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An LGBT Catholic group was threatened with arrest during a silent protest against NYC’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan who said gay worshipers must "wash your hands of sin" if they want to be welcomed by the Church.

Some gay rights activists and Catholic Church experts have found themselves at odds when interpreting comments made by two cardinals recently.

The archbishop of New York says the Roman Catholic Church has to make sure that its defense of marriage is not reduced to an attack on gays.

A recent anti-gay vandalism incident at Boston College shows how much schools affiliated with the Church have made strides to accommodate LGBT students -- and how far many still have to go in the face of Church teachings.

A Scottish cardinal on Sunday acknowledged having engaged in unspecified sexual misbehavior, apologized for his actions, and promised to stay out of the church’s public life in a statement that comes at an awkward time for the Vatican.

A Scottish cardinal who stepped down from church leadership after admitting sexual misconduct should apologize to gay people for his years of "vicious and cruel language" about them, Britain’s leading gay-rights group said Monday.

Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Britain’s highest-ranking Catholic leader, said he wouldn’t take part in the conclave to elect the next pope after being accused of improper conduct with priests.

Two priests have come forward to accuse Cardinal Keith O’Brien, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, of having come on to them. The well-documented allegations come just as the cardinals are leaving for Rome, where they will select a new pope.

The only scandal about the revelation that a gay sex scandal in the Vatican may have prompted Pope Benedict to resign is that anyone is shocked.

In the past few weeks, Catholic bishops have been in the media spotlight for their views and actions on marriage equality. One archbishop has even urged politicians supporting gay marriage be banned from taking Holy Communion.