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Catholic bishop returns petitions to ousted gay man
By David Gibson — April 25, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) The story of a gay Catholic man who was relieved of all duties at his Long Island parish just got more interesting: His bishop returned a petition with 18,000 signatures with a one-line cover letter: "FROM YOUR FAITHFUL ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP."
Gay Catholic delivers 18,000 signatures to bishop asking to be reinstated
By David Gibson — April 11, 2013
(RNS) The gay man ousted from posts at his New York parish after a critic complained that he had married his partner delivered a petition with more than 18,000 signatures on Thursday to Bishop William Murphy asking to be reinstated.
Longtime gay parishioner booted from church posts
By David Gibson — April 3, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) As Catholic leaders signal a new tone of welcome for gays in the church, a Long Island parishioner was booted from his church posts after an anonymous letter writer told the bishop the man had married his partner.
St. Dorothy Day? Controversial, yes, but bishops push for canonization
By David Gibson — November 14, 2012
BALTIMORE (RNS) The Catholic bishops gathered at their annual meeting couldn’t agree on a statement on the economy, but with a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday they easily backed a measure to push sainthood for Dorothy Day, whose life and work were dedicated to championing the poor. By David Gibson
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