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national news
Dignity confronts Pope
Benedict during U.S. visit
Gay Catholic group protested to 'confront him with the horrific nature'
of church's 'dehumanizing and demeaning' language, director says
By Bob Roehr Contributing Writer
Gay and lesbian Catholics were among those
who flocked to events during Pope Benedict
XVTs visit to the United States, but there were
few smiles upon their faces.
They came to protest the career of a man
noted for his anti-gay positions in his service to
the church.
"We are holding up the Pope's words and
actions to confront him with the horrific nature
of the dehumanizing and demeaning language
he has used against gay people for so long,"
said Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director
of of the LGBT Catholic organization Dignity
USA. "We want to contrast that with the
tremendous gains that GLBT Catholics have
made in the church in recent decades."
Duddy-Burke continued, "It is fair to say that
this Pope has used more shameful rhetoric abut
the gay and lesbian community than any reli-
gious leader of the modem era."
His continued opposition to the use of con-
doms to reduce the spread of HIV "has left him
with the blood of millions on his hands," she
said. "He needs to own up to the damage that
his policies have caused, and see all of the ways
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GERALD HERBERT/Associated Press
President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI wave as they walk to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington during the
Pope's visit with Bush on Wednesday, April 16.
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Nash, Tammye. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 2008, newspaper, April 18, 2008; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth239008/m1/25/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.