The second in command at the Vatican is coming under criticism from gay rights groups around the world after he drew a link between homosexuality and pedophilia.Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's Secretary of State, said during a news conference in Chile yesterday that homosexuality is to blame for child sex abuse by priests, not church's celibacy requirement.The Associated Press quotes Bertone as saying, "Many psychologists and psychiatrists have demonstrated that there is no relation between celibacy and pedophilia. But many others have demonstrated, I have been told recently, that there is a relation between homosexuality and pedophilia. That is true."Bertone did not give any specifics as to where he got that information. It is in direct contradiction to other studies that show pedophilia is not tied to a person's sexual orientation.Chicago has a thriving gay community and the latest data from the American Community Survey indicates 5.7% of Chicago's population is gay, according to Ryan Erickson at the Center on Halsted, considered the center of the LGBT community in Chicago.As far as Bertone's comments, Erickson said, "It was a baseless thing to say."The Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation in Chile condemns Bertone's assertion. The AP quotes the group's president as saying, "This is a perverse strategy by the Vatican to shirk its own ethical and legal responsibility by making a spurious and disgusting connection."It's pointed out that one of the high-profile sex scandal cases in Chile's Roman Catholic Church involves a priest who raped girls and impregnated one of them.Bertone is in Chile to deliver a a state of Our Lady of Carmel, according to a press release from the Catholic News Agency. The statues is a gift from the Pope Benedict XVI that will travel to the various affected by the recent earthquake in Chile
Project Q in Atlanta has the rundown this week which seems that in gay newspapers, as in fashion, one day you are in and the next day you are out. That’s the storyline developing with Atlanta Free Press, which is stumbling out of the gate in the race to replace Southern Voice. Here’s the rundown:• On Nov. 16, Window Media collapses and the crash brings down SoVo and David magazine, among others. Project Q Atlanta brings it to you first.• Two days later, former Southern Voice and David employees, locked out of their offices, return for their belongings, an emotional staff meeting and notice that they won’t be paid for their last weeks of employment.• Project Q Atlanta reports Nov. 23 that Window Media collapsed under the weight of what appears to be $15 million in debt, according to two bankruptcy filings.• On Dec. 3, about 80 people attend a public forum organized by Chris Cash, the SoVo founder who now lives in Texas, and Laura Douglas-Brown, the paper’s last editor, to discuss plans for another pub. They vote on a list of names and settle on GA Voice.• The publishers of the weekly nightlife pub Gaydar marshal their forces to publish Atlanta Free Press on Dec. 10, the first in what may be many attempts to replace SoVo.• Six days later, Dec. 16, the editor of the Atlanta Free Press, Zack Hudson (photo), comes under fire for his 2007 termination from SoVo. The former paper canned Hudson over allegations that he fabricated two stories. In the process, Hudson tells Atlanta Progressive News that he can’t comment on the termination, since the details of a settlement with Window Media over his lawsuit prevent just that.
When APN asked Hudson about the magazine’s claims, he said he could not talk about the incident because he had sued Window Media—owner of Southern Voice, David, and other publications nationwide—and because one of the stipulations of the settlement was that neither party could discuss the incident.
• The next day, Dec. 17, the second issue of Atlanta Free Press hits the streets, still making itself comfortable in the SoVo-labeled newspaper boxes in Midtown. Cover story: “What happened to Brian Wehrle? And why doesn’t the media care?” We do. Check our post from Dec. 14.Project Q Atlanta offers a report about the Hudson drama and details of several other groups looking to publish an LGBT paper. Queerty wonders, “Will You Read Atlanta’s New Gay Newspaper That’s Edited By a Jayson Blair?” Blair is the former New York Times reporter who resigned in 2003 after he was caught plagiarizing and fabricating portions of his stories.• Early on Dec. 18, Atlanta Free Press Publisher Matt Neumann defends Hudson in comments on Project Q Atlanta. He says that despite Hudson offering to resign, he backs his editor and wants him to remain on board. And oh yeah, Hudson lied when he claimed he sued Window Media over his firing, Neumann adds, and the paper knew about Hudson’s firing from SoVo before they hired him. News- and drama-hounds that we are, Project Q Atlanta weighs in with a second piece with Neumann’s comments.
