Catholic Church

The family denied re-enrollment to Boulder's Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School remains unidentified, but released a statement through Boulder Pride - an organization representing the GLBT community. They say the school's decision comes as a shock to them. The couple says they were initially very hurt and angry. According to the couple, their two children have been attending Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School for three years.

HuffPost reports:

"Anne Hathaway's family left the Catholic Church because of its intolerance of homosexuality. Anne grew up wanting to become a nun but shunned Catholicism when she learned her older brother, Michael, was gay."

Belinda Carlisle has posted a video to her gay son James Duke Mason's YouTube account - asking people to donate to the Protect Maine Equality campaign.

Surrogacy can be difficult in many parts of the world. France and Germany have banned it, and the Vatican prohibits surrogate motherhood - even for straight couples - saying that reproductive technology tempts man "to go beyond the limits of a reasonable dominion over nature." While the U.S. is more progressive than some other countries, many states still prohibit surrogacy for gays and lesbians.

Contact Music reports that a Catholic cardinal of Honduras, Oscar Andres Rodriguez has maligned Ricky Martin - who fathered twins last week - saying:

“What Martin did diminishes the dignity of a human being. You can’t just buy or rent life. It’s even worse when someone famous and in the public eye is doing it.”

The UK's Daily Mail says the Roman Catholic Church is pulling out of three of its top adoption agencies because it cannot comply with new gay equality laws.

In 2006, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement titled, “Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination”.

It said:

“The discovery that a family member has homosexual tendencies can pose a serious concern for parents, siblings, and spouses. The Church reaches out to them, seeking to help ensure that the bonds of love among the family members are intact.”