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New York archbishop, who warned of persecution over marriage fight, tapped as cardinal

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NEW YORK,  - Timothy Dolan , who as Archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Bishops’ conference has emerged as one of the nation’s most prominent life and marriage defenders, is to be named a cardinal. Pope Benedict XVI announced Friday that Dolan, the leader of 2.6 million Catholics in New York, would rise to the rank held by most of his predecessors, including pro-life champion Cardinal John O’Connor . Dolan was appointed alongside 21 other new cardinals announced today. “As a kid, I just wanted to be a parish priest,” Dolan said at a news conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. “And to think that now the pope has named me a cardinal— that’s awesome.” Dolan said he was “honored, humbled, and grateful” for the elevation. A proven leader on the abortion issue, Dolan has consistently spoken out against the evil of abortion, telling a reporter  in 2010 that being opposed to abortion, “is a civil rights issue, it’s a natural law issue, it’s not a Catholic...

Rainbow Sash Movement thanks Archbishop Niederauer for tolerating parish’s homosexual activism

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WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2011  – An organization dedicated to advancing acceptance of homosexuality in the Catholic Church is thanking the archbishop of San Francisco for tolerating a San Francisco church’s activism for their cause. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco, a parish that is known nationally for its homosexual activism,  invited  Otis Charles, the former Episcopal bishop of Utah, to preach at its November 30 Advent Vespers service . Members of the Rainbow Sash Movement prepare to protest Catholic Church teaching on homosexuality at a Catholic church. Charles is well-known for having publicly ended his marriage of 42 years in 1993 and announcing he was homosexual. In April 2004, he “ married ” his partner in a ceremony attended by his nine-year-old grandson. The Rainbow Sash Movement, which lobbies for the Roman Catholic Church to give its homosexual and transgendered members Holy Communion, says it is “encouraged” that Archbishop George Hugh...