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  • Having the courage to be an LGBT Catholic even in the face of movements such as Courage, and the hierarchy's contradictory views on homosexuality, is the realization of true courage.

    Joseph Amodeo: Redefining Courage: What The New Apostolate For LGBT Catholics Gets Wrong Joseph Amodeo 2012

  • But the script's best and, paradoxically, funniest lines go to the two men who symbolize the hierarchy's decrepitude: Gens.

    A Great Film's Sadly Timeless Message David Mermelstein 2011

  • The Catholic Church hierarchy's categorical opposition to both contraception and abortion poses significant issues, but "natural" family planning is part of their agenda, as is "responsible parenthood".

    Katherine Marshall: Families, Planning, And Faith Katherine Marshall 2011

  • Having the courage to be an LGBT Catholic even in the face of movements such as Courage, and the hierarchy's contradictory views on homosexuality, is the realization of true courage.

    Joseph Amodeo: Redefining Courage: What The New Apostolate For LGBT Catholics Gets Wrong Joseph Amodeo 2012

  • The Catholic Church hierarchy's categorical opposition to both contraception and abortion poses significant issues, but "natural" family planning is part of their agenda, as is "responsible parenthood".

    Katherine Marshall: Families, Planning, And Faith Katherine Marshall 2011

  • The Catholic Church hierarchy's categorical opposition to both contraception and abortion poses significant issues, but "natural" family planning is part of their agenda, as is "responsible parenthood".

    Katherine Marshall: Families, Planning, And Faith Katherine Marshall 2011

  • In a recent article by former Maryland lieutenant governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in The Atlantic entitled "Out of Step with the Flock," she remarks, "As a woman and a lifelong Catholic, I sometimes marvel that faith can flourish despite the hierarchy's not infrequent disdain for the faithful."

    Jeff DeGraff: The New Mass As New Coke Jeff DeGraff 2012

  • In a recent article by former Maryland lieutenant governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend in The Atlantic entitled "Out of Step with the Flock," she remarks, "As a woman and a lifelong Catholic, I sometimes marvel that faith can flourish despite the hierarchy's not infrequent disdain for the faithful."

    Jeff DeGraff: The New Mass As New Coke Jeff DeGraff 2012

  • The Catholic Church hierarchy's categorical opposition to both contraception and abortion poses significant issues, but "natural" family planning is part of their agenda, as is "responsible parenthood".

    Katherine Marshall: Families, Planning, And Faith Katherine Marshall 2011

  • Having the courage to be an LGBT Catholic even in the face of movements such as Courage, and the hierarchy's contradictory views on homosexuality, is the realization of true courage.

    Joseph Amodeo: Redefining Courage: What The New Apostolate For LGBT Catholics Gets Wrong Joseph Amodeo 2012

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