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Morality
Queer
Perspectives
Two talks about homosexuality have been sponsored
by the University of San Francisco's LGBTQ Caucus. The LGBTQ Caucus
is composed of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, and
allied straight USF faculty, staff, graduate students, and alumni/ae.
The talks were funded by the Jesuit Foundation at the University
of San Francisco (USF), a Jesuit University.
The first talk was titled "Is it Ethical
to be Catholic? Queer Perspectives -- Community in Conversation"
and was held at Most Holy Redeemer Church (the pastor is the
chancellor of the Archdiocese of San Francisco) on February 12,
2006. The speakers were:
Fr. James Alison, Catholic priest, theologian
and author
Link to transcript speech
(pdf)
Link
to audio of speech (mp3)
Link
to Q&A audio (mp3)
Link
to final statement audio (mp3)
Dr. Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D., Department
of Theology and Religious Studies, USF
Link to transcript
speech (pdf)
Link
to audio of Q&A (mp3)
Julie Henderson, USF Student and Member
of the USF Queer Alliance/Gender Roots
Link to
speech (pdf)
Link
to audio of Q&A (mp3)
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The second talk was at St. Agnes Church on March 26, 2006. It was
titled "Alienated Catholics: Establishing the Groundwork
for Dialogue ". The speakers were:
Fr. Cameron Ayers, S.J., the pastor of
St. Agnes Parish
Link to
speech (pdf)
Link to
video of "question and answer" session
Dr. Catherine (Kitty) Murphy, teaches
New Testament, early Christianity, gender and postcolonial theory
at Santa Clara University
Link
to speech (pdf)
Dr. Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D., Department
of Theology and Religious Studies, USF
Link
to speech (pdf)
Link
to video of "question and answer" session
USF president Stephen Privett, SJ was supposed
to moderate the talks, however he was in Rome at the invitation
of Cardinal Levada.
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