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O-M-G Catholic synod: Pope Francis suffers setback on gays | |
 | Pope Francis has suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church synod. A draft issued half-way through the meeting of senior clerics had called for greater openness towards homosexuals, and divorced and remarried Catholics. But those paragraphs were not approved, and stripped from the final report bbc.co.uk 18 Oct 14 |
Young U.S. Catholics overwhelmingly accepting of homosexuality | |
 | 85% of Catholics ages 18-29 said in a 2014 Pew Research Center survey that homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared with just 13% who said it should be discouraged. Even among Catholics ages 65 and older, 57% say that homosexuality should be accepted pewresearch.org 18 Oct 14 |
GAY PRIDE Pride in London seeks three new directors | |
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1. Strategic Delivery Director - to lead our volunteer Operations Team
2. Sponsorship and Fundraising Director - essential to ensure that we have the funding 3. Legal and Secretarial Director - to ensure that we all keep on the straight and narrow Full details 18 Oct 14 |
SHOW BIZ Artist beaten up over Butt Plug Sculpture | |
 | Paul McCarthy received complaints that he was corrupting and misusing the "sacred symbol" of the Christmas tree, as part of the "Hors Les Murs" program at Place Vendôme, Paris artnet.com 19 Oct 14 |
USA Two male strippers quarantined after sitting near Ebola nurse on plane | |
 | Axl Goode and Taylor Cole have placed themselves under voluntary quarantine on the advice of the CDC after finding out they sat less than 3 feet away from Ebola-stricken nurse Amber Vinson on her flight from Cleveland to Dallas gawker.com 19 Oct 14 |
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