June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Cardinal Francis George

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Chicago Archdiocese Cutting Jobs, Closing Schools

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2013 | Chicago

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By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced on Wednesday that it had suffered setback...

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Pope's Resignation Surprises Cardinal George, Local Catholics

Posted 02.12.2013 | Chicago

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Lay Catholics in Chicago weren't the only locals surprised by the news of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation. Cardinal Francis George, too, was apparentl...

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Politics and the Pulpit: Cardinal George and the Lame Duck Session

Cristina Traina | Posted 03.18.2013 | Chicago

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Cardinal George clearly fears that same-sex marriage will erode the very civic, democratic customs that support a just society. But when they make use of their bully pulpits, religious leaders must choose carefully.

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The 10 Things I Wish The Pope Could Have Observed On My Family's Trip To Disneyland

Rob Watson | Posted 03.09.2013 | Gay Voices

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The pope is wrong to denigrate gay families and is on the wrong side of history. In Disney stories there are great transformations and awakenings. It is my sincere prayer that the pope gets one of these as a gift for himself this year.

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Illinois Gay Marriage Vote Could Come Thursday

Posted 01.02.2013 | Chicago

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The fight for marriage equality in Illinois has nearly reached fever pitch as Springfield lawmakers are poised to start debating the issue as early as...

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Cardinal George, Same-Sex Marriage and the Law of Nature

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 03.03.2013 | Gay Voices

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With the Illinois legislature poised to consider a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, Chicago's Cardinal George insists that same-sex marriage is incompatible with "nature." One might just as easily the same about celibacy.

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Musings On The 'Holiday Tree'

Brian Levin | Posted 02.12.2013 | Religion

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It is one thing to wish someone a "happy holidays" in reference to the multitude of secular and religious winter holidays. It is quite another to declare that an evergreen tree is a universal holiday symbol.

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Cardinal George: 'Society Will Be The Worse' For Gay Marriage

Posted 09.25.2012 | Chicago

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Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George on Sunday turned an event intended to celebrate the 50-year anniversaries of more than 400 couples' marriag...

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Cardinal George To Resume Chemotherapy

Posted 08.30.2012 | Chicago

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Cardinal Francis George's ongoing battle with cancer isn't over, and this week, the religious leader met with Loyola University Medical Center doctors...

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Cardinal George Is Again Battling Cancer

Posted 08.17.2012 | Chicago

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Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Francis George is again battling cancer. According to a statement posted Friday on the Chicago Archdiocese's website, G...

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

Danielle Tumminio | Posted 03.13.2012 | Religion

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Religion

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Religion

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Gay Voices

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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 | Gay Voices

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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 | Chicago

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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 | Chicago

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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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