by Alex Greenwich | Jan 4, 2011 | Australian news, News
Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, has tentatively agreed to a meeting with gay marriage campaigners. That is if they first declare that not all opposition to same-sex marriage is homophobic and discriminatory. As both sides of the...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 2, 2011 | AME resources, Resources
2010 was a game-changing year for equality. Our key marriage equality moments show why. Jan 8: The Portuguese Parliament passes legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry, showing that reform is possible in traditionally conservative, Catholic countries, and...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
A poll has found an unexpectedly high number of Western Australians support marriage equality. The poll, carried out by Paterson Market Research on behalf of the West Australian newspaper, asked 400 people if they supported or opposed “allowing gay marriage”, with 61...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 2, 2011 | Australian commentary
Peter van Onselen asks, why not allow same-sex marriage? When a majority of the population supports it, why won’t our politicians embrace it? Because religious lobby groups are powerful, and democracy doesn’t always get its way when powerful vested...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
Australia’s senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has denounced Catholic politicians who defy church teachings on controversial issues. With debate over euthanasia and gay marriage looming in 2011, Cardinal Pell used an interview with the Sunday Herald Sun to...
