Nicholas Coppola

ANALYSIS: Can gay Catholics find a home in the Catholic Church?

By David Gibson — May 23, 2013
(RNS) As U.S. Catholics grow increasingly accepting of homosexuality, there's going to be inevitable conflict as an uneasy “Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell” policy clashes with gay Catholics' increasing visibility in the form of marriage licenses or wedding announcements.

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.
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