists Live in the Midwest, Too

Tracy Baim | Posted 02.26.2012

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Tracy Baim

If all religious groups paid their fair share of taxes, I wouldn't be as angry when they spoke out against my right to equality. But when a religious leader like Cardinal George gets a large forum to amplify his prejudice off all our taxpayer backs, it is an unfair system.

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Petition Calls For Cardinal George's Resignation Over KKK Remark

Posted 12.24.2011

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An online petition launched this week is calling on Cardinal Francis George, the Chicago Archbishop, to resign from his post following a comment he ma...

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Cardinal George: Gay Pride Could 'Morph Into KKK'

Posted 12.22.2011

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Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, this week told a Chicago news station that he agreed with a local Roman Catholic church's objectio...

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Cardinal Weighs In On Christmas vs. Holiday Tree 'Debate'

Posted 12.17.2011

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Just weeks after Chicago's first-ever Jewish mayor Rahm Emanuel flipped the switch on the city's 55-foot holiday tree in Daley Plaza, Cardinal Francis...

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Rape Victim Offended By Catholic Bishops' Criticism

Posted 01.07.2012

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Last week, Cardinal Francis George joined a group of Illinois bishops in condemning Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's planned speech at a pro-choice event...

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Quinn Defends Speech At Pro-Choice Event Following Catholic Criticism

Posted 01.03.2012

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Catholic groups in Illinois have joined Cardinal Francis George in slamming Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for his decision to present a pro-choice leade...

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Will Father Michael Pfleger Leave Chicago?

AP | Posted 07.11.2011

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CHICAGO — An activist priest suspended by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago says he'll start preaching at other churches if he's not rei...

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WATCH: Parishioners Outraged Over Rev. Pfleger's Suspension

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 06.28.2011

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Supporters of Rev. Michael Pfleger protested outside of Cardinal Francis George's Chicago mansion Thursday, outraged that the cardinal decided suspend...

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Rev. Pfleger Suspended By Chicago Archdiocese

AP | HERBERT G. McCANN | Posted 06.28.2011

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CHICAGO -- An activist Catholic priest in Chicago who made headlines when he mocked Hillary Clinton during her presidential campaign has been suspende...

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Illinois Civil Unions Bill PASSES State Senate, Quinn Vows To Sign

Posted 05.25.2011

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Less than 24 hours after it was passed by the Illinois House of Representatives, the state Senate voted to approve a measure that would allow gay coup...

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Cardinal George Opposition to Illinois Civil Unions Swept Aside, Illinois House Partially Undoes an Injustice

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ormsby

In 1996, Illinois and 14 other states approved "Defense of Marriage of Act" laws, but Illinois has now partially undone that injustice.

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Illinois Civil Unions Bill PASSES State House

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Illinois House of Representatives passed a historic civil unions bill Tuesday evening after many moving speeches on the House floor. SB1716, the...

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Illinois Lawmakers To Vote On Civil Unions TODAY

Posted 05.25.2011

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For weeks, supporters of Illinois' civil unions bill have been vocal and confident--and today the Illinois House of Representatives could finally vote...

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