Coverage dated December 8, 2021

Michigan diocese: Transgender must `repent' to be baptized

Headline from Local News 8

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A Catholic diocese in Michigan is asking its pastors to deny baptism, confirmation and other sacraments to transgender and nonbinary people unless they have “repented,” a policy that’s possibly the most sweeping of its kind in the U.S.

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Local News 8
Michigan diocese: Transgender must `repent' to be baptized (opens Local News 8)
Published Dec 8, 2021
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MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A Catholic diocese in Michigan is asking its pastors to deny baptism, confirmation and other sacraments to transgender and nonbinary people unless they have “repented,” a policy that’s possibly the most sweeping of its kind in the U.S.
Washington Times
Michigan diocese requires LGBTQ Catholics to repent before receiving sacraments (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 8, 2021
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A diocese in Michigan says Roman Catholics living in same-sex relationships or publicly identifying as transgender must repent before being baptized or receiving Communion.
Newsweek
Michigan diocese says LGBTQ people must repent to receive several sacraments (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 8, 2021
Newsweek's feed description
The diocese said in a statement that "experiencing feelings of same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria" is not a sin, but "freely acting upon them is."

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