VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – In a new document issued by the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog, Pope Francis is confirming that individuals who have undergone gender reassignment surgery may receive baptism under certain circumstances, in a seeming contradiction to earlier statements issued by multiple dioceses.   Bp. José Negri The pontiff authorized responses published by Cdl. Víctor Manuel…

Church Militant’s Rome correspondent, Dr. Jules Gomes, discusses what pastoral practices Pope Francis changed regarding baptism and the LGBT community. Please make a donation below!     Read More 

Heterophobia among clerics is a thing, and it’s killing the priesthood. As a priest, I have advanced credentials in philosophy, Sacred Scripture, and ancient languages, but I spend some of my time these days writing about LGBT issues and the clerics who promote it, for example here, here and here. With so many clergy that are gay or gay-friendly…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ChurchMilitant.com) – A Kentucky congressman is fighting for Americans’ right to travel, despite a bump in the road. An amendment authored by state Rep. Thomas Massie designed to protect U.S. drivers from government overreach failed to pass the House on Tuesday. Two hundred twenty-nine of Massie’s fellow congressmen voted against Amendment No. 60, and 201 voted for it. Massie’s amendment proposed nixing a government mandate…