“I stand firmly behind Zack Hudson,” Neumann writes. “He has done a super job at putting a paper together from scratch and getting it out on the street in just a few days. None of us are perfect. None of us [are] without blemish. I am a firm believer in second chances. After all who has more to prove and more motivation than someone given a second chance. I was aware of the prior drama with him and SoVo. Having worked with him on Gaylife and after many meetings, I decided we had our man.”
• Later that same day, Dec. 18, Atlanta Progressive News Editor Matt Cardinale stands by his article about Hudson in comments on Project Q Atlanta and says what the paper didn’t report about Hudson is even more “astonishing” than what it did publish.
I appreciate the fact that Neumann admits that Hudson lied to me about the alleged lawsuit preventing him from commenting on the alleged fabrication.However, I thought Zack and I were friends. The idea that he would lie to me I find personally hurtful and offensive.The fact that AFP would retain someone who admits to lying to a reporter—even after giving that person a second chance after being fired for allegedly fabricating two stories at another publication—is astonishing.Let me just say that sources families with matter shared with me more details on the entire series of lies which led to the Sovo termination—and they’re even more astonishing.
• On Sunday—that’s Dec. 20 for those keeping the box score—Atlanta Progressive News reports that Hudson is out. Huh? Yes, that’s right. Chip O’Kelley, a partner with Neumann in publishing Gaydar and Atlanta Free Press, says Hudson is out, Contributing Editor Xanna Don’t is now interim editor, and he’s pulling an Al “I am in control here” Haig moment and taking the reins of the paper’s business ops away from Neumann. O’Kelley adds that he and Neumann didn’t know about Hudson’s SoVo termination until details surfaced last week.
“After reading your email, after sitting down and talking to Matt, personally I was always for getting rid of Zack… We sat down and talked about it and a decision was made,” O’Kelley said.As for Neumann’s comments on Project Q, “Unfortunately, Matt did a knee jerk reaction,” O’Kelley said. He added that the two co-owners both have busy, sometimes conflicting schedules, and that they had not been able to discuss the matter when the APN story first broke.
• Early Monday, Creative Loafing weighs in: “Enter drama — and on the one month anniversary of SoVo’s closing no less.”Bravo’s calling. They see the drama and want to talk reality show.
The digital edition of the Unzipped magazine was released a week ahead of the print release, which means the photo spread and interview can be yours RIGHT NOW! A Portland sex shop is even hosting the Unzipped magazine latest nude centerfold – the man who is at the center of Mayor Sam Adams’ scandal. The magazine features Beau Breedlove in the latest issue. He’ll sign copies of the magazine at the South West Portland Fantasy for Adults store on Saturday. Following his latest brush with fame, the 21-year-old Breedlove accepted an undisclosed amount of money to pose nude for the magazine. A statement from Unzipped editors said it may be the most highly anticipated issue in the magazine’s history. Breedlove was thrust into the media spotlight in January when Mayor Adams admitted to having an affair with him in 2005, when the former legislative intern was 18 years old. Breedlove has characterized the relationship as consensual.
The second in command at the Vatican is coming under criticism from gay rights groups around the world after he drew a link between homosexuality and pedophilia.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's Secretary of State, said during a news conference in Chile yesterday that homosexuality is to blame for child sex abuse by priests, not church's celibacy requirement.
The Associated Press quotes Bertone as saying, "Many psychologists and psychiatrists have demonstrated that there is no relation between celibacy and pedophilia. But many others have demonstrated, I have been told recently, that there is a relation between homosexuality and pedophilia. That is true."
Bertone did not give any specifics as to where he got that information. It is in direct contradiction to other studies that show pedophilia is not tied to a person's sexual orientation.
Chicago has a thriving gay community and the latest data from the American Community Survey indicates 5.7% of Chicago's population is gay, according to Ryan Erickson at the Center on Halsted, considered the center of the LGBT community in Chicago.
As far as Bertone's comments, Erickson said, "It was a baseless thing to say."
The Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation in Chile condemns Bertone's assertion. The AP quotes the group's president as saying, "This is a perverse strategy by the Vatican to shirk its own ethical and legal responsibility by making a spurious and disgusting connection."
It's pointed out that one of the high-profile sex scandal cases in Chile's Roman Catholic Church involves a priest who raped girls and impregnated one of them.
Bertone is in Chile to deliver a a state of Our Lady of Carmel, according to a press release from the Catholic News Agency. The statues is a gift from the Pope Benedict XVI that will travel to the various affected by the recent earthquake in Chile
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