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21 February 2013
Italian newspaper claims Pope’s resignation was part finalised by concerns of a ‘gay lobby’ within the Catholic Church 37 An Italian newspaper is blaming the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on a "gay lobby" within the Vatican.
20 February 2013
Hopeful for papal office: ‘African traditions protect against homosexual tendency’ 66 The cardinal who many sources have named as favourite to become the next Pope, has said in an interview that he thinks African culture "protects against" homosexuality.
12 February 2013
Topless feminists celebrate the resignation of Pope Bendict XVI in Notre Dame 19 Topless members of a Ukrainian feminist group have taken to Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral in celebration at the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation.
11 February 2013
UK: Anti-gay Catholic Archbishop Vincent Nichols: Please pray for Pope Benedict XVI 29 The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, who is also known for his anti-gay views, has called on Catholics to pray for Pope Benedict XVI.
11 February 2013
Analysis: Who is the favourite to succeed Pope Benedict XVI? 26 Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson is a strong contender to become the next Pope – but would he be less of a homophobe than the current incumbent?
11 February 2013
Feature: Pope Benedict XVI’s biggest gay moments 9 Following the news that the vehemently anti-gay Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month PinkNews brings you some of his most anti-gay moments, and some of the best reactions to them.
11 February 2013
Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury warns that equal marriage supporters are ‘on wrong side of eternity’ 33 The Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury has once again preached an attack on the government's equal marriage bill, less than a week after the bill was supported by MPs in the House of Commons.
11 February 2013
Pope Benedict XVI to resign over ill health 98 The world’s most senior anti-gay Catholic has announced that he’s stepping down due to ill health.
4 February 2013
Vatican official: The Catholic Church is being ‘persecuted’ due to its anti-gay positions 160 The Vatican's head of doctrine says critics of his faith's anti-gay crusade are conducting a "concerted campaign" to discredit the Catholic Church that is resulting in open attacks against priests.
13 January 2013
France: 340,000 protest against equal marriage rights in Paris 102 Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Paris protest against the country’s upcoming bill which would allow equal marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples.
13 January 2013
Vatican: Topless women demonstrate for equal marriage rights during Pope’s weekly prayer 32 A Ukrainian feminist group have protested topless at St Peter's Square for gay rights, as Pope Benedict XVI gave his weekly prayer.
9 January 2013
Peter Tatchell: Ugandan leader pulls back on ‘Kill the Gays’ bill? 1 Amid fears that Uganda’s notorious ‘Kill the Gays’ Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be revived in parliament, the country’s Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, has appeared to distance himself from aspects of the proposed legislation.
8 January 2013
Dutch Priest posts photos of Catholic leavers to encourage them to stay, following Pope’s anti-gay speech 33 The names and photographs of parish members attempting to leave the Catholic church will be displayed by a priest in the Netherlands, in an attempt to encourage them to stay.
6 January 2013
Mario Monti: Decision on Italian marriage equality should be made by parliament 9 The Italian Premier, Mario Monti, who is backed by the Vatican for his re-election bid, has said that gay rights issues, including marriage equality, should be decided by parliament, not his governement, if he is successful.
6 January 2013
Vatican newspaper says equal marriage ‘deceives humanity’, compares it to communism 67 In not the first attack of its kind, the semi-official newspaper of the Vatican has likened global moves towards marriage equality to 20th century socialist promises which "deceived humanity".
31 December 2012
Comment: The leadership of the Catholic Church are hate-fuelled bigots 116 In light of today’s dramatic announcement that Pope Benedict XVI intends to step down – let us point you to this PinkNews comment piece by Adrian Tippetts – published at the end of last year about the Catholic Church’s leadership.
28 December 2012
Thousands of Dutch Catholics look to leave the church after Pope’s anti-gay comments 47 According to the founder of a Dutch website which aims to offer information to those looking to leave the Catholic church, thousands of Catholics have been researching how to do so.
26 December 2012
Obama petitioned to label Roman Catholic Church as a ‘hate group’ 61 Already petitioned to label the Westboro Baptist Church, home of the God Hates Fags campaign as a 'hate group', Barack Obama is now being petitioned to give the same label to the Catholic Chutch.
25 December 2012
Feature: The weirdest and most unexpected LGBT stories of 2012 3 As 2012 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months.
24 December 2012
Dutch foreign minister criticises Pope’s anti-gay rhetoric 26 The Dutch foreign minister has criticised Pope Benedict XVI for his opposition to equal marriage and warns the Catholic leader that everyone "is unique".

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