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Sex Controversies Roil Religious World In 1977
In 1977 debates over sexuality shook churches and society. Bishops and scholars clashed over ordination of women and open acceptance of avowed homosexuals in clergy, while Vatican reforms and Catholic and Protestant leaders weighed sex standards. Church rulings and public clashes accompanied debates on abortion, media portrayals, and civil rights for sexual minorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
William Muehl
Yale University Divinity School
Caslave
Anita Bryant
Dade County
Fla
Episcopal Church
Vatican
John McNeill
United Church of Christ
Catholic Theological Society of America
Council of Baltimore
Carol Dozier
Memphis