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Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop Who Urged Trump To Show Compassion
Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, on Monday, urged Donald Trump to show compassion towards marginalised groups, including gay, lesbian, and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
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'Have Mercy On Gays, Poor Immigrants': Bishop To Trump, He Responds
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appealed to the 47th US President to have mercy on gay, lesbian, and transgender children.
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Pope Francis Apologies Over Reported Homophobic Slur, Says Vatican
Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.
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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday.
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Church Of England Welcomes First Openly Gay Bishop
A British bishop has become the first in the Church of England -- the mother church of the worldwide Anglican faith -- to announce he is homosexual, in an interview published Saturday.
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Vatican Fury as Top Priest comes Out on Eve of Bishops Meet
The Vatican reacted furiously on Saturday after a Polish priest employed as a senior official publicly declared his homosexuality on the eve of a bishops' synod set to touch on the divisive issue of the Catholic Church's relationship to gay believers.
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Belgian Bishop Distances Himself From Gay Rights Award
A Belgian Bishop has distanced himself from an award given by a gay rights group after he called on the Catholic Church to "respect" divorced people and homosexuals.
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Bishops Revise Document on Gays, Expect Approval
Catholic bishops are predicting widespread approval of a revised, "balanced" document laying out the church's position on gays, sex, marriage and divorce.
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First Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop Announces Divorce From Husband
The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, whose election to lead the diocese of New Hampshire kicked off a firestorm of controversy a decade ago, said on Sunday he was divorcing his husband after four years of marriage.
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Church of England rejects blessings for gay marriages
Bishops in the Church of England issued new guidance today warning clergy they should not bless couples in same-sex marriages, after the idea was recommended in an internal report last year.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth might have to break sovereign promise
The impending gay marriage legislation could force Queen Elizabeth II to break a sovereign promise, former senior UK bishop has warned. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, who was Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, said the Queen took an oath to "uphold God's laws" when she was crowned.
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UK bishop says gays should 'repent'
A senior Church of England bishop has angered gay-rights campaigners by saying homosexuals should repent.
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Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop Who Urged Trump To Show Compassion
Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, on Monday, urged Donald Trump to show compassion towards marginalised groups, including gay, lesbian, and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
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'Have Mercy On Gays, Poor Immigrants': Bishop To Trump, He Responds
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appealed to the 47th US President to have mercy on gay, lesbian, and transgender children.
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Pope Francis Apologies Over Reported Homophobic Slur, Says Vatican
Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.
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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday.
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Church Of England Welcomes First Openly Gay Bishop
A British bishop has become the first in the Church of England -- the mother church of the worldwide Anglican faith -- to announce he is homosexual, in an interview published Saturday.
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Vatican Fury as Top Priest comes Out on Eve of Bishops Meet
The Vatican reacted furiously on Saturday after a Polish priest employed as a senior official publicly declared his homosexuality on the eve of a bishops' synod set to touch on the divisive issue of the Catholic Church's relationship to gay believers.
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Belgian Bishop Distances Himself From Gay Rights Award
A Belgian Bishop has distanced himself from an award given by a gay rights group after he called on the Catholic Church to "respect" divorced people and homosexuals.
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Bishops Revise Document on Gays, Expect Approval
Catholic bishops are predicting widespread approval of a revised, "balanced" document laying out the church's position on gays, sex, marriage and divorce.
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First Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop Announces Divorce From Husband
The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, whose election to lead the diocese of New Hampshire kicked off a firestorm of controversy a decade ago, said on Sunday he was divorcing his husband after four years of marriage.
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Church of England rejects blessings for gay marriages
Bishops in the Church of England issued new guidance today warning clergy they should not bless couples in same-sex marriages, after the idea was recommended in an internal report last year.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth might have to break sovereign promise
The impending gay marriage legislation could force Queen Elizabeth II to break a sovereign promise, former senior UK bishop has warned. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, who was Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, said the Queen took an oath to "uphold God's laws" when she was crowned.
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UK bishop says gays should 'repent'
A senior Church of England bishop has angered gay-rights campaigners by saying homosexuals should repent.
