Pride and prejudice    

In the past few years, the U.S. bishops have been making one thing very clear: The Catholic Church does not accept same-sex marriage. So clear, in fact, that recently some gay Catholics have lost their jobs for getting married in states that recognize it. When a non-Catholic who expressed support for same-sex marriage in a context unrelated to her work with a Catholic social service organization that received some diocesan funding, the archdiocese withdrew its financial support.

Long before same-sex marriage became a hot topic, U.S. Catholic was covering issues related to gay and lesbian Catholics and their relationship to the church. Sticking to what we do best--telling the stories of faith in real life--we've compiled a selection of articles from our archives. Glean from the perspective of devout Catholic parents who learn their son is gay, explore whether the church's teaching on homosexuality is consistent with its teaching on human dignity, and read why one gay couple chose not to marry. And of course, when you're done, tell us what you think in the comments or by emailing letters@uscatholic.org.